Building Statistics
PART I
General Building Data:
Building Name: Vickroy Hall
Location: Duquesne University; Magee and Vickroy Streets, Pittsburgh, PA 16282
Building Occupant Name: Duquesne University
Occupancy or Function Types: (Living/Learning Center) Residential Suites for Students with meeting places, etc.
Size: 77,000 SF
Number of Stories above grade: 8
Primary Project Team:
Owner: Duquesne University
Architects: Gerard-Nagar Associates
General Contractor: TEDCO Construction Corporation
Engineers: Mechanical Consultant: Dodson Engineering, Inc.
Structural Consultant: Conway Engineering
Electrical Consultant: Carl J. Long and Associates
Dates of Construction: Completion: July 1997
Cost Information: $11 Million
Project Delivery Method: Traditional - Design, Bid, Build
Architecture:
Architecture:
- ‘Eclectic Architecture’ (blending of architecture)
- ‘The materials, textures, and colors were chosen to blend with both the academic buildings adjacent to Academic Walk and the residential complex beyond Vickroy Hall.’1
- Victorian: ‘expressed in the use of black window frames and light fixtures’1
- ‘The use of black as the unifying color for many of the site accessories used on Academic Walk, the entrance arches, Bayer Learning Center, and elsewhere on campus’1
- ‘The use of horizontal bands of stone are reminiscent of the horizontal bands of stone used in Old Main, the Rangos School of Health Sciences, and Canevin Hall.’1
Major National Model Codes:
- BOCA 1993
- National Electric Code Standards
- NEMA Standards (National Electric Manufacturers Assoc.)
- ASTM Standards
- AWS Standards
- AISI Metal Standards
- ASCE 7 Standards
- ACI Standards
Zoning: Educational-Medical Institution
Historical Requirements: None
Building Envelope:
Wall Systems:
- The exterior walls (at least at foundation and grade level), according to foundation and structural details is a Reinforced Unit Masonry System.
- Brick veneer and structural metal studs behind with batting insulation between framing components above level 1 to roof.
- Aluminum Window systems with plastic laminate sills.
Roofing Systems:
- Light Gage metal framing with Standing Seam Metal Panels attached form the ‘peak.’
- Framing is mounted to the floor system below which consists of concrete over corrugated metal deck.
- 10” parapet (CMU support) with metal coping covering.
- Beneath the ‘peak’ EPDM is placed over tapered insulation.
PART 2
Primary Engineering Systems
Construction Management
Vickroy Hall was built using the traditional system of Design-Bid-Build. It was completed in July 1997 by TEDCO Construction Corporation. The company had quite a few challenges to deal with. The most significant task to over come was the existence of major steam and communication lines running through the proposed site. The contractors had to cut the lines, build the foundations, and repair the lines so they ran through the bottom of the building.
Electrical System
The lighting inthe building is primarily fluorescent with a few incandescent fixtures for mood setting. The system runs on a 480/277, three phase, four wire system from the campus. The main bus in the building runs off of this system with a maximum amperage of 2500 Amps. Finally, as a backup, Vickroy Hall has a large generator system. This can supply energy to the building through a 208/120, three phase, four wire system.
Mechanical System
The Mechanical system in Vickroy Hall has five air handling units. The capacities for these units are 11,500; 10,350; and 6,500 cubic feet per minute. The mechanical system has its own penthouse room at the top of the building. The cooling tower sits outside the room and can just barely be seen from the ground level outside of the Hall. The system runs on steam heating. It is a Whalen system that has either full heating or cooling or a 50/50 distribution of heating and cooling. Originally, there was to be a four part system which would have allowed variable heat all of the year, but value engineering did not allow for it.
Engineering Support Systems
Fire Protection
The fire protection in the building consists of sprinklers and double alarm systems. If the glass is broken on the outside of the fire alarm pull system, then a first alarm goes off. Then, the pull system must be activated. There is also a camera in place over each alarm pull station. In this case, the building occupants do not need to worry about false alarms. The building has a two hour fire rating.
Transportation
The building houses two elevators that travel from the ground floor to the top floor of residency (eighth floor). From there, steps must be taken to the roof level. Between the two functioning elevators, there is space for a third. This third was to be used if the additional six floors the building was designed to hold were added to the top.
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