During the fifth Community Forum for the Amesbury Elementary School project on March 25, 2019 the most recent schematic design for the proposed school was presented to the public. The approximately 98,000 SF building is intended to have a clear sense of arrival, be organized about a central core that connects the community use spaces and academic spaces, and feature transparency that will more easily allow the students to be connected to the nature that will surround them. During the presentation a fly-over was shown to those who attended.

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DiNisco Design celebrated the topping off of the new Maria Hastings Elementary School in Lexington. The placement of the final structural steel beam indicates the end of that phase of the project. An enthusiastic crowd of students, parents, and community members was in attendance to participate in the ceremony. Construction is scheduled to continue into early 2020. You can watch footage from the topping-off at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AN7Do2PDU2M&t=21s You can also follow the construction progress with a live view of the project at: https://www.senserasystems.com/public/embed/M78817716376 

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Although the weather didn’t cooperate as hoped, on Monday, November 19th the new Hurld Wyman Elementary School at 39 Wyman Street in Woburn was dedicated with a large and enthusiastic audience of students, staff, and community members present in the new school’s cafetorium. The 71,000 SF elementary school consolidated two undersized schools into one that is 71,000 SF and serves 410 students in grades K–5. It features nearly two dozen classrooms, art and music spaces, a 6,000 SF gymnasium, library, and cafetorium, while incorporating high-efficiency lighting, water, and energy systems. There are also new athletic fields and green spaces, along.

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DiNisco Design is pleased to announce that the J. Henry Higgins Middle School in Peabody, MA, has been awarded LEED® Silver certification. The LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) rating system, developed by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), is a prominent program for buildings that are designed, constructed, and operated for improved environmental and human health performance. The City of Peabody’s active participation in the design process demonstrates its strong commitment to environmental sustainability. The new middle school building replaced a 50 year old facility with original mechanical and electrical systems that were at the end of their.

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DiNisco Design, Inc. announces that J. Henry Higgins Middle School, Peabody, Massachusetts has been selected for publication in lnforma’s American School & University® 2018 Architectural Portfolio. The project is featured in the November/December 2018 edition of the magazine and also online at www.SchoolDesigns.com. An annual competition honoring education design excellence, the Architectural Portfolio spotlights projects representing today’s most effective learning environments. An antiquated, multi-level 50-year old building that could not support a modern middle school program needed to be replaced. The building had no sense of arrival or administrative presence and was saddled with functional problems. The replacement school was.

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DiNisco Design, Inc. announces that Angier Elementary School, Newton, Massachusetts has been selected for publication in lnforma’s American School & University® 2017 Architectural Portfolio. The project is featured in the November/December 2017 edition of the magazine and also online at www.SchoolDesigns.com. An annual competition honoring education design excellence, the Architectural Portfolio spotlights projects representing today’s most effective learning environments. The Angier School was the oldest school building in Newton still in service, but it could not accommodate the school program and had extensive maintenance issues. DiNisco developed an innovative design for new construction on the challenging 1.97 acre site. The.

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DiNisco Design is pleased to announce the Angier Elementary School in Newton, MA, has been awarded LEED Gold certification. The LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) rating system, developed by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), is a prominent program for buildings that are designed, constructed, and operated for improved environmental and human health performance. The City of Newton’s active participation in the design process demonstrates its strong commitment to environmental sustainability. The Angier Elementary School was the oldest school building in Newton still in service as a neighborhood elementary school. The school did not have a cafeteria, nor was.

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On Saturday September 17th, Higgins Middle School in Peabody, Massachusetts, was officially dedicated. Many dignitaries and people from the town attended the ceremony to get their first chance to view the new school building, the largest middle school in Massachusetts. The project required almost two years to construct, and was carried out in conjunction with the Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA).

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DiNisco Design is pleased to announce the Douglas Elementary School in Douglas, MA, has been awarded LEED® Silver certification. The LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) rating system, developed by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), is a prominent program for buildings that are designed, constructed, and operated for improved environmental and human health performance. The City of Douglas’ active participation in the design process demonstrates its strong commitment to environmental sustainability. The new 83,000 SF school successfully maximized north/south orientation of the classrooms. This afforded the most usable and controllable natural daylighting of these spaces, which is beneficial.

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Dinisco Design Partnership announces that Douglas Elementary School, Douglas, Massachusetts has been selected for publication in Penton’s American School & University® 2015 Architectural Portfolio. The project is featured in the November 2015 edition of the magazine and also online at www.SchoolDesigns.com. An annual competition honoring education design excellence, the Architectural Portfolio spotlights projects representing today’s most effective learning environments. The original Douglas Intermediate/Elementary School was overcrowded and had insufficient classrooms. The size, configuration, and topography of the available site, plus adjacent wetlands, posed a challenge in optimizing the orientation of a new 83,000 SF elementary school. Maximizing the north/south orientation.

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