4. STUDENT ENRICHMENT CENTER
• Occupies 70,000
square feet of land
on campus
• Houses an
auditorium, spiritual
center, bookstore,
and dinning
• Roughly $30 million
in construction
costs
5. BUILDING INFORMATION
MODELING (BIM)
• Process involving the generation
and management of models.
• BIM was incorporated into the virtual
model of the buildings.
• Features
– Clash Detection
– Schedule and Quantity
Connection
– Estimates
6. BENEFITS OF UTILIZING BIM
• Architecture: Ability to create 3D model of design
concept.
• Structural: Help streamline products, enhance
collaborative work, and reduce risk.
• MEP: Improve collaboration and communication,
and streamline project delivery of design,
fabrication, and installation.
• Owner: delivers demonstrable value from
design, through construction, and into
operations.
7. STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS (SEC)
• Slabs
• Beams
• Girders
• Columns
• Base Plates
• Foundations
Rendering of the SEC from Revit
12. PARKING ANALYSIS
• Total current parking
spaces: over 2000
• Parking spaces
throughout construction:
1643 (15.3% decrease)
• Parking spaces after the
completion: 2199 (18.4%
increase)
13. BENEFITS OF OUR ENHANCEMENT
• Expansion opportunities
• Traffic Logisitcs
– Reduction of traffic
14. TRAFFIC DENSITY
• Applicable to foot and vehicle traffic density
• Peak high density hours
- Class transition period
- Morning arrivals
- Afternoon departures
• Peak average to low density hours
- Late evening and early morning class times
- During class times
- Any other off peak time periods
15. VEHICLE TRAFFIC
• Two access points
- O Street
- Wharton Avenue
• 100 ft. minimum site
distance
• Suspended and wall
mounted directions
16. PEDESTRIAN TRAFFIC
• Two main stairwells
- EAB / CUB
- SEC / Library
• Arrow system
• Painted crosswalks
• Connections to existing
walkways
- SEC / Library
- College Avenue
17. ZONING
• Most notable Zoning
Ordinances
– 1 Parking space
Required for every 5
classroom seats on
campus
– Height restriction of
35 Feet
Middletown Borough Zoning Map
18. PERMITS
• Obtained through Code Enforcement Officer
and Borough Manager
• Building Permit required before construction
• Other Important Permits
– Site Permit
– Electrical Permits
– Mechanical Permits
– Fire Permits
19. BUILDING CODE
• State, Federal, International
Organizations
– International Building Code
– ASCE
– ACI
– PA Construction Code
– Uniform Construction Code
30. PRE-CASTED AND PRE-STRESSED
CONCRETE
• Ease of constructability
• Controlled environment
• Structural advantages
• More aesthetically
pleasing
Construction of a parking garage using pre-
casted concrete
