Sprinklers
Sprinklers
Because the project would involve significant building renovations and additions, codes require us to add sprinklers for fire safety. Currently, the high school does not have a sprinkler system.
We would need to add a new utility closet to drive the sprinklers, which would be located at the east end of the current high school building. The hope is that we'd be able to do the sprinklers at the same time as the HVAC system, thus only opening the ceilings once and being more efficient with installation.
While this adds roughly $1,2m to the overall spend, it's both necessary and prudent to bring the fire-safety system at the high school into the contemporary era.