Project

HISD Bellaire High School

MLN’s Mechanical Construction Group is working to complete the new Bellaire High School. With the first phase of construction 85 percent complete, Bellaire High School is on track to debut three new wings — academic, fine arts and physical education — when students return for the 2021-2022 school year.

The $120 million project is part of the 2012 Bond Program, which called for the renovation or rebuilding of 40 schools, including 29 high schools. The completion of Bellaire will bring the district’s historic $2 billion bond project to a close.
At Bellaire, the new academic wing incorporates an existing science wing and features multiple flexible learning areas to further student collaboration. The fine arts wing includes a 900-seat auditorium, black box theater, and spaces for debate, music and dance. The physical education wing features two gyms and an eight-lane natatorium and diving well.

Once the school moves into the three new wings, crews will begin tearing down the original building to make way for additional features, including an athletics field with artificial turf and a new track, administration wing, and four-story, 700-space parking garage. All will be built during the second and final phase of construction, which is expected to wrap up by the end of 2022.

MLN’s scope of work is a VRF HVAC project consisting of 396 VRF Cassette units and over 10 miles of refrigerant piping. MLN’s Chad Smith is working with PBK Architects, LEAF Engineering, and Turner Construction to complete this new high school.

• Work Performed

  HVAC

• Project Type

  Education

• Location

  Bellaire, TX

• Architect

  PBK Architects

• Engineer

  Leaf Engineering