Shawn Jones

Building Statistics Part 1

General Project Data:

Building Name: Hershey Academic Support Center
Location and Site: Hershey, PA
Building Occupants: The occupancy is 680 people. The PS Geisinger Health System was designed as the primary occupant. The PSGHS was dissolved before the building was occupied. Occupancy Type: It is classified under BOCA 1996 as "Use Group B - Business Use Group" and classified under Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry as "D-O" occupancy.
Size: 150,000 ft2
Number of Stories Above Grade: 5 Stories
Total Height: From BOCA, the building height is the vertical distance from the grade plane to the average height of the highest roof surface, which is about 69'-0" in this building. 56'-0" is accurate as the height to the 5th story. (Note - the building is fully sprinkled and the Mechanical Penthouse is not part of this calculation)
Dates of Construction: About 1 1/2 years total; Job conferences began March 1999, and the final punch list was issued in August 2000.
Overall Project Costs: $16,900,000
Project Delivery Method: Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP)


Primary Project Team:
Owner/Developer: Penn State University (Milton S. Hershey Medical Center and The Pennsylvania State University joint project)
Construction Manager: Barclay White Skanska
~Project Manager: Jon Anthony
~Project Engineer: Jessica Kosoff
Architects: WTW Architects
Engineers:
~Structural: Whitney, Bailey, Cox & Magnani, LLP
~Civil: Rettew Associates, Inc. (Civil Engineering and Landscape Architect)
~MEP: Brinjac, Kambic & Associates
Consultants:
~Lighting Design: Brinjac, Kambic & Associates
~Geotechnical Engineer: Schnabel Engineering Assoc., Inc.


Miscellaneous Data:

Architecture: The Hershey Academic Support Center utilizes a postmodern look of concrete and glass. The "wings" of the building form a slight angle out from the center and are clad with a repeating window pattern laced with precast concrete panels. The center of the building has a canopy leading into the main lobby, which is encased by glass and extends across the entire first floor of the building. A sheet of glass is located from the top of the canopy to the top of the building. To break up the repeating window pattern, both sides of the building sport a concrete spike that juts from either side. This overall style of architecture fits in with the rest of the Hershey Medical Center, which provides for a uniform look amongst the area.
Building Code: 1996 BOCA and Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry's Fire and Panic Code
Zoning: Township of Derry
Building Envelope: This building has a precast panel concrete and glass window façade (See Picture) with a glass sheet running down the middle of the building on both sides. There is a membrane roofing system with rigid insulation and metal deck underneath.

Building Statistics Part 2

Electrical/Lighting: The Electrical system used in the building is 480Y/277 Volt, 3-phase, 4-wire setup. There is also 208Y/120 Volt power, which is used by some of the transformers on site as well as some of the boilers. All of the main lighting is done by fluorescent luminares with the only incandescent bulbs being used in the lobby towards the outside.

Mechanical: The Hershey Academic Support Building has a mechanical room located above the top floor of the building. This building is cooled by four AHUs that are split between the East and West wing. Each AHU has a fan power of 42,500 CFM and is powered by 460V 3-phase power. Air is delivered to the rooms via a ductwork system and the overall system acts as an air plenum to the building. The building also utilizes a boiler/chiller system to regulate the temperature throughout the building in the summer and winter months.

Structural: The Hershey Academic Support Building consists of a conventional structural steel system with composite beam floor framing. Galvanized steel metal decking is used between the beam and girder connections. For each bay, the typical beam size is W16x31 and most girders come in as W21x50. Columns vary in size but the typical column size is a W14x120 and a W14x176. The columns are spaced identically in each wing in 28' to 33' bays. The foundation for this structure is a deep foundation system consisting of caissons and grade beams. Wind force is resisted in this structure by the use of Moment connections as well as braced steel frames.

Fire Protection: Aside from the standard pull box switches, the Hershey Academic Support Building comes complete with a sprinkler fire suppressant. Smoke detectors are placed in all major areas including hallways, elevator shafts, and ducts. The pipes that relegate water throughout the building are located in the stairwells that have a 3-hour fire rating. Spray-on fireproofing is also present on the underside of beams and girders located at the top of the stairwell.

Transportation: The Hershey Academic Support Building has two main entrances in the back and the front of the building as well as a loading dock on the right side. Each wing is serviced by its own set of stairs that are fire rated to code. There are two elevators and one stairwell located in the center of the building. The elevator services all 5 floors and the center stairwell provides access to the Mechanical room on the top of the building.

Telecommunications: The Hershey Academic Support Center has a main data room in the center of the building that houses all of the telecommunications main support. Wires are run from the data room outward to each floor and work area, allowing people both phone and internet access.