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| Building Name |
Henderson Addition - Biobehavioral Health Building |
| Location and Site |
The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA. The site is located between Henderson North and Henderson South, north of College Ave. between Old Main and the HUB |
| Building Occupant Name |
Biobehavioral Health (College of Health and Human Development) |
| Occupancy/Function Type |
Assembly Group A-3, Business Group B, Mixed Occupancies |
| Size |
93,500 SF |
| Number of Stories |
4 Above + Mechanical Penthouse + 1 Below |
| Start/End Construction Dates |
October 25th 2010/November 2012 |
| Cost |
$48.1 Million (Overall Project Cost) |
| Project Delivery Method |
Design-Bid-Build |
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Due to the historic nature of Henderson North, the BBH was designed to be aesthetically similar to
Henderson North. The differences between
the two buildings are responses to the
growth of sustainable design and the need
for student activities. The building is served
with main double loaded corridors down the
middle of the building connecting the three
main entrances on the east and west sides of
the building. General purpose classrooms
are located on the ground and first floor for
ease of access for students. Offices, project
and research spaces are located on the
upper floors.
Limestone and brick clad the building paying
their respects to Henderson North. The
limestone veneer wraps into the main entry
ways on both the east and west entrances.
All three entrances are located on heavy
cross campus traffic areas. One entrance is
on the West end off the Old Main Lawn
(Figure 1). Another entrance is located on the
HUB lawn (Figure 2) on the Northeast corner
of the building along with the third entrance
on the Southeast corner (Figure 3). Salvaged
Elm wood from the Penn State Campus can
be seen as accent pieces, benches and
cabinetry throughout the building.
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| Figure 1: Old Main lawn entrance. |
Figure 2: HUB lawn entrance. |
Figure 3: Southeast entrance. |
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The PA Uniform Construction Code, 2006
International Building Code (IBC 2006), 2006
International Plumbing Code (IPC 2006) are
the applicable building codes governing its
design. With consideration to energy
efficiency, BBH has been designed in accordance
with the International Energy Conservation Code. |
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| Zone for higher education, since the building is located within the limits of the University Planned
District, UPD. |
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| Due to the location and relation to existing buildings, Penn State required BBH to be aesthetically similar
to Henderson North, which was built in 1933. |
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| The facade is aesthetically very similar to Henderson North with limestone veneer up to the second floor
followed by brick on the remaining floors. There are also limestone accent pieces around the building
again in similar fashion to Henderson
North. On the northeast and
southeast corners of the building
there are glass curtain walls
surrounding the main stairwell and
entrances.
The roofing system of the steep slope
roof on the penthouse is slate over
rigid insulation. Surrounding the
penthouse is an adhered EPDM
roofing membrane over rigid
insulation. There are also large green
roof areas surround the penthouse
that are composed of a vegetated
exposed roof with four inches of
lightweight planting mix over a
drainage/water retention mat on top
of rigid insulation (Figure 4). |
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| Figure 4: Green roof detail. |
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| There are two main sustainable features on BBH. The first is the green roof that covers approximately
fifty percent of the roof area. Second, complimenting the green roof is a cistern that collects rainwater
runoff to be used for landscape maintenance. |
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| Biobehavioral Health is being constructed using a design-bid-build delivery method. The $48.1 million project began on October 25th, 2010 and has an expected completion of November 2012. The project is a multiple prime contract with Massaro as the CM. |
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| Electrical service is connected to the campus normal power distribution loop, all cables and connections are provided by PSU utility services. PSU provides a pad-mounted transformer outside the building which feeds the main distribution switchgear located in the main electrical room in the ground floor. The main distribution switchgear is a 1600A, 480/277V, 3 phase, 4 wire switchgear which is stepped down to feed four sub-distribution panels and secondary distribution switchgear with is a 1600A, 208/120V, 3 phase, 4 wire switchgear. The secondary distribution switchgear feeds five panels that serve the rest of the building. |
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| Indirect/direct fluorescent pendant luminaires using two T8 lamps are typical throughout the building. Hallways and common spaces throughout the building use 4.5" recessed LED downlights. Classrooms are lit with recessed linear fluorescent luminaires using two T8 or T5HO lamps with dimming ballasts. |
| BBH is mechanically ventilated by six variable air volume (VAV) air handling units (AHU) with economizers that are located in the ground floor mechanical rooms and the penthouse. Each AHU serves VAV boxes with hot water reheat coils. BBH is fed from campus steam and chilled water loops to meeting all heating and cooling needs. |
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| The foundation of BBH is a continuous concrete spread footing with isolated spread footings for the interior supports. These spread footings support the main structural system which consists of structural columns and wide flange beams. Typical beams are W12x22 and columns range in size from HSS 14x0.5 structural tubing and W8x24 to W14x233. Floors consist of concrete floor slabs on composite metal decking that is supported by wide flange beams that are typically spaced about 10' apart. The lateral bracing resisting system is comprised of moment resisting connections. |
| BBH is in compliance with NFPA 13 and 14 with two hazard levels, light hazard and ordinary hazard group 1. The building is equipped with an automatic fire protection system that serves the entire building. |
| BBH has one elevator near the east entrance off the HUB lawn. There are three stairwells that will be the main mode of transportation for occupants in the building. |
| Above the underground auditorium there is a built in stage area for performances on the HUB lawn. The space has built in electrical connections to power audio and stage equipment. |
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Note: While great efforts have been taken to provide accurate and complete information on the pages of CPEP, please be aware that the information contained herewith is considered a work-in-progress for this thesis project. Modifications and changes related to the original buildings designs and construction methodologies for this senior thesis project are solely the interpretation of Jake Copley. Changes and discrepancies in no way imply that the original design contained errors or was flawed. Differing assumptions, code references, requirements and methodologies have been incorporated into this thesis project; therefore, investigation results may vary from the original design. |
