Wheaton High & Thomas Edison High School of Technology Modernization
Two new high school facilities on one campus. The new buildings, Thomas Edison High School of Technology is a 168,700sf technology school and Wheaton High School is a 330,000sf traditional high school. The technology school houses CTE programs equipped with the systems required to house that individual trade. Systems include specialized ventilation for automotive, culinary, and carpentry labs, dust collection systems, cooling systems equipped to handle data center like classrooms, and power and lighting systems that are unique to healthcare professions labs. Combined: 498,700sf / $127.2M / Completed: 2017
Wheaton High School
The new Wheaton High School replaces the existing facility with a new state of the art facility, including three-story academic U-shaped wing, media center, science labs, performing arts center, auditorium and gymnasium. The new high school was constructed on an occupied campus adjacent to the existing high school, which remained operational during construction. The new building is heated and cooled by a high efficiency four-pipe central heating and cooling system. The central heating and cooling plant consists of multiple high efficiency condensing boilers and multiple high efficiency water cooled chillers. Spaces are served by both constant and variable air volume air distribution systems. Classrooms are served by a dedicated outdoor air system in conjunction with fan coil units. Heat recovery is incorporated into air handling systems. A heat pump chiller is incorporated into the central heating and cooling plant to capture and reuse waste heat from the cooling system and transfer it to the heating system. A water side economizer using the cooling towers to generate chilled water during low ambient conditions when mechanical cooling is required is also incorporated into the central heating and cooling plant.
Variable speed drives are utilized for hydronic and air distribution systems, as well as for the chillers and cooling towers. The plumbing systems include sanitary sewer, storm water, domestic water systems and natural gas. Watersaving plumbing fixtures are used throughout the facility and is fully sprinklered with a wet pipe system.
The building envelope and the mechanical and electrical system alternatives are modeled and analyzed to optimize the energy performance of the facility. The automatic temperature control system uses direct digital controls with electric/electronic actuation. An energy management system is utilized to monitor and control the HVAC system performance while maximizing the building coefficient of performance. The building is also equipped with 480/277V, three-phase, four-wire electrical service. A dedicated packaged natural gas engine generator set serves all life safety loads. A second natural gas engine serves the optional standby loads directed by the Owner as well as portions of the building designed as a MEMA shelter.
Thomas Edison School of Technology
The new three-story replacement building for Thomas Edison High School of Technology is a 168,700 sf L-shape facility. The comprehensive technology school houses a wide array of work-force ready programs such as auto body repair, automotive technology, carpentry, electricity, HVAC, Masonry, Plumbing, architectural technologies, hospitality, cosmetology, health profession, culinary arts, network operation, graphic design, cybersecurity, and law enforcement.
Each CTE program has a unique classroom equipped with the systems required to house that individual trade. Systems include specialized ventilation for automotive, culinary, and carpentry labs, dust collection systems, cooling systems equipped to handle data center like classrooms, and power and lighting systems that are unique to healthcare professions labs.
Project Type: K-12,