Elizabeth Davis Middle School
Chester, Virginia
Square Footage
175,000 SF
Building Type
K-12 Education
Project Type
New Construction
Team
Architect-led
Services Provided
Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing Design, Construction Administration, Commissioning
Overview
Elizabeth Davis Middle School was a new approximately 150,000-square-foot educational facility developed for Chesterfield County Public Schools to serve a growing student population. The two-story school was organized into grade-level learning communities with collaborative spaces designed to support modern instructional methods and student engagement. Integrated mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and life-safety systems supported energy efficiency, occupant comfort, and long-term operational performance.
Challenges
- Designing building systems to support a large, multi-functional middle school environment with collaborative learning spaces.
- Coordinating mechanical, electrical, and plumbing infrastructure across grade-level academic wings and shared student areas.
- Delivering reliable, energy-efficient systems capable of supporting long-term school operations.
Goals
- Provide a modern learning environment organized into grade-level communities that supported collaboration and flexibility.
- Enhance comfort, safety, and energy performance through high-efficiency building systems.
- Support Chesterfield County Public Schools’ long-term facilities planning with durable, maintainable infrastructure.
Project Team
- Owner: Chesterfield County Public Schools
- Architect: Rancorn Wildman Architects
- Structural: Speight Marshall Francis
- Civil:
- Contractor: A.D. Whittaker Construction
Results
- Successfully delivered a new middle school facility serving the Chesterfield County community.
- Supported collaborative learning through a grade-level layout with shared instructional spaces.
- Provided efficient, reliable infrastructure designed to support long-term educational operations.