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Blog: Cost – The Big Picture

March 24, 2019

Our latest Ponderings Blog “Cost: The Big Picture” gives a big picture view of what contributes to the overall cost of the new high school. There are three primary drivers that must be considered:

  1. High Schools are costly
  2. The Boston area construction market is expensive
  3. Arlington High School has specific factors that increase its cost above a typical high school building project

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