When administrators at the Pinellas County School District in Florida decided to replace the 50-year-old Boca Ciega High School, the goal was to build a flexible, sustainable building that could better serve the needs of its 2,000 students. In addition, the school district wanted to fix the frequent summertime flooding and to upgrade the internal technology and site infrastructure to comply with current standards, including LEED Gold certification. George F. Young, Inc., provided design, site planning and environmental impact and other ecological services for the project.

The new campus features 246,000 square feet of replacement classrooms, a new cafeteria and administrative and mechanical support facilities across 37 acres.