By Kevin J. Walsh, AIA, ALEP, LEED AP, Partner, BBS, and Joshua Odom, Superintendent, Montauk Public School. We often find ourselves in situations that seem insurmountable. How do we move that upcoming mountain, knowing that using a small, medium, or large shovel will not make a meaningful difference? Do we shift our thinking from moving […]
Patchogue, NY – The Patchogue-Medford School District is preparing to break ground on an exciting new addition and renovation project that will transform the Bay Elementary School and better serve Patchogue residents for years to come. Construction is expected to wrap up by the end of summer 2026, just in time for the start of […]
East Norwich, NY – Construction is underway at the Oyster Bay-East Norwich School District’s James H. Vernon Elementary, where multiple enhancements are currently taking shape. The focal point of the 2021 Bond scope at the Vernon School is the new addition of a Music Wing including the new Band Room, Orchestra Room, instrument storage, and […]
Scarsdale, NY – Taking advantage of the extended summer construction season, the construction teams are hard at work at Greenacres School to have the place ready to open for the 2020-2021 academic year. With much work still to be done, we at BBS are excited to share the work progress and are thankful to the […]
Scarsdale, NY – … At Greenacres Elementary School the work has begun and the construction and staging fencing is up. The excavation for the addition on Huntington Avenue is in process. Inside the school, workers have begun demolition and the asbestos removal is largely complete. There will be additional demolition later on. The interior work […]
Springs, NY – With school out for the summer, construction commences at Springs School in East Hampton, NY. In March 2018, Springs residents voted to support a $23 million referendum to expand educational space and renovate existing facilities at the school. BBS is happy to announce that the groundbreaking ceremony for Phase 1 took place […]
Hempstead, NY – The main schoolhouse was built in 1911, and an addition constructed in 1935. Razing the structure and building a school on the 1.39-acre property will create space for the district’s growing population, officials said. Tree removal was underway this week at the site of the Marguerite G. Rhodes School, marking the start […]
Oyster Bay, NY – In a magical evening of music and community pride, Oyster Bay’s own legendary musician, Billy Joel, helped the Oyster Bay-East Norwich Central School District cut the ribbon on its newly expanded Fine and Performing Arts Wing at Oyster Bay High School, Sept. 25. Mr. Joel, a longtime advocate of music education […]
Oyster Bay, NY – Although school is out for the summer, construction continues at Oyster Bay High School on the new Music and Art Addition!
Designing the Built Environment to Bridge the History of the Past with the Promise of the Future by Fostering Connections Between Education, Sustainability and Community Designing or renovating a (K-12) school for an existing community can be as simple as taking the students’ needs into consideration and building a structure that reflects those needs. But […]
