Bryant High School Topping Out Ceromny

18 July 2011 / News / Comments Off

Bryant School District held their topping out ceremony for the new Bryant High School facility on Monday, July 18th. In building construction, topping out is a ceremony held when the last beam is placed at the top of a building. Student and city media, students, staff, and members of the design and construction team were present. The ceremony included remarks by Superintendent Randy Rutherford and James Cone of James H. Cone Construction. Then the last beam, which many of the attendees had signed, was lifted into place flying the United States and Bryant Schools flags.

This project is a 120,000 square foot, $27 million facility addition to Bryant High School and is pursuing LEED for Schools Silver certification. The building will hold nearly 1400 studenets and around 70 staff. James H. Cone, Inc. is the construction manager for the project, and Jackson Brown King is the architect. Viridian is providing LEEDconsulting, Fundamental and Enhanced Commissioning, daylight measurement, Indoor Air Quality testing, Building Testing, and Energy Modelling services.