Building Name...........................Building A (cannot disclose)

Location............................................................State College, PA

Occupancy Type........................Mixed Use/Student Housing

Size.................................................................................132,000 sf

No. of Stories........................7 stories above grade, 2 below

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This project’s delivery method is Design – Bid – Build. It is on a 2-year project schedule – from September 1st, 2018 to June 1st 2020. The total cost for the project is $21,764,000. (more specific information has been requested).

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While there are no historical requirements for the building site, zoning controls a lot of the design and construction. The site is located in the commercial district in downtown State College, PA on the corner of Beaver Avenue and Pugh Street. The zoning regulations force the building to be only 7 stories high. Also, there can be no laydown area and the building must be erected with tower cranes.

 

        For daylighting purposes, the building is U-shaped with the open section of the building facing to the South to allow the most amount of direct light into the building.

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Building Enclosure

 

         The building is constructed with CMU block and precast concrete floor slabs. The bottom two floors have oversized CMU block as the exterior finish and floor to ceiling window openings. Floors 3-7 have 2 windows per unit. The façade is divided in to sections composing of brick or fiber cement siding.

         The roofing is Ethylene-Propylene-Diene-Monomer (EPDM) roofing, a vapor retarder, and roof insulation. The vapor retarder is a polyethylene laminate sheet reinforced with a cord grid. The insulation is preformed roof insulation that will be approved by the EPDM manufacturer.

 

Sustainability

         The building will be attempting to earn LEED points for using recycled materials and regionally produced materials (within 500 miles of the job site). Also, the building will aim for LEED credits for low VOC contents in adhesives/paints, flooring systems, and wood and agrifiber products.

         For heating and cooling of the apartment units, there will be PTAC units in each bedroom. Windows will open and provide natural ventilation. Windows on the back side of the building will also allow direct sunlight in to the building.