Building Statistics
General Building Data
Building Name: Barshinger Life Science and
Philosophy Building
Location and Site: Campus of Franklin & Marshall College
– Lancaster, PA
Building Occupant Name: Franklin & Marshall College
Departments of Biology,
Psychology, and Philosophy
Occupancy or Function Type: Educational Functions including
faculty offices, laboratories, classrooms, and a lecture hall
Size: approx. 100,000 gross square feet
Number of Stories: 3 stories + pitched roof to hide mechanical
penthouse
Primary Project Team:
Owner: Franklin
& Marshall College
www.fandm.edu
Architect:
Einhorn,Yaffee, Prescott Architecture & Engineering P. C.
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MEP Engineers:
Einhorn,Yaffee, Prescott Architecture & Engineering P. C.
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Structural
Engineers: Einhorn,Yaffee, Prescott Architecture & Engineering P.
C.
www.eypae.com
Planned Dates of Construction: November 2005 – June
2007
Total Project Cost: approx. $40 million (including all
soft costs)
Project Delivery Method: Design-Bid-Build
Architectural Design
Architecture
The new Barshinger Life Science and Philosophy Building was designed to house the life science and philosophy departments in an effort to “encourage interdisciplinary interactions between the natural sciences and the humanities” at Franklin & Marshall College in historic Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
The 3-story, 100,000 gross S.F. Colonial Revival style structure will unify the life science programs with offices for thirty faculty members from the departments of Biology, Philosophy, and Psychology. The quality of the programs will be enhanced with new classrooms, teaching labs, research labs, a vivarium, a lecture hall, and a Humanities Common Room.
The crowning jewel of the design is a large three-story atrium featuring a grand staircase connecting all three floors. Students will be drawn to the space by an onsite café with both soft seating and tables for studying. Entry to the each departmental office is directly off the atrium.
Major National Model Codes
International Building Code 2003
National Electric Code 2002
ASCE7 (2002)
Zoning
The new building was designed and will be constructed to comply with Franklin & Marshall College’s campus design regulations and styles.
Historical Requirements
The main campus of Franklin & Marshall College “is an arboretum in a peaceful residential neighborhood of row houses and tree-lined sidewalks” and boasts over 135 years of architecture. The entire campus is constructed of red brick and features many interesting buildings, none more spectacular than the campus’s first building, Old Main. The new Barshinger building was meticulously designed to fit in with its picturesque surroundings, while still maintaining its own identity.
Building Envelope
The Colonial Revivalist structure features a brick veneer, of color and texture to match nearby buildings, laid in a Flemish Bond pattern. Pitched, slate-shingled roofs hide the centrally located mechanical penthouse. Decoration can be found in the limestone and/or marble accents at entrances and the large columned portico that fronts the three-story atrium curtain wall. Under the portico is a glass curtain wall with three large arched areas of glass to provide dramatic day lighting and views to the atrium. Approximately 80% of the exterior wall has punched windows, with the remaining 20% featuring curtain walls.
Primary Engineering Systems
Structural
The building structure is composed of composite slab-on-deck in combination with composite wide-flange steel beams supported by wide-flange columns bearing on concrete piers and shallow footings. A typical floor bay follows a basic 20''x30' module. Floor-to-floor heights are typically found to be 14-feet. Lateral forces are resisted by concentrically braced frames in the main building and by moment frames in the vivarium wing. The two dissimilar lateral systems are separated by an expansion joint.
A typical floor frame consists of 2-inch composite metal deck with 4 ½-inches of normal weight concrete above the flutes. The composite slab is then carried by W16x26 filler beams spaced 7-feet apart. Interior girders, of size W18x40, are carried by W12x53 columns, sized for ease of fabrication and erection considering the OSHA-required four anchor bolt pier connection.
Mechanical - Designs not yet complete.
Primary heating and cooling sources are located off site at the campus's Central Utility Plant (CUP) and arrive at the new building in the form of steam and chilled water. A new 550-ton electric water-cooled centrifugal chiller is being provided to support the new building load. Two dual-fuel low-pressure steam boilers located in the new building's penthouse are being provided to generate steam for summer building operations. Three new cooling towers with VFD fan control will be located on the roof of the new building.
The main building's air exchange will primarily be handled by two double-wall custom AHUs working in conjunction with supply and return air fans under VAV controls. In addition, a dedicated double-wall, custom, 100% outdoor air AHU will serve the Vivarium. The three AHUs are located on the roof. All air from the Vivarium is exhausted to the exterior through a dedicated exhaust and energy recovery unit.
Electrical - Designs not yet complete.
The main electrical service is provided by a new 15kV feeder that will be routed to the campus into the new building’s main electrical room. A new substation shall be provided with a 2000/2666kVA (AA/FA) 12.47 kV to 480/277 Volt, 3-phase, 4 wire dry transformer. From there, the power is distributed by two risers. Each floor will have one 480/277 Volt distribution panel for lighting and one 480 to 208/120 Volt step down transformer serving another distribution panel for local receptacle panels, laboratory panels, and laboratory support panels.
Lighting - Designs not yet complete.
All lighting shall be hung from the building structure. For simplicity, all lighting fixtures shall use T5 or T8 lamps connected to 480/277 Volt ballasts. Office, laboratory, and classroom spaces will be lit using pendant mounted direct/indirect extruded aluminum fixtures. Site lighting will be metal halide luminaires to match the existing campus standard.
Construction
The construction contract is anticipated to be a Negotiated Guaranteed Maximum Price with a pre-qualified construction manager acting as contractor.
Special considerations will have to be given to excavations and foundations. Geotechnical investigations found pinnacled limestone rock at relatively shallow elevations. Over-excavating footings where rock is found and installing a soil cushion was recommended.
Additional Engineering Systems
Fire Protection - Designs not yet complete.
The entire building is fully protected with automatic sprinklers and a fully addressable, voice evacuation capable, microprocessor-based fire alarm system.. Each floor is supplied and zoned from combined standpipes located in the stairways. Manual pull stations are provided at each floor egress and spaced such that the travel distance to any pull station is less than 100-feet.
Transportation - Designs not yet complete.
An elevator is provided with enough capacity to service the needs of passengers and freight.
Telecommunications - Designs not yet complete.
A complete raceway system is provided for the use of the Owner. Main and Intermediate telecommunication closets are located throughout the building for distribution of telecommunications wiring to the end use equipment per the requirements of the Owner.
Special Systems - Designs not yet complete.
Specialty plumbing services are required for the distribution of compressed air, specialty gases, natural gas, and purified water to the laboratory spaces increasing the complexity of the floor penetrations and the required fire protection systems.