master plan report (1998)

University atAlbany

State University ofNew York

Master Plan

Report

March, 1998

University at Albany - Master PlanState University of New YorkCopyright The Hillier Group 1998

University at Albany

State University of New York

Master PlanMarch, 1998

iUniversity at Albany - Master PlanState University of New YorkCopyright The Hillier Group 1998

Instructional & Organized Activities Sub-CommitteeName DepartmentJudy Genshaft, Chair Academic AffairsSheila McLaughlin, Staff Arts and SciencesJudith Baskin Judaic StudiesRay Bromley Geography & PlanningMeredith Butler LibrariesSeth Chaiken Computer ScienceThomas Church Political ScienceCecilia Falbe BusinessPatrick Ferlo Performing Arts CenterTimothy Lance MathematicsEdward Mayer ArtThom OConner ArtJohn Pipkin Undergraduate StudiesCurtis Rodgers StudentDamian Scalipani Student AssociationBrian Woods Student

Research Sub-CommitteeName DepartmentJeanne Gullahorn, Chair Research/Grad. StudiesSid Decker, Staff Academic AffairsBruce Dudek PsychologyDavid Duffee Criminal JusticeMichael Greene EducationFrank Hauser ChemistryCharles Heller ChemistryJames Large BiologyLenore Mullin Computer ScienceChris Pace Graduate Student OrganizationMario Privedera PhysicsDavid Shub BiologyStewart Tolnay SociologyKanchanai Vydianathan Graduate Student Organization

Student Support Services Sub-CommitteeName DepartmentJames Doellefeld, Chair Student AffairsDennis Tillman, Chair Financial AidStephanie Madnick, Staff Residential LifeLil Brannon Center for Excellence in Teaching and LearningMichael Castrilli Student AssociationLia Catalano Student AccountsRichard Farrell Registrars OfficeLaurie Garafola Residential LifeJ.J. Haywood Physical PlantA.C. Higgins SociologySheila Mahan Undergraduate AdmissionsCamille Torres Student/Fuerza LatinaTony Torres Student ServicesBrian Woods Graduate Student

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Many persons have contributed to this report. We cannot possibly acknowl-edge all whose ideas and suggestions have had an influence upon its devel-opment, but we do list here those who had a specific, or designated, role toplay in its development and contributed significantly on a policy making level,a day-to-day level , or both. We also would like to thank all the people weinterviewed and all of those who contributed their ideas at the public forumsor through the web site.

Representing the University at Albany SUNY

Master Plan Advisory CommitteeName Division Primary Sub-CommitteeKaren R. Hitchcock Presidents OfficeCarl Carlucci, Chair Finance and Business Steering CommitteeJames Doellefeld Student Affairs Student Support ServicesJudy Genshaft Academic Affairs Instruct. & Org. ActivitiesJeanne Gullahorn Res./Grad. Studies ResearchChristian G. Kersten Univ. Advancement Support Services

Master Plan Steering CommitteeName Department Primary Sub-CommitteeCarl Carlucci, Chair Finance and Business Steering CommitteeSteve Schafer, Staff Financial Management Steering CommitteeJudith Baskin Judaic Studies Instruct. & Org. ActivitiesMeredith Butler Libraries Instruct. & Org. ActivitiesThomas Church Political Science Instruct. & Org. ActivitiesSid Decker Academic Affairs ResearchDonald Del Manzo Physical Plant Support ServicesJames Doellefeld Student Affairs Student Support ServicesBill Dosch Physical Plant Support ServicesDavid Duffee Criminal Justice ResearchCecilia Falbe Business Instruct. & Org. ActivitiesJudy Genshaft Academic Affairs Instruct. & Org. ActivitiesJeanne Gullahorn Res./Grad. Studies ResearchFrank Hauser Chemistry ResearchJ.J. Haywood Physical Plant Support ServicesChristian G. Kersten Univ. Advancement Support ServicesStephanie Madnick Residential Life Student Support ServicesEdward Mayer Art Instruct. & Org. ActivitiesSheila McLaughlin Arts and Sciences Instruct. & Org. ActivitiesLenore Mullin Computer Science ResearchThom OConnor Art Instruct. & Org. ActivitiesJohn Pipkin Undergrad. Studies Instruct. & Org. ActivitiesDavid Shub Biology ResearchDennis Tillman Financial Aid Student Support ServicesStewart Tolnay Sociology Research

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Scott Blackwell Page, Architect - Educational ConsultantName TitleScott Page Programmer

Clough, Harbour & Associates LLP - Traffic EngineerPeter Faith Principal-in-ChargeDavid Kahlbaugh Project Manager

Parsons Brinckerhoff - Civil EngineerMichael P. Sammut Principal-in-ChargeLen Epstein Project Manager

Lakhani & Jordan Engineers, P.C. - Mechanical/Electrical EngineerHarshad Lakhani Principal-in-ChargeJoe Roque Project Manager

Mathews Nielsen - Landscape ArchitectKim Mathews Principal-in-Charge

Mitchell Architectural Group - Laboratory PlanningRobert Mitchell Principal-in-Charge

Accu-Cost Construction Consultants, Inc. - Cost Estimate ConsultantsEdward Mermelstein Chief Estimator

Shen Milsom & Wilke - Audio Visual Telecommunications ConsultantsMichael D. Leiboff Principal-in-Charge

Severud Associates - Structural EngineerEdward M. Messina Principal-in-Charge

Photographic Credit

Below is a list of photographic credits for the front cover of this report,all other photographs in this report are by The Hillier Group.

Description CreditFountain (Beach Ball) C.W. PikeFootball Players Brian DePasqualeField Hockey Players Brian DePasqualeComputer User Room Joseph SchuylerAlumni Quad The Hillier GroupPodium Winter Scene Maxine PeacockTechnology Scene Stan BlanchardPottery Scene Mark SchmidtPodium Summer Scene The Hillier GroupStudents (Lecture) Mark SchmidtStudents (Telescope) Joseph Schuyler

Support Services Sub-Committee MembershipName DepartmentCarl Carlucci, Chair Finance and BusinessBill Dosch, Chair Physical PlantSharon Santon, Staff Physical PlantBarbara Bodnar Parking ManagementJohn Delano Geological SciencesLisa Donohue Environmental Health and SafetyRichard Feigenbaum Student AssociationPatrick Ferlo PACVincent Franconere Environmental Health and SafetyGary Gossen AnthropologyJ.J. Haywood Physical PlantRob Holzman Geography and PlanningChristian Kersten University AdvancementBill Mattot Physical PlantRandy Olocki Physical PlantAshish Prabhakar Student AssociationGus Polli Public SafetyGeorge Robinson BiologySteve Schwab Student AssociationLeonard Slade Africana StudiesGeoffrey Williams LibraryNorb Zahm UAS

