Moon Area High School

Moon Township, PA


Services: General Contractor

Owner: Moon Area School District

Architect: Eckles Architecture & Engineering, Inc.

Value: $38,600,000



Vast three-story, 291,000 sq. ft. high school that is home to 1,195 students in grades 9-12

1,153-seat auditorium equipped with an orchestra pit and a 423-seat balcony

1,806-seat gymnasium and adjacent fitness center

An integral part of the design: natural light filters through the educational spaces, corridors, lobbies, natatorium, cafeteria, and five stairwell skylights

Lighting design is 13% more efficient than energy code requirements

The building’s color scheme creatively reflects Tiger pride

Nello self-performed 11,000 yards of concrete as well as rough and finish carpentry

Project set high industry standards for safety with zero (0) lost time incidents during 705 calendar days

Largest Pittsburgh-area K-12 project in 2011

Completed on time and within budget