H. J. High served as design builder on the Orlando Police Department Crime Scene Facility with Architects Design Group in association with Rhodes+Brito Architects. Located at the Orlando Executive Airport, the $10 million project consists of the complete re-purposing of an 80,000 square foot existing facility into a state-of-the-art building. The Crime Scene Facility houses the department’s secure Property and Evidence Unit Storage, Crime Scene Unit’s processing labs, training components, and miscellaneous storage spaces. Also included are vehicular access to the vehicle processing labs for the Crime Scene Unit and additional staff parking areas. LEED design strategies were used on the project, including energy efficient envelope construction, energy efficient lighting and HVAC, and environmentally responsible interior finish materials.

H. J. High Construction completed the new Equestrian Facility for the Orlando Police Department’s Mounted Patrol Unit. The project was a Design/Build with Rhodes + Brito Architects. Situated on a 2.5 acre site across from the new Orlando Police Department Crime Scene Facility (also constructed by H. J. High), the Equestrian Facility contains a new fully-outfitted 5,400 SF, 8-stall stable with administrative and support space, and a connected wash wing. The facility houses OPD’s six Percheron/Thoroughbred mix horses. The complex also includes on-site exercise and training facilities.

H. J. High served as the design-build contractor for the Orlando Police Department’s MetroWest Substation located on Raleigh Street in Orlando. The project included repurposing an existing 3,024 sf bank facility and adding 574 sf of new space. The building now includes a public reception area, interview rooms and administrative spaces for the sworn officers and staff of the West Patrol division. Architects Design Group was the project’s designer and the project was completed in December 2012.

The Orange County Fire/Rescue Hangar Facility located at the Orlando Executive Airport consists of a 7,500 sf maintenance hangar, 5,000 sf of office space, five helipads and associated sitework.

The project is a renovation and addition to the existing terminal built in 1994. Work included demolition of 40,000 sf of existing building structures and facilities, a complete renovation of the existing building, and construction of 65,000 sf of new space including 144 prestressed piles, new entry areas, passenger screening areas, baggage scanning and handling facilities, ticketing, a 10,000 sf Customs and Border Protection facility, and a 320 foot passenger loading bridge equipped with sliding glass doors the entire length. The project was successfully completed on an expedited schedule of six months.

H. J. High served as the design-build contractor on the City of Port Orange’s Wellfield Solar Energy Program. In conjunction with Tri-City Electrical Contractors, H. J. High designed the ground-mounted system placed on a quarter of an acre within a heavily forested area. This is what the city uses for wells to supply potable water to its residents. The solar panels power the pumps used to access the underground water. A bi-directional electrical meter was installed to return power to the electrical grid when the pumps are not in use. The city is able to monitor the electrical output of the system remotely from any computer.

Using 240-watt solar modules from SolarWorld, they guarantee that in over 25 years the modules’ performance will not decrease by more than .7% per year. This distinction is one reason why the panels are regularly ranked #1 by Photon Magazine (an industry leading solar power magazine). All materials used in the project were purchased within the Buy American limits required by the federal government and was funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

H. J. High is proud to have completed the project one month ahead of schedule and within budget.

The 11 building facility is situated on a 55 acres and provides the Treasure Coast with the most sophisticated and well-equipped public safety training facility in Florida. Combining criminal justice, fire science, and forensics in one place, this facility enables IRSC to train 1,200 law enforcement and corrections officers, firefighters, EMTs, paralegals, and social services workers.

The project includes a three story classroom/administrative building, a six story smoke tower, the St. Lucie County Medical Examiner and Crime Lab facility, a 12-lane gun range, a four story burn building, indoor tactical training building, high liability training building, and a fire technology training building along with a central cooling plant.