Chapel Hill High School Renovation Adds Classrooms, Upgrades Electrical Systems
Key Highlights
- Added 18 new classrooms and a Navy JROTC building to support expanded academic programs.
- Upgraded electrical, lighting, and telecom systems to improve campus safety and operational efficiency.
- Enhanced exterior facades with metal panels and renovated entryways for improved aesthetics and functionality.
- Implemented comprehensive safety systems including fire alarms and intrusion detection for campus security.
- Managed by Gilbane Building Company, the project exemplifies modern school renovation standards focused on safety, energy efficiency, and student experience.
A renovation and expansion project at Chapel Hill High School in Douglasville, Georgia, has been completed, bringing new academic space and infrastructure upgrades to the campus.
The project included a mix of new construction and renovation work at the high school, which was first built in 1999 and serves more than 1,000 students in grades 9 through 12.
Improvements included construction of a new academic building with 18 classrooms, as well as a new Navy Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps building. The project also included selective demolition of the school’s front and rear canopies to support renovations to the main entryway and bus drop-off canopy.
Additional exterior upgrades were made to the school’s street-facing façade, including the installation of metal panels over existing brick.
Wayne J. Griffin Electric’s Georgia Region completed electrical and telecom work on the project. The contractor’s scope included branch power, lighting, distribution, a lighting control system, raceways for a new fire alarm system, and site lighting across the campus. Griffin’s telecom team also installed structured cabling and an intrusion detection system.
The project reflects the kind of comprehensive modernization many school districts are pursuing as older facilities require updates to support current instructional needs, campus safety expectations, and building performance standards.
Gilbane Building Company, based in Atlanta, managed construction. Other project team members included Cole Hil LLC, Atlanta, as architect and Savant Engineering LLC, Sandy Springs, as electrical engineer.
Why This Matters
For school facilities leaders, this project illustrates how high school modernization increasingly involves more than cosmetic upgrades. The Chapel Hill High School renovation combined classroom expansion, building-envelope improvements, electrical distribution, lighting controls, telecom infrastructure, fire alarm support and intrusion detection—systems that directly affect campus safety, operations, energy use, and the student experience.