Student Name

Building Statistics

General Building Statistics:

Building Name: Brecht Elementary School
Location and Site: Manheim Township School District, School Road, Lancaster, PA 17606-5134 P.D.E. I.O. # 2499
Building Occupant Name: School District of Manheim Township
Occupancy or Function Types: School
Size: 56,715 Sq. Ft.
Number of Stories: 2 Stories + Basement, Total 3 Floors
Primary Project Team:
Ø Owner: School District of Manheim Township
Website: http://www.mtwp.net/
Ø Architect: Reese Lower Patrick & Scott Architects, Ltd.
Website: http://www.rlps.com
Ø Civil Engineer: Rettew Associates, Inc.
Website: http://www.rettew.com/
Ø Structural Engineer: Zug & Associates, Ltd.
302 South Broad Street Apartment 2
Lititz, PA (Pennsylvania) 17543-2319
Phone: (717) 627-6873
Ø MEP Engineers: Moore Engineering Co.
Website: http://www.moore-engineers.com/
Ø General Contractor: Still Under Process of Obtaining Information
Ø Electrical Engineer: Reese Engineering, Inc.
Website: http://www.reeseinc.com/

Dates of Construction: (Start – Finish)
Ø Planned: Completed by 2 June, 2000
Ø Entire Project Completed by 31 July, 2000
Ø Starting Date: Still in process to be obtained
Cost: Still in process to be obtained
Project Delivery Method: Design-Build

Use Group:
Labor & Industry: B – Educational
BOCA: E – Educational

Construction Classification:
Labor & Industry: Ordinary
BOCA: E – Type 3B – Unprotected

Jurisdiction:
Manheim Township, PA

Architecture
Architecture:
Brecht Elementary School is a school building located in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. To strive to be pride of “the tradition of building solid educational foundations generation after generation” in Manheim township, Brecht Elementary School was built. The mission of Brecht Elementary school was to be a “diverse and dynamic learning community to build a solid academic foundation for every child by providing a challenging, nurturing, arts-integrated academic environment which fosters creativity and self-awareness” from children’s early stages.
On its first floor, Brecht Elementary School holds five classrooms while Gymnasium is located on north east end of the building, which is combined with the Stage Area for their musical/theatrical activities. In order to offer the students health awareness, they offer meals at the Cafeteria with a kitchen, which has convenient access to Faculty Dining room where faculties can always keep close care with the children. For another prominent place for health care, Nursing Room is also located near the center of the building. To be another important source of knowledge, books-filled Media Center is located in the center of the first floor for easy access to all the classrooms.
On the second floor, Art Classroom is placed in the center of the first floor to nurture children’s creativity and comprehension to art. Also nine classrooms are located on the second floor to provide sufficient spaces for growing population of children in Lancaster, while these spaces can be modified into other types of rooms when vacant. To maintain computer aided education from the early ages, they also offer a Media Center in south east end of this floor.
In the basement, they offer most office spaces for faculties while they provide necessary mechanical equipments.

Building Codes:
Ø Pennsylvania Code, Title 34, PA. Department of Labor & Industry
Ø BOCA, 1996, Administered by Manheim Township, PA

Zoning:

Zoning Data Required
Existing Zoning District Residential District R-3
(Elementary Schools by Special Exception)
Minimum Lot Area 10 acres
Minimum Lot Width At Street Line = 100’ / at
Front Yard Setback Line = 150’
Minimum Lot Depth 200’
Minimum Front Yard Setback 50’ from the right-of-way
Minimum Side Yard Setback 50’ per side
Minimum Rear Yard Setback 50’
Minimum Open Area 65%

Historical Requirements of Building or Zone Where Built (if applicable)
Ø Restrictions:
² Deed Book D. Volume 29. Page 582 – No building of any character shall ever be erected on the front of the hereby conveyed premises nearer to the west side of the Lancaster and Lititz turnpike road than --- feet.
² Deed Book D. Volume 29. Page 582 – That the premises herein conveyed shall not be used for any other than school purposes or for such other purposes for which school property may be used under authority of the laws of the commonwealth.

Building Envelope: Foundation of Brecht Elementary School consists of primary 4” concrete slab on grade with fibrous reinforcing.
Ø First floor: 4” concrete slab on 1-1/2” x 22G. Composite Deck with 6x6 – WI.4xWI.4 WWF à To be described with More Information
Ø Roofing:
² Above the Media Center, Wooden Truss “3” below was used
² W12 x 26
² 7’ x 14” ParallamÆ Beams
² 2-1/4” x 6” T & G Roof Deck
² Wooden Truss System
Ø Attic:
² 3/4” Sturd-1-Floor Plywood
² Shingled Roof

Part 2

Primary Engineering Systems

Construction: Critical path method, which is a method of planning and scheduling a construction project where activities are arranged based on activity relationships. Network calculations determine when activities can be performed and the critical path of Project.
Electrical
Lighting
Mechanical: HVAC system is a geothermal heat pump system with a wellfield.
Structural: Since this project was a renovation with partial rebuilding, some information was not be able to be obtained. (Existing M.O., etc…)
Ø W12 x40
Ø BP-3
Ø TS 8x8x1/4

Additional Engineering and Engineering Support Systems
Fire Protection
Transportation
Telecommunications
Special Systems