Wise County Public Schools PPEA - Union High School
Big Stone Gap, Virginia
Square Footage
129,273 SF
Building Type
K-12 Education, Prototype Design
Project Type
New Construction
Team
Design-Build PPEA
Services Provided
Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing Design, Construction Administration, Commissioning
Overview
Union High School was a new educational facility developed for Wise County Public Schools as part of a Public-Private Education Facilities and Infrastructure Act (PPEA) initiative to consolidate multiple existing high schools into modern learning environments. The project provided contemporary classrooms, collaborative learning spaces, and shared academic and student areas designed to support comprehensive high school programming. 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 consolidated high school serving multiple communities.
- Coordinating infrastructure as part of a multi-school PPEA development program.
- Delivering reliable, energy-efficient systems capable of supporting long-term school operations in a rural environment.
Goals
- Provide a modern learning environment that supported diverse academic, athletic, and extracurricular programs.
- Enhance comfort, safety, and energy performance through high-efficiency building systems.
- Support Wise County Public Schools’ long-term facilities modernization efforts through the PPEA initiative.
Project Team
- Owner: Wise County Public Schools
- Architect: RRMM
- Structural:
- Civil:
- Contractor: S.B. Ballard Construction
Results
- Successfully delivered a new consolidated high school facility serving the Wise County community.
- Improved student and staff comfort through integrated, high-performance building systems.
- Provided efficient, reliable infrastructure designed to support long-term educational operations.
