Wise County Public Schools PPEA - Central High School
Norton, 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
Central 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 and replace aging school facilities. The project provided modern classrooms, collaborative learning environments, and shared academic and student spaces 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 large high school created through consolidation of multiple existing schools.
- 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 setting.
Goals
- Provide a modern learning environment that supported a broad range of 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 Wise County Public Schools.
- Improved student and staff comfort through integrated, high-performance building systems.
- Provided efficient, reliable infrastructure designed to support long-term educational operations.
