1. Rutgers Fred Hill Complex
Reed Shuttle
Ann Marie Hill, Director
Purpose
To support the project team in the
completion of the proposal, bidding
contracts, and site plans for the Fred Hill
Complex building
Significance
This new building will give Rutgers baseball
and softball teams a place to practice in
inclement weather. The facility will give the
teams a place to practice in the fall and
winter when it is too cold to practice outside.
This will ideally level the playing field
between Rutgers and southern schools, who
can practice outside all year.
Methods
The proposed building was completed
using best practices methods. We
conducted research by comparing
building designs to see which would
work best as well as what building
materials should be used. The study
also used Site Maps and Land Use Maps
to keep within building codes. We then
had to review all designs with code.
Outcomes
The proposal was completed and sent
to bid for the general contractors. The
plan is for the building to have artificial
turf inside with batting cages as well as
a full baseball and softball infield. These
plans were made due to the research
done by the project team including
myself. This structure will be a
prefabricated fabric structure with
support unlike a bubble which is held
up by air. The building will have 2
commercial sized garage doors to allow
equipment to enter and exit easily. The
building will have heating and electric
to allow for a controlled climate during
the winter, in a plot of land within
minimum distance from existing
bathrooms.
Evaluation
The proposal will allow Rutgers
University to build its first athletic
building since 2008. The building will be
able to give athletes a place to practice
that is out of inclement weather. This
building will also be vital in recruiting
since Rutgers is a northern school with
a long off season in the BIG 10.
Acknowledgements
I would like to thank Doug Kokoskie, my
preceptor, as well as Ann Marie Hill and
Tamara Swedberg with their assistance
in completing this internship.