Structures
School Begins with Construction Underway
By Mary Scott Nabers
School doors have opened for the start of the 2023-24 school year, with many campuses under construction. Hundreds of planned construction and renovation projects will launch during this school year. In fact, billions of dollars have already been approved for projects that will get underway over the next two years. Examples of what can be found throughout the country follow. Sterling, Virginia A $221.7 million construction project for a school district is currently in the design phase in Sterling, Virginia. Students attending Park View High School will soon benefit from a new 295,000-square-foot education facility. Interestingly enough, the new school building will be located where the athletic field and stadium currently reside. That’s because school officials have announced that a new stadium and athletic fields will be constructed as well. The new school will have a capacity of 1,800 students and project components include all the standard elements: classrooms, cafeteria, auditorium, a media center, The 2023-2024 school year begins with construction underway on hundreds of campuses…but more will launch during 2024
gymnasium, an auxiliary gym, outdoor physical education fields, and other associated spaces to support the high school program. A planned timeline is for demolition of current facilities to begin in 2024 with construction following within the same year. Greenwich, Connecticut A school renovation in Greenwich, Connecticut, is going through the design phase which will conclude this year. The project currently carries a projected cost of $42 million. To bring the Greenwich school building into compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, the city of Greenwich will renovate the facility but preserve the building’s historic appeal. The anticipated design is to remove the stairs in front of the building and replace them with accessible ramps around an open courtyard. Also included is the installation of an elevator and additional classrooms.
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NOVEMBER 2023
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