The document discusses several student design proposals for a new campus wellness center at Elizabethtown College. It notes that the college's enrollment and athletics programs have grown significantly since 1968 but facilities have not been expanded to keep up. Several design groups presented proposals that included potential locations, basic components, and considerations around LEED guidelines. One group recommended a location near campus housing that could later allow for expanded dormitories. The proposals aimed to better accommodate the athletics department and growing student body through features like expanded locker rooms, workout spaces, and integrated wellness resources.

1. CAMPUS WELLNESS CENTER DESIGN PROPOSALS
Integrating the Balance of the Mind, Body, and Spirit
Kaylee Werner
Dr. Joe Wunderlich
Department of Engineering and Physics Elizabethtown College 2014
Introduction
Designs
DesignsLEED
Athletics Department
Location Options
Basic Components
Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design
Benefits:
• Near center of
campus
• Should attract
students from
various locations
• Already cleared land
• Reduce costs
• Convenient parking
• Smaller footprint than
a large parking lot
• Lower Floors for
faculty
• Higher floors for
residents
The need for more locker rooms is apparent
in the athletics department. Since 1968,
Elizabethtown has increased their athletics
department by 12 teams, yet the facilities
have not been improved to keep up with the
growth. All of the groups accommodated for
this need in their designs, however putting
them on a basement level like Group 1
mentioned is beneficial to allow upper floor/s
more space for offices and wellness rooms.
They also considered what teams will be
utilizing which locker rooms for each
season. This will ultimately be up to athletics
staff with the old locker rooms in Thompson
still existing to be updated.
Basement Ground/Level 1
• Locker Rooms
• Equipment Storage
• Facility Storage
• Coaches Offices
• Athletic Classrooms
• Laundry Room
• Track
• Turf
• Basketball court/s
• Rock Wall
• Training Room
• Batting Cage/s
• Healthy Food “Bar”
• Atrium/Patio/Seating
• Counseling Offices
• Nurses Offices
• Recreation spaces
• Body Shop II
• Multi-purpose
Classrooms
• Dance Studio
• Green roof
• Skylights
• Solar
panels/shingles
• Water collection
Adventure Club/Climbing Club
Basketball Courts:
Not wood
Main use for intramural teams
Large area for off season team training
Curtain partitions to separate track and courts
A common problem in colleges and universities is
that the enrollment increases faster than the facilities.
Now the college is facing difficulty with their athletic
and wellness resources running low for the amount of
students enrolled. Students in Green Architectural
Engineering (EGR 343) have been asked to design a
wellness center for the college. It should follow LEED
guidelines.
Geothermal heat is a great option for a
building like this. It takes advantage of the
earth’s constant core temperature, using
it to heat and cool the building. These
systems will save the school a lot of
money that would have been spent
powering a traditional HVAC system.
Group2Group3Group1
Group4Group5Group6
Anthony Davala, Brian Brennan, Greyson McDonald
One of the main aspects of this project was
choosing a location for this facility. The areas
proposed consisted of the following:
• Attached to Thompson
• Between turf and soccer field
• Off campus
• Near Quads
Location and
Transportation
• High Priority Site
• Surrounding Density
and Diverse Uses
• Access to Quality
Transit
• Bicycle Facilities
• Reduced Parking
Footprint
• Green Vehicles
Sustainable Sites
• Construction Activity
Pollution Prevention
• Open Space
• Rainwater Management
• Heat Island Reduction
• Light Pollution
Reduction
Water Efficiency
• Building-Level Water
Metering
• Outdoor Water Use
Reduction
• Indoor Water Use
Reduction
• Cooling Tower Water
Use
• Water Metering
Energy and Atmosphere
• Optimize Energy
Performance
• Advanced Energy
Metering
• Demand Response
• Renewable Energy
Production
• Green Power and
Carbon Offsets
Materials and Resources
• Storage and Collection
of Recyclables
• Construction and
Demolition Waste
Management Planning
Indoor Environmental
Quality
• Environmental Tobacco
Smoke Control
• Enhanced Indoor Air
Quality Strategies
• Indoor Air Quality
Assessment
• Thermal Comfort
• Interior Lighting
• Daylight
Kelly Bresnowitz, Jamey Hogarth, Rachel Lacek
Level 1
Level 2
Level 1: Ground
Basement
Buck Kauffman, Jake Evans and Tommy James
Level 2
Brynne Kirsch, Cal Graziano, Sarah Fay
Zachary Karasek, Parke Martin, Ryan Shirk
Luke Yanek, Andres Hartman, Eric Borkowicz
Basketball
Courts
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Laundry Laundry
1968 – 10 Varsity Teams
2014 – 22 Varsity Teams
Our sports teams need more space
to perform and excel to become
their best. A new field house is the
key to fixing the over-reserved gym
and body shop equipment.
*400+ athletes share 8 locker
rooms.
Campus Arial View
1. Plants
2. Growing Medium
3. Filter Fleece
4. Drainage Layer
5. Waterproofing
Membrane
6. Concrete Slab
Land Use
Permeable Pavement
Roof
• 700 students live in the quads, apartments and founders
800 students live in remaining dormitories
• The wellness center will be very close to half of the campus
housing, mainly upper classman
• Can serve as starting point to expand and add more
dormitories behind it
• Soccer, baseball and softball fields are in close proximity to
the facility
A bicycle rack and open terrace would accent the facility well by
providing a beautiful view over the campus and the option to choose
riding a bike over driving. Permeable Pavement would prevent erosion
and rapid runoff.
Staying Well in College