Educational K-12 / Division 12

Project: Dr. Portia Holmes Shields Early Learning Center (ASU-ELC)

Location: Albany, Georgia

Client: Albany State University / University System of Georgia (USG)

Owner Representative: USG Facilities, Planning, Design, and Construction

Furniture Partner: Division 12 Consulting

Project Type: Educational – Early Childhood / Higher Ed

Project Scope: FF&E Design Support · Specification · Procurement · Installation

Project Description

The Dr. Portia Holmes Shields Early Learning Center is a state-of-the-art educational facility located on the East Campus of Albany State University. Officially dedicated in August 2025, the center was developed to provide high-quality early childhood education for children aged 2–12 while serving as a premier clinical training site for ASU’s School of Education. The facility is named in honor of Dr. Portia Holmes Shields, the university’s first female president.

The newly constructed center features specialized early learning classrooms, secure indoor and outdoor play environments, and observation areas designed for university researchers and students. The design emphasizes school readiness, cognitive development, and a “Quality Rated” learning environment that meets rigorous NAEYC accreditation standards.

Division 12 Consulting served as the Furniture Partner, providing comprehensive FF&E services tailored to the unique developmental needs of early learners. The scope included the specification and procurement of ergonomic, age-appropriate furniture, collaborative teacher workstations, and specialized storage solutions for the “Bright from the Start” curriculum. Through close coordination with the University System of Georgia, the team ensured the interior environments support flexible instructional delivery, student safety, and the university’s mission of academic excellence and community service.

Project: Legacy Prep Intermediate Charter School

Location: Birmingham, Alabama

Client: Legacy Preparatory Charter School

Owner Representative: TCU Consulting

Furniture Partner: Division 12 Consulting

Project Type: Educational – K–12

Project Scope: FFE Design Support · Specification · Procurement · Installation

Project Description

Legacy Prep Intermediate Charter School is a newly redeveloped educational facility created through the adaptive reuse of the former A.G. Gaston Boys & Girls Club in Birmingham, Alabama. The project officially opened in October 2025 as part of the school’s strategic expansion to serve scholars in grades 4–8 with a high-quality, college-preparatory curriculum focused on leadership, entrepreneurship, and academic excellence.

The renovated campus features modernized classrooms, technology-enabled learning environments, collaborative zones, and innovative student-focused spaces such as the “Den of Discovery” STEAM and media labs equipped with green-screen production, 3-D printing, and digital content creation tools. The redesign balances Legacy Prep’s mission-driven aesthetic with contemporary educational functionality.

Division 12 Consulting served as the Furniture Partner and provided full FF&E services including design support, product specification, procurement, project staging, logistics coordination, and installation. Working alongside TCU Consulting as Owner Representative, the team ensured that all interior environments were furnished to support flexible learning, collaboration, creativity, and instructional adaptability.

The project represents a significant investment in educational equity and community revitalization, transforming a historic community facility into a vibrant, future-ready public charter school campus.

The new facility is designed to include essential areas like a large weight room, multiple locker rooms, a coach’s office, and indoor-outdoor workout spaces accessible through rollup doors.

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Ed Farm continues its mission to inspire innovation and digital readiness with the launch of the Vikings Hub at Huffman Middle School, the fourth cutting-edge learning environment developed in collaboration with Birmingham City Schools.

This transformative project reimagines underutilized space, converting it into a dynamic, future-forward learning hub designed to equip students with the tools and training necessary for success in today’s tech-dominant world. The Vikings Hub is outfitted with professional-grade technology and collaborative learning resources, including:

A video production lab for multimedia content creation
A fully equipped podcast studio for student-led storytelling and broadcasting
A music recording studio with professional audio tools
A Mac lab supporting digital creativity, design, and coding
An eSports suite for competitive gaming and digital strategy

Division 12 Consulting provided the furniture solutions as well as the demountable wall and glass systems for the project, creating flexible, transparent spaces that foster collaboration, focus, and creativity. The customized furnishings and modular infrastructure align with Ed Farm’s vision for adaptive, modern learning environments.

The Huffman Middle School installation builds on the success of previous Ed Farm spaces at South Hampton K-8, Bush Hills STEAM Academy, and Green Acres Middle School. These hubs collectively serve as engines for digital equity, creativity, and academic engagement across the Birmingham City School system.

Together with Ed Farm and local partners, Division 12 Consulting is proud to support the development of transformative educational spaces that empower the next generation of innovators.

New single story 36,200 SF classroom addition to the existing Carver High School and with a new free-standing single story 18,800 SF athletic field house building and all associated site improvements.

Completion: October 2024
Contract: $22,000,000

New single story 36,200 SF classroom addition to the existing Carver High School and with a new free-standing single story 18,800 SF athletic field house building and all associated site improvements.

Completion: October 2024
Contract: $22,000,000

The new 102,000 square-foot Booker T. Washington High School for Performing Arts in Montgomery, Alabama has opened for the 2023 school year. A ribbon cutting ceremony was held on August 8th, with classes beginning two days later. This project relocated the former B.T.W. H.S. from its downtown campus, which was destroyed by fire. The new Performance Arts wing boasts a black box theater with professional soundboards and lighting equipment, rehearsal studios, dressing rooms, a mock courtroom, offices for administration, and reception. Other new additions to the campus are the stand-alone cafeteria and gymnasium buildings. To complete the project, the former Holy Cross School, which once occupied the site, was renovated and repurposed into a wing for core curriculum learning.