Balfour Beatty US Selected for $100 Million Update & Expansion of Cleburne Independent School District’s Comprehensive High...
February 15 2017 - 9:21AM
Business Wire
Balfour Beatty US has been selected to serve as construction
manager for Cleburne Independent School District’s (CISD) $100
million, 500,000-square-foot update and expansion of Cleburne High
School (CHS). The 2016 voter-approved school bond calls for the
update and expansion of the 41-year-old existing high school to
provide students and faculty a secure, state-of-the-art learning
environment. The city itself is rich in architecture, and the newly
renovated high school will mirror the design of the Guinn Justice
Center, which served as the community’s high school in the early
1900s.
The transformation of CHS into a future-ready school for 21st
century learners will include a new Career Technology Education
facility, a two-story advanced science wing, a two-story classroom
wing for core classes, a library and a new alternative school. The
performing arts center, fine arts instructional areas and all
athletic facilities will also undergo renovations and additions.
Balfour Beatty’s scope includes selective demolition, site
preparation, new utilities, audiovisual equipment, hardscape and
landscape elements, as well as the addition of 1,000 new parking
spaces.
Designed by Corgan, the new CHS incorporates key sustainable
features such as daylighting with floor-to-ceiling windows
throughout many areas of the school, dimmable lighting to adjust
for incoming daylight, motion and occupancy sensors, as well as
full LED lighting and low-flow restroom fixtures. The project will
also feature new courtyards in the center of the building along
with outdoor learning spaces, science and student courtyards, and a
new outdoor practice area for the band. Balfour Beatty will
leverage the latest technologies, including BIM and BIM 360
Field, digital plan rooms and lean construction methods such as
pull planning and integrated team alignment to achieve the school’s
progressive design.
“This partnership signifies a successful collaboration between
CISD, Balfour Beatty, our design and trade partners, and the
surrounding community,” said Jon Moreau, vice president of Balfour
Beatty’s education group in Texas. “The planned amenities will
enable the district to keep pace with their students’ expanding
academic, performing arts, technological and athletic requirements.
We are honored to serve as CISD’s trusted advisor on this legacy
project, and we look forward to helping advance the education
experience of the next generation of Cleburne students.”
The groundbreaking ceremony will be held in early spring of
2017. The project start is May 2017, and it is expected to complete
by summer 2019, welcoming students for the 2019 - 2020 school
year.
About Balfour Beatty US
Balfour Beatty US is an industry-leading provider of general
contracting, at-risk construction management and design-build
services for public and private sector clients across the nation.
Performing heavy civil and vertical construction, the company is
the US subsidiary of London-based Balfour Beatty plc (LSE: BBY), a
leading international infrastructure group that finances, develops,
builds and maintains complex building programs focused on social
and commercial buildings, power and utility systems, and
transportation. Consistently ranked among the nation’s largest
building contractors, Balfour Beatty US is the No. 3 Domestic
Building Contractor as ranked by Engineering News-Record. To learn
more, visit www.balfourbeattyus.com and www.bbiius.com.
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