Representing the State University Construction FundName TitleJames Biggane Assistant Manager of Design & ConstructionJohn Saxton Director of Consultant DesignKenneth A. Gifford, ASLA Director of Capital Program Planning DivisionRobert Kanarkiewicz Assistant Project Coordinator Carol Sweet Associate Project Coordinator II

Representing the Consultant Team

The Hillier Group - PlannersName TitleDavid L. Finci Principal-in-Charge of ProjectJoel C. Spaeth Principal-in-Charge of PlanningScott Gordon Project ManagerDennis B. Clark PlannerRuth Pfeffer PlannerDale Laurin PlannerIvan Rosa Senior Designer

Mallin Mendel & Associates Architects P.C. - Associate ArchitectTed Mallin Principal for Downtown CampusMichael Naylor Project Manager


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UNIVERSITY AT ALBANY MASTER PLANTABLE OF CONTENTS

Acknowledgments iTable of Contents iiiList of Maps, Photographs and Sketches vList of Tables and Graphs vIntroduction vi

History of the University viExcerpts from the Mission Statement of the University viMethodology and Milestones vii

Summary of Inventory and Analysis IThe Setting I-1

Location I-1The Region I-2The Albany Metropolitan Area I-2

Uptown and Downtown Campuses I-3Uptown Campus I-4

Site Characteristics I-4The Historic Sequence of Building Construction I-5Landscape Analysis I-6Traffic, Parking and Service Analysis I-8Utilities Analysis I-14Buildings Characteristics and Evaluation I-21Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing Systems Evaluation I-24Opportunities and Constraints I-25

Downtown Campus I-26Sites Characteristics and Landscape Analysis I-26Traffic, Parking and Service Analysis I-27Utilities Analysis I-30Buildings Evaluation I-33Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing Systems Evaluation I-37Opportunities and Constraints I-38

Space Program Analysis IIIntroduction II-1How the Profiles Were Developed II-1Uptown Campus Profile II-2

Description of Total Need II-2Inactive Space and Replacement Space II-2Absent from the Evaluation II-2

Downtown Campus Profile II-7Specific Assumptions II-71,300 FTEs II-7Total Need II-7

Goals and Objectives IIIThe Need for Consensus III-1

Interviews III-1Development of Issues III-1

Development of Goals and Objectives III-1Planning Parameters for Both Campuses III-4

Functional Relationships and Adjacencies III-4Functional Relationships Uptown III-4Preferred Adjacencies III-4Residential Facilities III-7

Planning Parameters for the Uptown Campus III-8Challenge of the Rigorous Existing Architecture III-8The University Property North of the Washington AvenueExtension III-8The Lack of Opportunities for Further Land Acquisition III 8

Planning Parameters for the Downtown Campus III-9Implementation of the Goals and Objectives for the Uptown Campus III-10

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Establishing ZonesPotential Building SitesHealth Sciences Campus as a Long Range Space Bank III-11

Implementation of the Goals and Objectives for the Downtown Campus III-13

Alternative Concepts IVAssumptions IV-1

Adequate Interior and Outdoor Recreation Facilities IV-1The Alumni House IV-1Area West of Fuller Road IV-1

Common Elements-Uptown Campus IV-1Traffic and Parking Improvements IV-1University "Front Door" Improvements IV-2Restoration of the Podium Setting IV-2Improvement of the Podiums Internal Circulation IV-2Preservation of Natural Areas IV-2Renovations IV-4

Alternative Concept Diagrams-Uptown Campus IV-5Life Sciences Research Building IV-5The Entry Building IV-10The Sculpture Studio IV-16

Common Elements-Downtown Campus IV-18Rockefeller College IV-18Alumni Quad IV-19

Alternative Concept Diagrams-Downtown Campus IV-20Rockefeller College IV-20Alumni Quad IV-22

Planning and Design Criteria IV-25Planning Criteria for the Uptown Campus IV-25Planning Criteria for the Downtown Campus IV-25Design Criteria for the Uptown Campus IV-26Design Criteria for the Downtown Campus IV-28

Landscape Planning Criteria IV-29Uptown Campus IV-29Downtown Campus IV-32

Graphics Planning Criteria IV-35Introduction IV-35

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Wayfinding Tools IV-35Existing Conditions IV-37Existing Signage IV-39Recommendations and Guidelines IV-40

Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing Systems Planning Criteria IV-42Engineering Recommendations to Meet Short Term Deficiencies IV-42Engineering System Recommendations for New Buildings IV-42Engineering System Recommendations for Building Renovations IV-49

Implementation of the Master Plan VFive Year Capital Master Plan for the Uptown Campus V-1

New Construction V-1Renovations V-3Special Projects V-3Site Utilities V-5Site Improvements V-19Projects in Design (Pro Forma Projects) V-24

Five Year Capital Master Plan- Downtown Campus V-25New Construction V-25Renovations V-25Site Utilities V-26Site Improvements V-26Project in Design (Pro Forma Project) V-27

The Long Range Master Plan for the Uptown Campus (6-10 Years and Beyond) V-28

New Construction V-28Renovations V-30Site Improvements V-32Site Utilities V-33

The Long Range Master Plan for the Downtown Campus (6-10 Years and Beyond) V-44

New Construction-Rockefeller College V-44Renovations V-44Site Improvements V-46Site Utilities V-46

Funding V-47State University Construction Fund Funding V-47Potential Shared Funding V-47Potential Special Projects V-47

Priorities Established by the Master Plan V-47Great Needs and Limited Funds V-47Highest Priority Projects V-47High Priority Projects V-48


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LIST OF NAMED TABLES AND GRAPHS

Master Plan Process viiiProposed Weekly Schedule ixTable I-1 Parking Utilization - Uptown Campus I-11Summary of Major Uptown Non-Residential Building Characteristics I-21Summary of Uptown Campus Building Condition Survey I-22Summary of Uptown Campus Adaptability Survey I-23Table I-2 Parking Utilization - Downtown Campus I-29Summary of Major Downtown Building Characteristics I-34Summary of Downtown Campus Building Condition Survey I-35Summary of Downtown Campus Adaptability Survey I-36Uptown Campus Profile II-2Downtown Campus Profile II-7Condensed Issues III-2Master Plan Goals and Objectives III-3Residential Capacity and Needs III-7Information Hierarchy IV-36Project Schedule (5 and 10 Years, Uptown and Downtown Campuses) V-2Table V-1 New Cooling and Heating Loads Years 1-5 V-8Table V-2 Summary of Additional Cooling and Heating Loads V-8Table V-3 Parking Needs Estimate V-22Capacity of Proposed Building Sites V-30Table V-3a Parking Needs Estimate V-32Table V-4 Cooling and Heating Loads Expansion and Renovation Years 6-10 V-34Table V-5 Cooling and Heating Loads Expansion and Renovation Year 10 and Beyond V-34

