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Accelerated Learning: Phelps Turns a 12-Story Office Into a School in Six Months
Phelps Construction Group renovated a 12-story office building for a Kindle Education public charter school—and they did it really, really fast.
By Ken Budd
January 31, 2025
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by Ken Budd
Ken Budd is a writer and editor based in Washington, D.C. He is the author of a memoir, “The Voluntourist.”
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