Na-rae Kang

Building Statistics

General Building Data

• Building Name
  
  Harman Elementary School

• Location and site
  
  7664 Ridge Chapel Rd. Hanover MD

• Building Occupant Name
  
  Anne Arundel County Public Schools (AACPS) – Harman Elementary School.

• Size
  
  78,000 sf

• Number of Stories Above Grade / total levels
  
  2

• Primary project team including owner, GC, CM, Architects, Engineers etc.
  
  

  Owner:	AACPS (http://www.aacps.org)
  CM:	Jacobs (http://www.jacobs.com)
  Architects:	Grimm+Parker Architects  (http://www.gparch.com)
  Civil Engineers:	KCI Technologies, Inc. (http://www.kci.com/tech/)
  Structural Engineers:	Columbia Engineering, Inc. (http://www.columbiaengineering.com)
  MEP Engineers:	James Posey Associates, Inc (http://www.jamesposey.com)
  Fire Protection Engineers:	EBL Engineers, LLC (http://www.eblengineers.com)
  Geotech. Consultant:	D.W. Kozera, Inc. (http://dwkozera.com)
  Technology Consultant	Infrastructure Architect Group, Inc. (http://www.iagroupinc.com)

• Dates of Construction
  
  July 2005 to Jan 2007 or Dec 2006

• Actual Cost Info
  
  Approx. 14 million. (I am in process of getting the actual cost info)

• Project delivery method
  
  CM agency with multiple prime contractors

Architecture

The Harman Elementary school was originally built in 1955 at the site, and renovated only once in 1969. Now 50 years after it was built 676 children in Harman elementary school is getting a new school.
The School is a 78,000 square foot new building to be constructed at the same location of the old Harman Elementary School. It is an efficient and flexible state-of-the-art elementary school with Administrative, special education, gymnasium, cafeteria, media center, and extended day facilities.  The work also includes demolition and abatement of the existing building. 
There are partially two story class room wings and single story kindergarten and pre-kindergarten wing for this building. The building has brick exterior envelope, steel frame and masonry bearing wall. The roofing system of the building is 4-ply built-up asphalt with aggregate surfacing. There are no any historical restrictions for this project and the zoning is R-3 Residential.

• Major National Model Codes:
  
  

  Building :	BOCA 2000, IBC 2003
  Mechanical:	NFPA 10, NFPA 241
  Fire Code:	NFPA 101 Life safety code 2000, IBC 2003
  Plumbing:	ADA, NSF 61
  Electrical:	NEC NFPA 70

• Construction
1. Completed Demolition of Existed  Building.
2. Proposed Type of  Construction : IBC Type IIB
3. 3 Criteria Construction Phase  (A-C Level 1-B-C Level 2)
• Structure
1. Foundation : Footing with 2.5ksf capacity, 2’-6” Exterior footing below finish grade ordinally steel frame masonry bearing wall with brick exterior envelope.
2. Roof: 4 ply built up asphalt with aggregate surfacing roof
• Mechanical
1. (7) Roof top AHU ranging 1350-7500 cfm
2. (3) Roof top Unit with Energy recovery ranging 5050-6050 cfm
3. (6) Ductless split system AC units (310 cfm) with 1 AC unit outside of building. 
4. (2) 478/278 cpm Chilled/ Heating Water Pump
5. (1) 10 cpm Hot Water Recirculation Pump
• Electrical
• Power dustributed at 208/120 V and 480/277V
• Maximum Single Impulse: 160 KA Low Voltage Conductors (600 V Maximum)
• Emergency Intercom Available in Each Classroom