RZ Design, a GM2 Company, provided MEP/FP and structural engineering design services for a new high school for the town of North Branford, CT. The 108,000 sf school was broken up into 5 phases to facilitate the construction.

Phase 1 consisted of the demolition of half of the existing high school on the site. Phase 2 was the construction of the academic wing of the new school, including the media center and cafeteria spaces, to provide space for the students to move into, while the remainder of the existing high school was demolished in Phase 3. Phase 4 saw the construction of the remainder of the school, which included a new gymnasium, locker rooms, tech ed space with a full wood shop, and a culinary classroom with restaurant quality student cooking stations. Phase 5 will consist of the remainder of the site including new student parking.

Project highlights include a new chilled beam HVAC system complete with chillers, all LED lighting with Networked Lighting Controls, and a green roof. Students began using the academic wing in the 2^nd semester of the 2023-2024 school year and will be fully occupying the remainder of the building in the next few weeks.

RZ/GM2 was happy to work with QA+M Architecture to design this state-of-the-art school that will serve the community of North Branford for years to come.