A $36-million renovation and new construction project modernized this 50-year old campus, delivering critical upgrades and new facilities upon completion in August 2022. Scope of work included a complete infrastructure overhaul within the 366,287-sq-ft, three-story school, including the mechanical, electrical, plumbing, technology, security, fire alarm and communications systems. The contractor also turned this portion around during a single two-month-long summer break, including installation of more than 14,000 linear ft of hydronic piping, 400 tons of steel and 1,300 cu yd of concrete. At the center of the project is a new 35,405-sq-ft, 1,050-seat auditorium called the Stratford Playhouse.

While replacing the school’s roof, crews working in the middle of the night and weekends, replaced about 1,000 sq ft of roof a day, waiting out high dew points and adhering to the city’s requirement of having a fire marshal on the roof for all torching activities when propane bottles are present.