Education

Planning, designing, and constructing buildings that provide the best possible 21st century learning and teaching environments is what motivates our education experts to do what they do best.

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Enhancing the Learning Environment

Great educational environments evoke creativity, increase social interaction, foster collaboration and enhance the overall learning experience for students and staff. From sophisticated engineering school buildings to the fully sustainable award-winning Sonoma Academy facility to an innovative mass timber kindergarten classroom, our capabilities and expertise in solving the unique challenges of the modern education facility run deep.

We Deliver

New school campuses
Classroom and administration buildings
Lecture halls
Science and technology labs
Libraries
Sports fields and stadiums
Swimming pools/water polo facilities
Auditoriums and performance halls
Gymnasiums and locker rooms

I would be remiss if I didn't share with my neighboring districts how fabulous XL Construction is. They are working on the 7th project for NUSD, and they are by far the best contractor that I have ever had on a project. They provide white-glove service from precon to punch. Their team is extremely knowledgeable, professional, kind, and just great human beings overall...

Jen Mellor

Director, Facilities and Strategic Planning Natomas USD

Two of the things we liked most about this classroom design was the ‘daylighting’ created by the structure’s large windows combined with the exposed wood interior that makes the classroom very pleasant and appealing. The building’s overall energy efficiency supports our sustainability philosophy and stands as a shining example of these values we teach to our students.

Mike Dwyer

Director of Operation, Sacred Heart School

The TimberQuest product definitely met our expectations — the aesthetics, the design, the speed in which the building can be built, and the cost.

Mike Dwyer

Director of Operation, Sacred Heart School

The classroom is really inspiring. It’s calm, it’s beautiful. We look out the floor-to-ceiling windows and see beautiful aspects of nature and the kids just feel calm in the space and they feel energized at the same time, to learn.

Megan DeRitis

Kindergarten Teacher, Sacred Heart School

In line with the strategic growth of our campus, we were ready to expand our kindergarten space…and have construction complete during summer break. Another must was choosing a company that shared our commitment to sustainability. We worked with XL Construction previously, so it was natural for us to reach out to them for ideas—and the TimberQuest concept had immediate appeal.

Richard Dioli

Director of Schools, Sacred Heart Schools Atherton

Every member of the XL team on the Sheldon Academy project is a strong builder with a commitment to quality and safety. Any time there’s an issue, they come with a solution. This, along with their expertise and open communication, is why I would work with them again.

Paul Speed

Executive Director of Facilities and Operations, Fairfield Suisun Unified School District

The WRNS/XL team was professional, engaged and fun to work with, which made the process enjoyable for the entire team. They were committed to making our vision for sustainable design a reality—guiding us through the review process for WELL Building and Net Zero Energy certification.

Janet Durgin

Head of School, Sonoma Academy

Education Leaders

Craig Ellis

Senior Vice President of Civic, Education and Sacramento

Jeff Swinyer

Director, Civic & Education

We’ve developed TimberQuest which offers a prefabricated, high-quality and cost-competitive mass timber solution for education buildings that is California Division of State Architect pre-approved for rapid installation at California K-12 public schools and community colleges.

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“We worked with XL Construction previously, so it was natural for us to reach out to them for ideas—and the TimberQuest concept had immediate appeal.”

Richard Dioli

Sacred Heart Schools Atherton, Director of Schools