LIST OF MAPS, PHOTOGRAPHS AND SKETCHES

Location Map I-1Regional Map I-2Composite Campus Map I-3Uptown Campus Plan I-4Podium and Quadrangles Plan I-5Uptown Campus Landscape Analysis I-6Uptown Campus Traffic, Parking and Site Servicing Analysis I-9Rockefeller College Parking and Circulation Plan I-26Alumni Quad Parking and Circulation Plan I-29Podium Space Usage, By Level II-3 thru II-6Rockefeller College Space Usage, By Level II-8 thru II-11Functional Relationships Diagram III-5Established Zones and Potential Building Heights/Uptown Campus III-12Internal Pedestrian Circulation Plan IV-3Life Sciences Research Building Massing Perspective Sketch-Alternative One IV-6Life Sciences Research Building Plan and Sections-Alternative One IV-7Life Sciences Research Building Massing Perspective Sketch-Alternative Two IV-8Life Sciences Research Building Plan and Sections-Alternative Two IV-9Entry Building Massing Perspective Sketch-Alternative One IV-12Entry Building Plan and Sections-Alternative One IV-13Entry Building Massing Perspective Sketch-Alternative Two IV-14Entry Building Plan and Sections-Alternative Two IV-15Sculpture Studio Plan and Sections-Alternative One IV-17Rockefeller College Concept Plan IV-21Alumni Quad Concept Plan IV-24Landscape Planning Recommendations/Uptown Campus IV-30Pedestrian and Bicycle Paths and Nature Walks Concept Plan IV-31Landscape Planning Recommendations/Rockefeller College IV-33Landscape Planning Recommendations/Alumni Quad IV-34Existing Conditions Photographs IV-37Analysis of Existing Graphics/Uptown Campus IV-38Existing Signage Photographs IV-39Five Year Capital Master Plan/Uptown Campus V-4Modifications to CHW/HTHW V-7Modifications to Storm/Sanitary V-10Modifications to Site Water/Gas V-14Modifications to Electrical Systems V-16Circulation and Parking Plan/Uptown Campus (1-5 Years) V-20Five Year Capital Master Plan-Rockefeller College V-26Long Range Master Plan/Uptown Campus (6-10 Years) V-29Long Term Master Plan Modifications to CHW/HTHW V-36Long Term Master Plan Modifications to Storm/Sanitary V-37Long Term Master Plan Modifications to Site Water/Gas V-40Long Term Master Plan Modifications to Electrical Systems V-43Long Range Master Plan-Rockefeller College V-44Long Range Master Plan-Alumni Quad V-45

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IntroductionHistory of the University

The University at Albany celebrated its 150th anniversary in 1994. Sinceits inception in 1844, the University has developed from a NormalSchool, to a College for Teachers, to a Comprehensive ResearchUniversity.

The Normal School

The State of New York founded the Normal School in Albany in 1844.The Normal School was a small (200-400 students) two-year institutionlocated in downtown Albany on State Street with the mission of trainingnew, and upgrading existing, common school teachers.

By 1890, the growth of public secondary schools in New York State wascreating a demand for secondary school teachers, which required a four-year, rather than a two-year, curriculum. As the School underwent a peri-od of transition, evolving, not so smoothly from a two-year to a four-yearcurriculum, the Schools home on Willett Street was destroyed by fireand a new set of buildings erected on Western Avenue (1909).

The College for Teachers

The Normal School, in its new facility on Western Avenue, was renamed"The New York State College for Teachers" in 1914. This four-year insti-tution developed a curriculum focused on the liberal arts and was sup-plemented by professional training exclusively for secondary schoolteachers. Student enrollment varied with demand, but hovered around1000 until the 1950s when it grew to 2500 (1962).

The University at Albany

A rapid growth in college enrollment in the 1950s led to an expansion ofthe State University of New York system of higher education. To helpmeet the growing demands for higher education in the State, the StateCollege for Teachers, in 1962, was given the mission of becoming aUniversity. To meet the substantial existing and projected facility needsof this new emerging University, a new architecturally unique campuswas developed, essentially all at once, in the 1960s.

Today, the University at Albany is one of the four Research UniversityCenters in the State University of New York system and has the follow-ing characteristics: It is a Carnegie Research II University It has two main campuses with over 80 non-residential buildings It enrolls approximately 11,000 undergraduate and 5,000 graduate students It has over 220 degree granting programs including over 100 under-

graduate, 83 masters and 38 doctoral.

The rapidly developing research and technological needs of the last

decade or so have put severe demands upon the Universitys facilitieswhich were designed for the needs of the early and mid-nineteenth cen-tury. This Master Plan is to assist the University in determining the typeand quantity of facilities it will require to meet its mission over the next10 years and beyond.

Excerpts from the Mission Statement of the University

The purpose of this Master Plan is to support the University in meetingthe goals & objectives as articulated throughout its Mission Statement."One of the four University Centers of the State University of New York,the modern University at Albany emphasizes the integration of teaching,research, creative expression, and public service in its undergraduate,graduate, and professional programs. Its educational mission sustains anintellectual climate in which the research and creative endeavors of thefaculty enlarge their sense of inquiry on behalf of their students, so thatat all levels students enjoy the stimulation and challenge of engaging inactive, rather than passive, learning, and the satisfaction not only ofassimilating the inherited wisdom of the past, but also of participating inthe creation of new knowledge.

"The University benefits from the campus location in New Yorks StateCapital in preserving a tradition of addressing significant issues of publicpolicy, which will continue to be an integral aspect of its mission.

"But more fundamentally, the mission of the University at Albany con-tinues to be that of serving as a comprehensive research Universitywherein graduate programs in the Arts and Sciences and the professionsreinforce each other and invigorate the undergraduate experience..

".Privileged to serve as a regional center of higher education and animaginative catalyst for economic development, the University considersthe expansion of partnerships with academic, business, cultural, and gov-ernmental organizations situated throughout northeastern New Yorkessential to the success of its educational mission. At the same time, theUniversity recognizes that the significant social issues, environmentalconcerns, and informational challenges confronting todays Americansand their systems of higher education are not exclusively regional in char-acter, and that the opportunities to answer them through shared tech-nology and pedagogy, laboratory research, the application of social andpolitical theory to practice, and improved understanding among culturesare rarely within the domain of one geographic area. Consequently, theUniversity at Albany extends its mission to serve the interests of NewYork by promoting the Universitys capacity as a national and interna-tional center for scholarship, education, and service, and by engaging inacademic and professional programs, well beyond the Universitys region-al borders, which promote knowledge and understanding."

