Fremont Union High School District (FUHSD) recently broke ground on two new multi-use Educational Option buildings, which will house the District's alternative education and support programs. FUHSD chose to use QKA’s innovative building solution Folia to bring the project to life and Principal Aaron Jobson is quoted in The Mercury News’ article on its sustainability and energy-saving benefits. This year also saw the completion of two new Folia buildings for FUHSD’s Cupertino High School.

The first anniversary of Sonoma County’s devastating 2017 wildfires brings the community one step closer to rebuilding as Homes for Sonoma celebrates the upcoming installation of its first five fire survivor cottages on a site in Windsor. Check out the following media coverage stemming from a viewing of one of the cottages at Kendall Jackson, including interviews with QKA Principal and Homes for Sonoma Executive Committee Member Aaron Jobson.

QKA Principal Mark Quattrocchi was recently interviewed by School Planning & Management, offering his guidance and expertise on how to incorporate a school's outdoor elements to create a cohesive look and feel for a campus. With a little advance planning, the space and all the things like picnic tables and playground equipment between the buildings, do not have to be an afterthought.

With its project partners, QKA is proud to announce that the Silicon Business Journal has named Fremont Union High School District’s Science and Classroom Complex at Cupertino High School the "Innovation Project” in its annual Structures awards. The profile, “Prefab science project comes in early, under budget," attributes the innovation of our Folia building solution to the project’s completion in nearly half the amount of time projected and $3 million under budget.

QKA is honored to be included in the 42nd annual national Giants 300 report put out by Building Design + Construction, ranking AEC firms by discipline and across more than 20 building sectors and specialty services based on 2017 revenue. More than 480 U.S.-based architecture, engineering, and construction firms participated in the 2018 Giants 300 report.

QKA Principal John Dybczak recently had the opportunity to take Press Democrat Reporter Christi Warren on a tour of Cardinal Newman’s campus, giving her a first-hand look at the work that has already occurred since last October’s devastating wildfires and plans for new buildings to revitalize the campus.

The faculty and students are energized by the new campus design and mas...

QKA’s Folia building solution, developed with partners Blach Construction and Gregory P. Luth & Associates, was included in the San Francisco Business Times’ article, “The prefab revolution comes to commercial construction.” The article cites cost and time saving benefits as driving factors of the rising popularity of prefabricated structures, explaining how Folia has found success in the K-12 market, saving school districts millions of dollars and cutting construction time in half.

QKA Principal Aaron Jobson dives into four areas in which Collaborative for High Performance Schools (CHPS) criteria provide guidelines and accountability for school designers. Featuring the recent completion of Cupertino High School’s new classroom and science lab buildings as a case study, he explains how the project is on track to meet CHPS Designed Certification, featuring daylighting, vi...

QKA Principals Aaron Jobson and Mark Quattrocchi offer an overview of the Collaborative for High Performance Schools, a credentialing organization providing design and building professionals with clear guidelines and tools to implement strategies that improve student health and achievement and conserve resources and protect the environment. Filed Under

QKA Principal Mark Quattrocchi offers his tips for increasing energy savings and making learning environments more comfortable and effective by implementing readily available energy-saving measures in school design. Read the fu...