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North Star Academy, Duluth Edison Charter Schools, Duluth, Minn.

North Star Academy is a new K-8 school featuring 30,000 square feet of Metl-Span’s 3-inch CF24 and CF36 Architectural Flat insulated wall panels in Tahoe Blue, Dove Gray and Regal Gray. The 90,000-squarefoot multi-level facility serves up to 900 students. The academy is a combination of elementary and junior levels that have designated sections within the building. The school offers all of the latest construction techniques designed for a stimulating educational environment based on friendliness, openness, comfort and enhanced learning.

General contractor: Kraus-Anderson Construction Co., Duluth

Architect: DLR Group, Minneapolis

Installer: Specialty Systems Inc., Burnsville, Minn.

Metal wall panels: Metl-Span, Lewisville, Texas, www.metl-span.com