DIGroup Architecture is spearheading a $32.9 million facility upgrade for the Springfield Township school district, which includes gym improvements at Jonathan Dayton High School. — Courtesy: DIGroup
By Joshua Burd
The Springfield Township school district has tapped DIGroup Architecture to spearhead a series of facility upgrades, following a vote by residents to support a $32.9 million bond issue.
The New Brunswick-based architecture, interiors and graphic design firm will serve as the architect of record for the project, which will focus on infrastructure, renovations and security updates. The upgrades will include:
- HVAC system modernization
- Plumbing and sewer system enhancements, including updated, efficient
- bathroom fixtures
- Improvements to video-monitoring systems
- Installation of new exterior doors with protective glazing
- Energy-efficient window replacements
- Interior renovations to select education spaces, music and art rooms
Upgrades to schools across Springfield are expected to begin design this month, DIG said, with completion and delivery of all projects to be completed by 2026.
“We are honored to be working alongside the district to ensure that the school updates support the success, wellness and safety needs of today’s students, as well as students, teachers, staff and guests who will enter the doors, engage and learn in the classrooms, walk the halls and gather across the common spaces well into the future,” DIG Associate Kelli Glasgow said.
Glasgow, whose experience with DIG includes several assignments in the education space, has been working with Springfield Schools Superintendent Dr. Rachel Goldberg to raise awareness regarding details — and the immediate and long-term impact — of the referendum’s scope.