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Methodology and Milestones

Need for a Master Plan

Both the Uptown Campus, developed in the 1960s, and the DowntownCampus, developed in the early twentieth century, have grown substan-tially and have different programs and curricula today than they had orig-inally. It was understood at the beginning of the Master Planning processthat the University had outgrown its physical facilities and that researchand technology were placing severe demands upon outmoded facilities.The State funds available to satisfy these needs are limited, however, soa Master Plan was required that would make the best use of existingspace on campus and clarify the priorities among the various competingneeds of the University.

The development of a Master Plan is the first step in the State UniversityConstruction Funds process for implementing both capital and renova-tion projects. A carefully thought-out Master Plan can also minimize thedisruptive effect of construction on campus and can maximize the use ofexisting space during construction.

To support the Universitys Mission, it needs to attain Carnegie Research IUniversity status. A Carnegie Research I University is an institution thatoffers a full range of baccalaureate programs, is committed to graduateeducation through the doctorate and gives high priority to research. Theyaward 50 or more doctoral degrees each year and receive $40 million ormore each year in federal support.

Developing a Consensus

The University at Albany consists of several constituencies with varyingviews as to what constitutes the most important issues at the University.Therefore, before different alternative concepts were explored, it wasimportant to develop a consensus among these varied points of view.The following means were used to develop a consensus at the University: A total of 92 interviews were conducted to gain a sense of the con-

cerns and the desires of all the various constituents of the University,including faculty (teaching and/or research oriented), administration,staff and students.

Meetings with representatives from the local communities were held todiscuss the need for a Master Plan and the potential impacts to thecampus and surrounding communities.

Six open fora and several presentations were held on the Uptown andDowntown campuses, which provided the opportunity for information-al exchanges among students, faculty and staff regarding the MasterPlan and its impact on the campus facilities.

A Steering Committee and four Sub-committees were formed. The roleof the Steering Committee was to review the Master Plan, on a regularmonthly basis as it developed and to help determine the most importantissues for the Master Plan to address. The four Sub-committees(Instructional and Organized Activities, Research, Student Support

Services and Support Services) represented more specific interests andreported on more specific issues and questions that needed resolutionand/or clarification.

A Goals and Objectives Retreat was held. At this retreat, the issues thathad been raised during the interview, inventory and committee reviewprocess were discussed and prioritized, by the Steering Committee, intothe Goals and Objectives of the Master Plan.

The Steps of the Master Plan Process

The preparation of the Master Plan followed a series of sequential stepsbeginning in the fall of 1996. The steps and their timing are indicated inthe graphic, "Master Plan Process".

The first tasks; the interviews, the establishment of an existing database, or inventory, and the development of a space program, took placein the fall of 1996 and the winter of 96-97.

In addition, a categorized list of the most important issues was developedas a basis of discussion for the Steering Committees Goals andObjectives Retreat, which took place on March 7, 1997.

Based upon the Goals and Objectives agreed upon at the Retreat, plan-ning parameters (i.e. a set of guidelines) and several Uptown andDowntown Campus Alternative Concepts were developed and were sub-jected to regular review by the Steering Committee. The AlternativeConcepts phase occurred in the spring of 1997.

Then, one Alternative Concept (with some alternative building sites) wasselected for testing (i.e. development of the scheduling and conceptualcost estimates for the Concepts proposed projects). This refining phasetook place in the summer of 1997.

The final phase of the Master Plan included the final presentation and thedocumentation of all the work done to date on the project, including thisreport.

A separate, parallel strategic planning process has worked along side thisprocess to inform the resulting goals, objectives and recommendations.


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THE SETTING

Location

The City of Albany, capital of New York, is ata key point in the nations transportation net-work because of its location at the pointwhere Interstate 87 and Interstate 90 inter-sect.

Albanys traditional tie to the south to NewYork City, has been extended to the north toMontreal via the Northway (Interstate I-87)and its historic tie to the west to Buffalo andbeyond has been extended to the east toBoston via I-90 and the MassachusettsTurnpike.

The accompanying "Location Map" showsAlbanys location within New York state andthe interstate highway network. As can beseen, a 200 mile radius circle centered atAlbany reaches Boston (and all of NewEnglands major cities) to the east,Philadelphia to the south, Rochester to thewest and almost to Montreal to the north.

The 200 mile radius shown on the LocationMap is not meant to suggest a limit to thereach of the Universitys influence, however.With goals to become a Carnegie Research IUniversity and to increase and strengthen itsundergraduate and graduate programs, it isexpected that the University at Albany willcontinue to attract faculty and students froman international, as well as national, base.


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The tri-city area of Albany, Schenectady andTroy comprises the largest population centerbetween New York City and Montreal on anorth-south axis and between Syracuse andHartford-Springfield on an east-west axis.Albany is not only the center of the StateGovernment, but also is in an area with manyrecreational-cultural opportunities relativelynearby including skiing, horse racing, historicsites, health spas, music festivals, cavernsand museums.

Of major importance to the Universitys roleas the largest institution of higher educationand research in the region, however, is thepresence of many other higher education part-ners nearby including: the Albany MedicalSchool, the Albany Law School, the AlbanyCollege of Pharmacy and the College of SaintRose in Albany; Rensselaer PolytechnicInstitute, Russell Sage College and HudsonValley Community College in Troy; theSchenectady Community College and UnionCollege in Schenectady and Skidmore College,Siena College and Williams College in sur-rounding communities within an hours drive.

These schools and colleges, combined withAlbanys governmental role, its strong region-al highway network, its regionally significantpopulation base and the year round recre-ational-cultural activities, provide a broadbase upon which the University plans toincrease its overall size, the proportion of itsgraduate students and its role in research.

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The additional facilities used by the University include the Art Annex (Sculpture Studio) on Railroad Avenue, 1535 Western Avenue, and the Health Sciences Campus, fifteen minutes away in the community of East Greenbush.

