Wheaton High School & Thomas Edison High School of Technology

Silver Spring, MD

Type: New Construction

Services: Civil and Structural Engineering

Recognition: LEED Silver®

Montgomery County Public Schools planned to demolish the existing high school and construct on the same 25.42-acre site, a new 332,625-sf high school and a 101,430-sf technology school per a feasibility study dated July 2011. The proposed plan meant each school would have its own separate building which allowed construction to take place while classes were in session, minimizing disruption. 

ADTEK provided civil and structural services related to the design and construction of both the new high school and the new technology school. The buildings feature green roofs and were required to achieve a LEED Silver® rating. The Thomas Edison High School of Technology includes programs for automotive technology, construction trades, restaurant management, cyber-security, nursing, architecture, graphic design, and cosmetology. ADTEK was also required to include the addition of an approximately 25,150-sf 4th floor Junior Achievement program. Thomas Edison HS is Montgomery County’s central hub for career and technology education, serving students from each of the county’s 24 high schools.