Learning for Life

Duxbury Co-Located Middle & High School

 Town of Duxbury

Frank Locker
OPM

SHEPHERD
Souza True & ENGINEERING
Partners

3Si UEC

THE TEAM

50 Years of Service

Professional and Technical Staff including:

Registered Architects

Recognized Educational Facilities Planners

Interior Designers

Licensed Construction Supervisors

LEED Professional / Green Team

In-House Specifications Writer

130 School Building Projects in Massachusetts

$2.6 Billion ( today's $ ) in Construction

No Legal Judgments

Mount Vernon Group Architects

Architecture Awards and Publications
 The Mount Vernon Group
Design Philosophy

Responsive, Contextual, Functional Designs

Flexible, Economical, Sustainable (Green)

Maximum High Performance and High

Technology Features

Fulfill Community Needs and Expectations

Enhance Educational Attainment

Design Philosophy
GREEN Initiatives

Teaching Tool :
• Computer based monitoring system
• Monitor in public space displays power generation by
Photovoltaic system and building energy usage.

Renewable Energy :
• Photovoltaic

• Geothermal

Green Initiatives
GREEN/ Sustainable Design Goals

• Improves the learning environment

• Costs less to operate and maintain

• Protects the environment

Green Initiatives
The Incremental Costs & Benefits of Green Schools in Massachusetts
(Including renewable energy costs, incentives and benefits)

Table 1: Total Project Statistics

Cost Benefits of Green Schools

Chicopee High School
Chicopee High School
Chicopee High School
Roosevelt Middle School
Normandin Middle School
Amesbury High School
Ashland High School
Ashland High School
Ashland High School
Ashland High School
Ashland High School
Ashland High School
 Administration /
Support / Media

Academic

Spine
Core / Community

Core / Community

Ashland Model High School Organization

Minnechaug Regional High School, Wilbraham, MA
General Bid Results

General Contractor Contract Price Cost per Square Foot

Bidder $45,504,000 $198.00

• 60 kw photo voltaic • Science casework, fume hoods, washing

machines, refrigerators, cabinets
• IT infrastructure
• Kitchen equipment
• Security system (camera's inside
and outside school ) • Driveways, Parking, Ball Fields & Utilities

• Consumer lab 4 stations and • Fixed Gymnasium Equipment

teaching stations

• Full theatrical Auditorium ( 750 )

Minnechaug RHS -General Bid Results

Model High School – Study Elevation
Model High School – Study Elevation
Minnechaug Regional High School
Manchester Essex Middle High School
Manchester Essex Middle High School
Manchester-Essex High School Manchester, Massachusetts

Manchester Essex Middle High School

Existing Conditions
Existing Traffic
Existing Traffic
 Option 1 Traffic
Option 1
 Option 2 Traffic
Option 2
Option 2
 Option 1 - Construction – Phase 1 (Construct Middle School)
Option 1
 Option 1 - Construction – Phase 2
(Demolish Old Middle School, Construct High School)
Option 1
 Option 1 - Old High School Site Development
Option 1
 Vision Diagram

PAC

Option 1 First Floor Plan

Option 1
 Vision Diagram

PAC

Option 1 Second Floor Plan

Option 1
 Vision Diagram

PAC

Option 1 Third Floor Plan

Option 1
Existing Conditions
 Option 2 - Construction – Phase 1
Option 2
 Option 2 - Completed Project
Option 2
Option 2 Conceptual Site Plan
Organizational Diagram
Organizational Diagram
Organizational Diagram
Organizational Diagram
Organizational Diagram
Organizational Diagram
 M.S. Entry

Community Entry

H.S. Entry

Vision Diagram

1st Floor Plan (with Auditorium)

Option 2a
 Vision Diagram

2nd Floor Plan (with Auditorium)

Option 2a
 Vision Diagram

Option 2a 3rd Floor Plan (Auditorium Scheme)

Conceptual Site Plan
Elevation Study
Elevation Study
Elevation Study
Elevation Study
Elevation Study
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