This is the first school in Nova Scotia to be constructed using a collaborative design-build process. The end goal is to design and build a new school to replace the aging JL Ilsley High School with a facility that will better serve the needs of the community. With this approach, the owner, key stakeholders, end-users such as the high school principal, the design team, and the constructor are working together in a collaborative environment to achieve a feasible design that best satisfies the needs of all parties.