Clark Builders has been awarded the contract to design and build the new George Pringle Secondary School in West Kelowna.

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The new George Pringle Secondary School will include a neighbourhood learning centre that can offer community programming including childcare, Indigenous and other cultural services, and family resources, built at a cost of $124 million.

It is expected to help alleviate the enrolment stress now faced at Mount Boucherie Secondary, which has more than 20 portables on site, and allow West Kelowna French Immersion high school students to not have to attend classes at 脡cole Kelowna Secondary School.

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The school will be built with greenhouse gas and energy reduction strategies achieved through a sustainable geo-exchange system for heating and cooling.

The energy efficient design features heat recovery, building automation, and lighting control.

The design also incorporates non-combustible construction materials.

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含羞草研究社淎s design-builders of educational facilities, Clark Builders and studioHuB architects recognize how design can positively impact the social and environmental landscape to improve the well-being and learning outcomes of students, staff and the community.含羞草研究社�

The George Pringle Secondary School replacement project was announced in 2022.

The new school will accommodate 1,200 students and is expected to be ready for the September 2027-28 school year.