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Building Statistics: Part 1

GENERAL BUILDING INFORMATION

PROJECT TEAM DIRECTORY

ARCHITECTURE

Paint Branch High School underwent demolition of their previous, outdated school facility to rebuild a more modernized high school to accommodate 1,800 students.  The new Paint Branch High School is expected to have a total of 2,400 students enrolled when it is fully completed.  The new facility will include a state of the art auditorium to seat 900 occupants, with 12 science labs and a greenhouse.  The classrooms will serve a learning environment for culinary arts, finance, pharmacy and media.  

MAJOR NATIONAL CODES

IBC 2006, N.F.P.A. 13, ADA

ZONING

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BUILDING ENCLOSURE AND FACADE

The Paint Branch High School uses various types of glazing.  The glazing includes a combination of 1” insulated glazing, and 1” insulated “solera” glazing.  The purpose of the “solera” glazing is to harvest the daylight, reducing the schools energy           consumption, while giving students a comfortable learning environment.  The roof structure consists of 1 – ½” metal deck, rigid insulation, ½” cover board, and a BUR roofing system.  This roofing system will house a green roof garden for outdoor learning purposes.  The exterior building façade will include several systems including metal wall panels, 10” smooth face concrete     masonry unit, 4” face brick, architectural pre-cast concrete, and curtain walls.  The entrance of the building is the focal point of the façade.  It includes large architectural precast panels flanked by stacked brick piers in a circular shape. 

The Paint Branch High School is striving to attain LEED Gold certification.  Some of the sustainable features include a green roof garden for outdoor classroom purposes, energy efficient light fixtures with on/off controls, as well as the “solera” glazing     system that will reduce the school’s energy consumption.  The materials used to construct the building are materials that are high in recycled content with a low embodied energy.  The school will also utilize a geothermal well system for their heating and cooling conditions.  The storm water quantity and quality will be controlled and the school will uses dual flush toilets and waterless urinals to reduce their water consumption. 

SUSTAINABLE FEATURES

Photo courtesy of Moseley Architects

Paint Branch High School

Burtonsville, Maryland

Diab Shetayh—Construction Option