Jefferson Houston School

[one_half] JOB NAME: Jefferson Houston PK-8 School LOCATION: Alexandria, VA CONTRACTOR: Turner Construction ARCHITECT: VMDO Architects/Concordia AWARDS Seeking LEED Silver Certification DATE OF INSTALLATION: Summer 2014 SUMMARY: Jefferson Houston School is a 130,000 square foot new building that houses Pre-K through 8th grades in Alexandria City, VA. The contemporary learning facility houses up to 800 … Continued

Langley Middle School

[one_half] JOB NAME: The Langley Middle School SCHOOL: The Langley School LOCATION: McLean, VA PARTNER: The Langley School CONTRACTOR: Miller Brothers ARCHITECT: DCS Design DATE OF INSTALLATION: Summer 2014 SUMMARY: The Langley Middle School is a 28,000 square foot new building that is part of The Langley School K through 8th campus in McLean, VA. … Continued

ARCHITECTURE DC – “Builds to Reclaim Former Glory”

The Spring 2014 issue of Architecture DC magazine includes a feature article “Dunbar High School – Builds to Reclaim Former Glory”, highlighting the re-imagining of Dunbar High School in Washington, DC. DES is proud to have worked closely with Perkins Eastman and Moody Nolan architects on the projects, along with the District of Columbia Public … Continued

3D Immersive Learning – zSpace – New Product from DES

DES is proud to announce our new partnership zSpace, the cutting edge 3D Immersive Learning tool. zSpace offers 3D augmented reality experiences for Science, Technology and Engineering topics, with more on the way. Please take 2 minutes to watch the video below on how zSpace changed one school:   [button_medium color=”dark” target=”_blank” url=”https://des.com/prototype/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/140429-zSpace-STEM-Brochure-DES.pdf”] Download PDF … Continued

FAB LAB

FAB LAB – The Dream It, Make It, STEM Experience [one_third] [/one_third] [two_third] [quote]Fab Lab is the ideal way to bring STEM Concepts to life for Today’s learner. It allows them to experience college and career ready problem based learning while affording teachers enhanced versatility and flexibility within the classroom.[/quote] [/two_third]   [button_medium color=”dark” url=”https://des.com/prototype/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/140423-DES-FABLAB-lr.pdf”] … Continued

Dunbar High School

[one_half] JOB NAME: Dunbar High School SCHOOL: Dunbar High School LOCATION: Washington, DC PARTNER: District of Columbia Public Schools and Department of General Services CONTRACTOR: Smoot / Gilbane Construction ARCHITECT: Perkins Eastman / Moody Nolan DATE OF INSTALLATION: Summer, 2013 AWARDS: 2013 – LEED Platinum Certification SUMMARY: In partnership with Perkins Eastman Architects, Smoot / … Continued

ARCHITECTURE DC – “Two Cool Schools”

The Spring 2013 issue of Architecture DC magazine includes a feature article “Two Cool Schools”, highlighting the firm Cox, Graae & Spack’s renovation/re-design of two DC Public High Schools, Woodrow Wilson HS, and H. D. Woodson HS. DES is proud to have worked closely with CGS architects on both projects, along with DCPS, including design … Continued

3D Printing under 2K – New product from DES

DES is proud to announce our new, affordable 3D printing product line, the Afinia H-Series (www.afinia.com). This solution is looking to be an affordable and sustainable 3D printing technology for every Middle and High School Technology Education / Engineering classroom. DES is now the Authorized Educational Reseller for the Mid-Atlantic area, and is able to … Continued

North Stafford High School Biomedical Lab

[one_half] PROJECT: PLTW Biomedical Laboratory SCHOOL: North Stafford High School LOCATION: Stafford County, Virginia CONTRACTOR: Direct with Owner ARCHITECT: DES Inc. (for laboratory design only) PARTNER: Stafford County Public Schools DATE OF INSTALLATION: July 2010 SUMMARY: In collaboration with North Stafford High School and Stafford County Public Schools, DES designed and renovated a teacher workroom … Continued

C. S. Monroe Technical Center

[one_half] JOB NAME: Cosmetology Laboratory JOB SITE: C. S. Monroe Technical Center LOCATION: Leesburg, Virginia CONTRACTOR: Direct with Owner ARCHITECT: DES Inc. (for laboratory design only) PARTNER: Loudoun County Public Schools DATE OF INSTALLATION: December 2008 SUMMARY: DES worked closely with the teachers and administrators to design and renovate their cosmetology program. This included two … Continued

Phelps A.C.E. High School

[one_half] JOB NAME: Phelps A.C.E. High School SCHOOL: Phelps A.C.E. High School LOCATION: Washington, DC CONTRACTOR: Turner Construction ARCHITECT: Fanning Howey DATE OF INSTALLATION: July 2008 AWARDS: 2008 – Turner Construction – Subcontractor of the Year – Finishes Category – Base Bldg. SUMMARY:     Phelps ACE High School is a city-wide, comprehensive application high school … Continued

Cardozo High School

[one_half] SCHOOL: Cardozo High School LOCATION: Washington, DC CONTRACTOR: Dynamic Corporation/DCPS ARCHITECT: Bowie-Gridley PARTNER: District of Columbia Public Schools DATE OF INSTALLATION: February, 2007 SUMMARY: DES worked with both Bowie-Gridley and D.C.P.S in developing a building trades academy consisting of HVAC, Carpentry and Electrical laboratories. DES provided vocational training equipment by Hampden Engineering as well … Continued

Potomac Middle School

[one_half] SCHOOL: Potomac (Four Year Trail) Middle School LOCATION: Prince William County, VA CONTRACTOR: Caldwell & Santmyer ARCHITECT: SHW PARTNER: Prince William County Public Schools DATE OF INSTALLATION: November, 2005 SUMMARY: Job consisted of (21) rooms includes Science, Technology and Work & Family Studeis. Leonard Peterson casework was used throughout. [/one_half] [one_half_last] [/one_half_last]