UPTOWN AND DOWNTOWN CAMPUSES

The University at Albany is a UniversityResearch Center, one of four in the StateUniversity of New York (SUNY) system. TheUniversity at Albany (the University) estab-lished in 1844, is the oldest state charteredinstitution of higher education in New York.The University is a Carnegie Research IIInstitution and has approximately 16,000 stu-dents enrolled in its eight degree-grantingSchools and Colleges:

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The vast majority of the Universitys facilitiesare in one of two locations, either "Uptown"or "Downtown". The Uptown Campus is sitedon 505 acres and includes the College of Artsand Sciences, the School of Business and theSchool of Education. Most of the undergradu-ate students attend classes at the UptownCampus where Freshmen and Sophomoresare required to live.

Site Characteristics

Topography

The topography of the site falls into two gen-eral categories, land that has been graded toaccommodate development and undevelopedland. The center of the Podium is set at anelevation of 277 feet, a natural high point ofthe developed area of the site.

The grade along the northern edge of thePodium is at an elevation of about 274 feetand the land slopes gradually downward fromthere to the Washington Avenue entrance,which is at an elevation of about 258 feet.The grade along the southern edge of thePodium is a full story down at an elevation ofabout 264 feet. From this point, the gradedrops gradually to the southeast to an eleva-tion low point of about 190 feet at theWestern Avenue entrance.

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Most of the site has been developed and isclassified as either Urban Land (land withmore than 85% coverage) or Udipsamments(moderately well drained to excessivelydrained). The soil types for the undevelopedportions of the site are mainly Colonie andElnora, both of which are loamy fine sand andare well drained, with a depth to bedrock ofover five feet, so the soils are not seen as arestriction to future construction, if desired.


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Wetlands and Flood Zones

There are neither any New York StateDepartment of Environmental ConservationFreshwater wetlands nor any flood zonesmapped on the Uptown Campus.

The Historic Sequence of Building Construction

The Uptown Campus is quite unique for sucha large facility in that it was essentially allconstructed at one time. More specifically, allthe buildings on the Podium and all four resi-dential quadrangles were constructed from1964 to1971, with the majority of buildingson the Podium being built between 1966 and1968.

One significant off-Podium building datingfrom 1968 is the Physical Education building,which focused outdoor recreation and athlet-ics on the south side of the campus andestablished a strong north-south axis throughthe center of the Podium. The only major pro-jects that have been constructed since 1968include; the Freedom Quad (1988), theRecreation and Convocation building (1992),the Campus Center addition (1995) and thenew Library (under construction in 1997). Forthe most part each of these projects has rein-forced the north-south axis and have respect-ed the strong axial symmetry of the Podium.


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Landscape Analysis

The landscape at the Uptown Campus reflectsthe strong design intent of Edward DurrellStones architectural concept, completed inthe 1970s. Today we find four distinct land-scape areas:

the ceremonial entrance from WashingtonAvenue, providing visitors with long viewsto the Podium;

the formal parterre of the campus core anddormitory quadrangles defined by lawns, arigid system of rectilinear walkways, andgroves of pine trees;

the athletic complex and fields located in thesouthern one-half of the campus, offWestern Avenue; and

the wooded, undeveloped areas locatedalong the curvilinear loop road which encir-cles the campus core.

Pine groves planted in gravel beds adjacent tothe Podium, (originally intended as a greenbeltbetween the Podium and dormitory quadran-gles) suffer from damage caused by parkedcars and the effects of snow removal. Thischange in use has been both detrimental tothe health of the trees and the overall plan foropen space and pedestrian circulation.

The formal lawns which characterize the cer-emonial entrance are high maintenance land-scapes of monumental scale. The repetitivearchitectural style and absence of wayfindingelements in the landscape create a uniformityand lack of human scale that students, facul-ty, staff and visitors find disorienting andunattractive.

The interior of the raised Podium is a remark-able landscape which has aged well, butrequires high levels of expert maintenance.Small, container plantings are generally inpoor condition due to maintenance issues,species selection and lack of soil volume.However, two of the Universitys truly unique

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Uptown Campus Looking North West

Uptown Campus Looking East

landscapes are located at either end of thePodium: the larch-magnolia garden at thewest end and the pine-azalea garden at theeast end. Brutal, cold winds make thePodiums open spaces undesirable in wintermonths and the Lower Fountain Plaza with itscampanile is closed to pedestrian trafficthrough much of the academic year.

The athletic complex, to the south of thePodium, contains 14 athletic fields. Newlyrenovated fields have been fenced in order tomaintain safe, high quality fields, but theintroduction of chain link fencing has disrupt-ed long established patterns of non-pro-grammed use. The fencing is not buffered orscreened and provides a negative gatewayimage for the campus.

Indian Lake provides passive recreationalopportunities, wildlife and wetland habitats,and is one of several teaching landscapes.The lake is filling in due to sedimentation andwill require a long term management plan toremain an open water resource. The wood-lands west of Freedom Quad are anotherexceptional teaching landscape, providing adiversity of meadow and woodland habitatsnot dissimilar from Albanys native Pine Bushcommunity.

Informal trails are located throughout theundeveloped areas, but there is no biking orjogging loop which links the entire campus.Pedestrian "desire lines" crossing diagonallythrough formal lawns, suggest the need for anenhanced pedestrian circulation system link-ing passive and active recreational areas tothe campus core.


Peak hourly traffic volume data compiled for the vari-ous Uptown Campus access drives reveal thatapproximately 1,400 vehicles enter and 300 vehiclesexit the Uptown Campus during the morning peakhour, which generally occurs during the periodbetween 7 a.m. and 9 a.m. During the evening peakhour, approximately 1,200 vehicles enter and 1,600vehicles exit the campus. This peak hour generallyoccurs between 4:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m.

Primary access to the campus occurs at the accessdrives along Washington Avenue. These three drive-ways accommodate 62 percent of the peak hour traf-fic entering or leaving the campus. The access atWashington Avenue and University Drive West, whichis opposite the I-90 eastbound Exit 2 ramps, is themost-used access location, utilized by 30 percent ofthe vehicular access to the campus. The three cam-pus roadways to Fuller Road are used by 20 percentof the vehicles to access the campus, and 18 percentof the vehicular traffic accesses the campus fromWestern Avenue.

The connecting link roads between University Driveand Washington Avenue vary between 125-ft. and300-ft. in length. These distances limit the availablevehicle storage for queues that develop at the trafficsignals. These queues routinely exceed the storagecapacity during peak traffic hours, particularly at theWashington Avenue and University Drive West inter-section. Queued vehicles consequently extend intothe traveled way on University Drive, obstructing theinternal vehicular circulation. The proximity of theselink road intersections also confront motorists withmultiple points of vehicular turning and lane-weavingconflicts within short distances.

