Pupil Transportation
Virginia Beach, VA
Type:
Education + Civic
Client:
Virginia Beach City Public Schools
The Pupil Transportation Maintenance and Operations Center supports one of the most essential civic functions—getting students to and from school safely each day. Developed for Virginia Beach City Public Schools, the project brings together transportation services into a single, coordinated campus shaped through close collaboration with staff and district leadership. By aligning maintenance, dispatch, and operations in one place, the design improves how teams work together while strengthening reliability across the system. The result is a high-performing civic facility that supports daily life at scale—quietly enabling access to education for thousands of students across the city.
Project Type: Civic infrastructure supporting public education and student transportation
Delivery: Renovation and expansion of an existing facility through stakeholder-driven programming and coordination with district operations
Scope + Systems: ~88,000 SF multi-building campus including administration, maintenance and dispatch, bus washing, storage, fueling, training space, and fleet parking; integrated sustainable systems including geothermal HVAC, solar thermal, and rainwater harvesting
Status + Timing: Completed 2021; LEED Platinum certification achieved
Collaborators:
McKenzie Construction Corporation | construction management
The Landmark Design Group | civil engineering
Sinclair Pratt Cameron, P.C. | structural engineering
PACE Collaborative | mechanical + electrical engineering
GeoEnvironmental Resources, Inc. | geotechnical engineering
GET Solutions | hazmat
