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 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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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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DiNisco Design Partnership announces that Joseph Estabrook Elementary School, Lexington, 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. DiNisco Design worked with the Town of Lexington to construct a new 540 student, K–5 elementary school on the site of the former Estabrook Elementary School. The new Elementary School is certified as a LEED-S Silver school. Other special features.

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DiNisco Design is pleased to announce the Estabrook Elementary School in Lexington, 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 Lexington’s active participation in the design process demonstrates its strong commitment to environmental sustainability. DiNisco Design worked with the Town of Lexington to construct a new 91,840 SF, 540 student, K–5 elementary school on the site of the former school, replacing.

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DiNisco Design Partnership, Ltd. announces that Danvers High School, Danvers, Massachusetts has been selected for publication in Penton’s American School & University® 2014 Architectural Portfolio. The project is featured in the November 2014 edition of the magazine and also online at www.SchooIDesigns.com. An annual competition honoring education design excellence, the Architectural Portfolio spotlights projects representing today’s most effective learning environments. The project resolved ineffective programmatic spaces, made substantial maintenance repairs, and reduced high operating costs in an existing building. The intent was to establish a campus image, in which buildings would stand in harmony with the natural site and the.

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