The intersection of Washington Avenue and the con-necting link to University Drive East also has capacitylimitations which are related to the significant left-turnvolumes entering the campus and right-turn volumesexiting the campus during peak hours. SEQRA mitiga-tion of a proposed office development on WashingtonAvenue has identified improvements at this intersec-tion to provide a center median for left-turns east-bound and westbound traffic. Another improvementat this intersection that would increase the capacityfor traffic accessing the campus is construction of aseparate right-turn lane on the connecting link

Traffic, Parking and Service Analysis

Traffic

The Uptown Campus of the University at Albany islocated in the southeast quadrant of the junction oftwo interstate expressways, I-87 and I-90, and theNew York State Thruway. Exit 2 of I-90 providesdirect access to the campus from only the eastbounddirection of I-90. The westbound Exit 2 connects toFuller Road northwest of the campus. The UptownCampus is bounded by two principal east/west arteri-als: Washington Avenue and US Route 20 (WesternAvenue). Fuller Road is a minor arterial which passesthrough part of the Uptown campus, but also formsthe western boundary for part of the UptownCampus.

Traffic circulation through the Uptown Campus is pro-vided by University Drive, which circumferences themain activity centers of the site. University Drive is atwo-lane roadway, with 12-ft. wide travel lanes. Thisroadway is curbed and there are no offsets betweenthe travel lane and the adjacent curb. These conditionsrelegate the use of the roadway virtually exclusively toautomobiles as there is not adequate pavement widthto designate space for alternative travel modes, suchas bicycles. The features of University Drive alsoimpair snow removal efforts due to the limited pave-ment width and curbs. Access between UniversityDrive and the adjacent roadway system is provided atseven locations, as follows:

Washington Avenue: University Drive EastCollins CircleUniversity Drive West

Western Avenue: University Drive

Fuller Road: CommissaryPlant AdministrationTricentennial Drive

Traffic volume data collected in 1996 on the campusroadways indicate that the volume of traffic onUniversity Drive West is 10,000 vehicles per day.Daily traffic volume on University Drive East is signifi-cantly lower, at 4,000 vehicles per day.

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approach to Washington Avenue.

The significant volume of traffic on UniversityDrive West has resulted in the development oftraffic congestion that is inconsistent with thefunctional expectations of an internal circulationroadway. Turning traffic at the various internalservice road and parking lot intersections withUniversity Drive also impede traffic flow. Onelocation of particular congestion is the intersectionof University Drive West, Tricentennial Drive andCenter Drive West. Center Drive West was origi-nally designed as a service roadway. However,over time, use of this roadway has been openedto general traffic accessing designated parkingwithin the Central Podium Area of the campus.The intersection of Center Drive West atUniversity Drive is offset approximately 75-ft.from the intersection of Tricentennial Drive. Thisconfiguration, along with sight distance limitationsdue to roadway alignment and building locations,further exacerbates the congested operations inthis area.

The southernmost access from University DriveWest to Fuller Road has been cited as being alocation where an inordinate number of vehicleaccidents occur. These incidents typically relateto left-turn vehicles entering and exiting the cam-pus. Fuller Road was originally designed as a two-lane road with 12-ft. travel lanes and 8-ft. shoul-ders. However, due to the traffic volume demandon this facility, it is currently used as a four-lanefacility, with 10-ft. wide travel lanes. Because ofabutting land use constraints, there is limitedopportunity for widening of this roadway toincrease the travel lane widths or to considerwidening for a center left-turn median. It is sug-gested that conditions at this intersection be stud-ied in greater detail to determine specific accidenttrends and to develop recommendations forimprovements and/or modification of the accesspattern at this location. One option that could beconsidered is restriction of specific turn move-ments or possibly redesignating this connection asa one way roadway (either entering or exiting).


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the Visitors parking lot at Collins Circle is also in directconflict with the significant pedestrian flow betweenthe Academic Podium and the Collins Circle bus stop.

Pedestrian access between the core Podium area, theperipheral parking lots and the outparcel campus build-ings also creates locations of significant vehicle-pedes-trian conflicts. In particular, pedestrian crossings ofUniversity Drive West at the access to the Colonialparking lot and at Tricentennial Drive are focal areas ofconflicting pedestrian and vehicle activities.

Parking

Parking facilities at the Uptown Campus currently pro-vide designated parking for 5,524 vehicles, includingfaculty, staff , students and visitors. There are 15parking lots on the University at Albany Campus, witha combined capacity of 4,315 spaces. In addition,there are 1,209 designated "on-street" parking spacesat various locations within the campus. These on-street spaces are located at Collins Circle and on theinternal roadways surrounding the Academic Podium.

Parking at the University is administered by the Officeof Parking Management. Four parking lots are desig-nated as open parking for anyone with a validUniversity at Albany parking permit. These lots aregenerally adjacent to the four residential quads and arenotated as such: Dutch Lot, Colonial Lot, Indian Lotand State Lot. Designated parking areas for facultyand staff are also provided within the Dutch Lot andState Lot. Additional parking for faculty and staff isavailable at Collins Circle. Priority parking is availablein the Dutch and Colonial Pay Lots which are allocat-ed to faculty, staff and students by lottery, and forwhich an additional permit fee is assessed. Specialpermits are also issued for medical, handicapped,occupational, and departmental reasons. Special per-mit parking is provided along the internal roadwayssurrounding the Academic Podium. An administrativelot, located at Collins Circle, provides parking for theOffice of The President and for each Vice President.Parking is also provided for specific use areas on thecampus including parking at the RACC, theCommissary, University Police/Office of ParkingManagement Facility and the Health Center.

Pedestrian Access and Circulation

The existing provisions for pedestrian access betweenthe Uptown Campus and the surrounding neighbor-hood is limited and discontinuous. There are no side-walks or other facilities for pedestrians alongWashington Avenue. Until recently, this has not beena critical concern as there were few destinations thatwere within reasonable walking distance along thisroadway. However, new and ongoing developmentalong Washington Avenue may induce demand forpedestrian accessibility in this corridor. As a partialresponse to address pedestrian activity alongWashington Avenue, pedestrian signals have beenprovided at two of the signalized intersections on thisside of the campus: 1) Washington Avenue andCollins Circle, and 2) Washington Avenue andUniversity Drive East. Although this feature providespedestrian actuated access to cross WashingtonAvenue, there are limited sidewalks or other amenitiesconducive to pedestrian travel.

Pedestrian facilities along Fuller Road are limited tosidewalk along the section between Western Avenueand the south campus access to University Drive.Pedestrian signals are provided at the signalized inter-section of Fuller Road and Tricentennial Drive to facil-itate pedestrians crossing Fuller Road between theFreedom Quad and the core Uptown Campus.However, there are no pedestrian connections fromthis point to other destinations along Fuller Road.

