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Building committee favors a renovation that keeps existing high school, adds about 120,000 sq ft and aims to save embodied carbon
Summary
The Medford Public Schools building committee discussed a "B1.2" renovation to retain most of the existing high school, add roughly 120,000 square feet by building two stories over existing wings, and reduce embodied carbon by reusing concrete and other materials.
The Medford Public Schools building committee spent its meeting discussing a "B1.2" renovation option that would keep most of the existing high school structure, add roughly 120,000 square feet by building two stories atop existing wings, and prioritize lowering embodied carbon by reusing materials, committee members heard.
Committee member said community forums showed little enthusiasm for the heavier "B" options that would be highly disruptive, which helped bring modular and retention-focused ideas back into the conversation. "So enter the modular conversation as it were," the committee member said while framing the trade-offs between options that largely preserve the building and those…
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