T.
C.
WILLIAMS HIGH SCHOOL
ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA
Integrating LEED
Strategies Used
in the Design of
the School Into
the Curriculum
Size: 461,000 S.
F.
Budget: $80,000,000
Completed: 2007
The new TC Williams High School replaced the existing school, which...
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T.
C.
WILLIAMS HIGH SCHOOL
ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA
Integrating LEED
Strategies Used
in the Design of
the School Into
the Curriculum
Size: 461,000 S.
F.
Budget: $80,000,000
Completed: 2007
The new TC Williams High School replaced the existing school, which housed grades
10 -12.
A projected increase in enrollment from 2,100 to 2,500 students over the next
five to seven years, and a worn existing building, created the need for the new building.
With no available land in the City of Alexandria large enough to accommodate a facility
of this size, it was determined that the existing school site was the only practical location
for the new high school.
A new school was designed and constructed according to standards and principles set
forth in the U.
S.
Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED®
) “Green Building Rating System” version 2.
1.
Environmentally sound strategies incorporated into the school include:
a 450,000 gallon underground cistern that
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