Western Avenue features a mix of residential andcommercial development. Sidewalks are provided insections of this corridor, but do not provide continu-ous pedestrian accessibility from the campus.

Internal pedestrian access on the Uptown Campus issimilarly discontinuous. Significant sections ofUniversity Drive have no provision for pedestrians. Asa response to increased need for parking, CarillonDrive and Center Drive have been designated by theUniversity to allow special permit parking. This hasresulted in these service roads being incorporated intothe general internal roadway circulation patterns ofvehicular traffic. The resultant vehicle-pedestrian con-flicts contribute to an overall denigration of the pedes-trian environment, especially between the residencequads and the Academic Podium. Vehicular access to

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lots, indicate that normal daily demand can generallybe accommodated. One exception is at the HealthCenter, where the parking lot was fully-occupiedthroughout the day.

Observations of the utilization of the two designatedvisitors parking lots show a significant disparity intheir use. Parking demand at the Collins Circle VisitorsLot consistently exceeded the available capacitythroughout the day. Some of the excess demand wasaccommodated by permitting vehicles to park on thepedestrian promenade between Collins Circle and thePodium. At the same time, the average utilization ofthe Campus Center Visitors Lot was 20 percent ofthe designated capacity. Reasons for this disparity ofuse may relate to the proximity of these parking areasto Visitor Activity Centers within the campus and alsoto the need for improved informational signing.

The parking utilization data was also reviewed to iden-tify the peak hourly parking demand to evaluate theoverall sufficiency of the existing parking supply.Table I-1 identifies the available capacity and peakhour parking demand for each of the Uptown Campusparking areas. Examination of the peak hourly utiliza-tion of each parking area indicates a peak demand ofapproximately 4,200 spaces. As noted previously,there are 5,524 designated parking spaces on the

Visitor parking at the Uptown Campus is provided attwo designated lots: Collins Circle and CampusCenter. These lots are attendant operated for whichan hourly fee is charged. Overflow parking of theCollins Circle lot is also permitted within the pedestri-an promenade between Collins Circle and the Podium.Alternative visitor parking is provided through the pur-chase of a temporary permit from the Office of ParkingManagement which are valid in the general open park-ing lots. On weekends, visitors are permitted to parkfree of charge in any legal space that is not otherwiserestricted.

The University at Albany Parking Management Officeissued approximately 10,000 parking permits for stu-dents and 3,000 permits for faculty and staff duringthe 1996-97 academic year. First year college stu-dents who reside in University Residence Halls are noteligible to receive a parking permit or park a vehicle oncampus.

A survey of parking utilization at the Uptown Campuswas conducted during the Fall 1996 semester.Observations of parking occupancies at the UptownCampus show that utilization of three of the four non-restricted parking areas (i.e., State, Colonial and Dutchlots) consistently exceeded 80 percent of the desig-nated capacity during normal daytime class hours. Infact, parking in undesignated areas of the Colonial Lotresulted in an occupancy rate in this lot that exceed-ed 100 percent of the capacity throughout the day.Conversely, the Indian Parking Lot was observed to besignificantly underutilized. The average occupancy ofthis lot was less than 30 percent. Observations of thefaculty and staff parking areas indicate that the park-ing at Collins Circle is fully-utilized, while the averageoccupancy at the Dutch and State faculty lots isapproximately 50 percent of the designated capacity.

The average parking occupancy in the Special Permitparking areas around the Academic Podium is approx-imately 75 percent of the designated capacity.However, those parking spaces located nearest thePodium appeared to be in greatest demand and it wascommon during the observation period to note vehi-cles circulating around the Podium to find the nearestavailable parking space.

Utilization of parking areas associated with specificuses, such as the Administrative and Commissary

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Table I-1Parking Utilization - Uptown Campus

Lot Name Total Spaces Peak Hour Parking Demand

Dutch Lot 1,146 1,068Colonial Lot 324 329Indian Lot 352 157State Lot 819 813Dutch Faculty / Staff 355 208State Faculty / Staff 321 151Dutch Pay Lot 173 108Colonial Pay Lot 127 91Campus Center Visitors Lot 140 28Administrative Lot 59 34Collins Circle Visitors Lot 75 75Commissary Lot 55 30Health Center Lot 49 51Collins Circle 60 56RACC Lot 320 84Podium Areas 1,149 901Total Parking Spaces 5,524 4,184

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Uptown Campus. Considering that some of theapparent reserve capacity is located in specialized-useareas, such as at the RACC and the Administrativelots, the current parking occupancies suggest that 80percent of the available parking for students, facul-ty/staff and visitors is utilized during the hour of peak demand. It may be concluded from this that there isan adequate supply of parking at the campus for thecurrent demand. However, as noted before, thedemand at some parking areas has been found tomeet or exceed the designated capacity while otherlots are significantly underutilized. This pattern is evenmore acute during the peak demand hour and sug-gests that some of the parking supply is functionallyill-suited, by its location and/or configuration, to theneeds of the University community and visitors.

It is also noted that a significant portion of the parkingsupply on the campus is provided along the roadwaysadjacent to the Podium area (i.e. Carillon Drive, CenterDrive and cross roads). More than 20 percent of thetotal parking supply (1,149 spaces) is provided alongthese roadways. Master Plan considerations for possi-ble restoration to pedestrian and service access useson some or all of these roadways would result in aconsiderable shortfall in the parking supply. The landrequirement to replace all of this parking in kind, isapproximately 7 acres.

The University has also been assuming a greater rolein hosting Intercollegiate and Community Events thatplace additional demands on the parking supply.Many of these events occur during non-class periodssuch that the existing overall supply can accommo-date the demand. However, the University lacks park-ing facilities capable of accommodating tour busesbringing visiting athletic teams or similar large groups.

Transit Services

Transit service to the Uptown Campus is provided bytwo bus systems--daytime campus operated systemand the evening/weekend local transportation author-ity system under contract with the University. Thiscombination of services generates a ridership ofapproximately 1 million passengers per year.

The daytime service (7:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m.) consists ofa fleet of University at Albany buses that provide


transportation between the Uptown Campus; Freedom Quad, CESTM and the Art Annex facility on Railroad Avenue; the Downtown Campus (Alumni Quad and the Draper Complex); Eagle Street (the Empire State Plaza) in downtown Albany and the School of Public Health at the Health Sciences Campus. This bus fleet is comprised of utilitarian, "school bus"-style vehicles.

The "mainline" (Alumni and Wellington Routes) busservice leaves the Uptown Campus at Collins Circleand circulates to the Downtown Campus viaWashington Avenue, headways vary from every 5minutes to 15 minutes. Return service is provided tothe Uptown Campus via Western Avenue. Bus stopswithin the Uptown Campus are located at the RACC,Tricentennial Drive and Collins Circle.

