Phillipsburg, New Jersey

Project at a Glance:

• This is a New Jersey Schools Development Authority (NJSDA) project for the Phillipsburg Board of Education 21^st Century School Design.
• Designed electrical service, distribution, branch circuits and high efficiency lighting.
• Designed complete sprinkler system.
• Designed state-of-the-art HVAC system.
• Selected only high energy efficient equipment.

This project involves the construction of a new 300,000-plus square foot high school with room for more than 2,000 students.  It will replace the existing Phillipsburg High School on Hillcrest Boulevard.  This is good news for the school’s students.  The historic school is currently more than 100 students over its 1,410 student capacity with more students on the way in the upcoming school years. 

The high school will be 3 stories tall and have 63 classrooms, a 1,000-seat auditorium, a gym that can hold 2,250 people and a cafeteria that will seat 725.  The building will be made of brick and stone, with long rows of windows and a rectangular clock tower.

 The new high school will include: science labs, art rooms, instrumental and vocal music rooms, fitness and weight lifting areas, CADD and computer rooms, a photo studio, industrial arts spaces, performing stage with a separate control room, TV and radio studios, agricultural program related spaces such as a greenhouse, storage barn and animal laboratory, family and consumer science spaces, cafeteria, media center and athletic fields.

 Whitman engineered and designed plumbing, fire protection, HVAC and electrical systems utilizing high efficiency gas fired boilers, air conditioning systems incorporating heat recovery, and variable frequency drivers on motors for fans and pumps.

State-of-the-art lighting systems consist of multi- scene and multi-level switching, as well as occupancy sensors.  The mechanical and electrical systems conform to the NJSDA 21^st Century Schools Design Manual with regard to acoustics, thermal comfort, life cycle costing, water efficiency and other high performance requirements, and also contribute to LEED Green Building Certification 

 

Renderings of the exterior and interior of the new school.