Case Studies

APPLEGATE SCHOOL:
A COMMUNITY’S LIABILITY BECOMES A POSSIBILITY
FOR RURAL SCHOOL KIDS

The Liability A 100-year-old historic, but condemned, school building sat empty for ten years in Applegate, Oregon. Unable to occupy its former school and lacking funds to build a new one, Applegate School had to use makeshift modular units for its students. The Possibility Aaron Ausland found a way to bring the building back to…

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GOSPEL RESCUE MISSION:
MISSION IMPOSSIBLE? NOT IN AUSLAND’S VOCABULARY!

A Mission in Need When the Gospel Rescue Mission asked Ausland Group to take over its stalled, multi-million dollar capital improvement project, it was riddled with complex construction constraints and problematic design elements.  Ausland addressed all challenges in the first phase and creatively modified the design and materials to reduce the budget by 25 percent….

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BEST WESTERN HOTEL:
TURNING LEMONS INTO LEMONADE

Owners of a Best Western Hotel in Medford, Oregon, knew they needed to take action as soon as they saw the $80 million I-5 south interchange plan.  The hotel was located adjacent to the project. With major street improvements and right-of-way takings occurring on both sides of the hotel, the management knew if they did…

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