The Fuller Rd. Shuttle provides M-F daytime servicebetween Collins Circle and University facilities alongFuller Rd. including Freedom Residential Quad,CESTM and the Art Annex on Railroad Avenue.Headways vary from 20 minutes to 45 minutes.

The All-Campus Shuttle operates 7 days per weekincluding weekend days and every evening, providingservice to Freedom Quad, Tricentennial Drive, CollinsCircle, Indian Quad, Dutch Quad, the Social ScienceBike Room and the RACC. Headways vary from 20minutes to 45 minutes.

The School of Public Health Shuttle runs 7 day perweek (days and evenings) every 45 minutes fromDraper Hall at the Downtown Campus.

Evening (6:30 p.m.-1:00 a.m.) & weekend (all day)services are provided "free" with a valid University IDcard on CDTA routes 10, 11, 12 and 17. These routesmimic the "mainline" University operated service thatoperates along the Washington and Western Avenuecorridors. Headways vary from 20 minutes to 30 min-utes. The routes 10, 12, and 17 also give our stu-dents access to local malls including Crossgates,Colonie Center, Stuyvesant Plaza, and CrossgatesCommons.

In the spring of 1996, the University installed cardaccess readers on all University Buses thus allowingusers to swipe their ID card to determine if they have


access to the buses. All part-time and full time under-graduate and graduate students (without assistant-ships) have "free" access to the bus because theypaid the full Transportation Fee. Faculty, Staff andgraduate students with assistantships may purchaseall-you-can-ride bus access for $70.00 per semester.Access to the specified CDTA routes on evenings andweekends is free with a valid University ID card.Faculty/Staff and visitors may also access the bus bypaying $1.00 per ride.

Sentiments expressed during campus interviews sug-gest that the University at Albany schedule may bepoorly coordinated with student class schedules andthat the weekend and evening service may be inade-quate (Note: Since these interviews took place theevening and weekend CDTA schedules were revisedand service was added to alleviate many of the stu-dents concerns related to inadequate weekend serviceand the mismatch of evening service vis--vis classschedules). Other comments were made that the busshelters be revitalized to enhance their use. (Note:Since these interviews took place the University hasreplaced the Collins Circle and Tricentennial shelters,added a shelter at the RACC and rehabilitated theShelters at Alumni Quad and Draper). Geometric con-ditions at the RACC Circle which impede bus accessi-bility were also noted.

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Bus Drop-Off - Uptown Campus


Utilities Analysis

A. Heating And Cooling Systems

The Central plant provides high temperature hotwater (HTHW) for heating and chilled water (CW)for cooling to the various buildings on the cam-pus. The following is a brief description of themajor plant equipment and systems.

A.1 Heating SystemThere are four existing HTHW boilers with thecharacteristics listed in the accompanying table.

Heating Plant Condition

Visual assessment of the equipment and pipingand the information provided by the maintenancepersonnel revealed that, in general, the BoilerRoom equipment is in fair to poor condition, andthat repair work should be provided.

The systems conditions are summarized in theaccompanying table.

A.2 Chilled Water System

The chilled water system consists of two (2)1000 ton absorption chillers (Nos. 1 & 2) whichwere originally installed in 1964 and manufac-tured by the Train Company (Model No. A 9 BB),as well as three (3) 1000 ton centrifugal chillers(Nos. 3, 4 & 5) which were installed in 1986 andmanufactured by the Trane Company, (ModelCVHE-100).

Visual assessment of the equipment and pipingand the information provided by the maintenancepersonnel revealed that, in general, the ChilledWater Plant equipment is in fair condition, andthat repair work should be provided, especially tothe absorption chillers.

The system conditions are summarized in theaccompanying table.

Information Item Boiler #1 Boiler #2 Boiler #3 Boiler #4

Installation Date 1964 1964 1964 1970

Boiler ManufacturerThe International Boiler Work Co.

The International Boiler Work Co.



Model LFW 32.5 LFW 32.5 LFW 32.5 TJWC 1008

Total Sq. Ft. 6500 6500 6500 10087

Capacity BTU/HR 65,000,000 65,000,000 65,000,000 100,000,000

Fuel Type Natural Gas/Oil #6 Natural Gas/Oil #6 Natural Gas/Oil #6 Natural Gas/Oil #6

Fuel CFH/GPM 87,000/566 87,000/566 87,000/566 133,000/871

Burner Installation Date 1964 1964 1964 1970

No. SYSTEM ELEMENT E G F P I COMMENTS1 BOILERS NO. 1, 2 X X Tubes and refractory are destroyed2 BOILER NO. 3 X Tubes are destroyed3 BOILER NO. 4 X4 BURNERS X X Can not meet emission standards5 HTHW CIRCULATING PUMP NO. 1 X Required bearings changing6 HTHW CIRCULATING PUMPS NO. 2, 3, 4 X7 OIL PUMPS X8 OIL TANKS X9 OIL TANK HEAT EXCHANGERS X10 SECONDARY WATER TO OIL HEAT EXCHANGER X X Oil is leaking to water side of the heat exchanger11 DRAIN PIPING TO THE BLOWDOWN TANK X12 OTHER EQUIPMENT X13 PIPING X

E= Excellent G= Good F= Fair P= Poor I= Improvements may be required

No. SYSTEM ELEMENT E G F P I COMMENTS1 Absorption Chillers No. 1 & 2 X Note 12 Centrifugal Chillers No. 3,4,5 X

3Chilled Water Circulating Pumps No. 1, 2, 3, 4 X

4Chilled Water Circulating Pump No. 5 X Note 1

5 Redwood Cooling Tower X Note 16 Stainless Steel Cooling Tower X

7Condensing Water Circulating Pumps CWP 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 & 6 X

E=Excellent G=Good F=Fair P=Poor I=Improvements may be requiredNote 1: SUCF may want to include chiller/pump/tower repairs in scope of Project 01827

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B. HTHW And CW Distribution Systems

The campus wide CW and HTHW distribution sys-tems are fed from the Power Plant. Two (2) 12inch HTHW lines and two (2) 18 inch CW linesfeed the tunnel system which serves the variousbuildings on campus.

Visual assessment of the distribution system pip-ing and the information provided by the mainte-nance personnel revealed that, in general, the sys-tem is in fair condition, and that work should beprovided, especially for the HTHW piping.

The system's condition is summarized in theaccompanying table.

C. Water Supply System

The site water distribution system of the UptownCampus is a multi-loop piping network supplyingwater to the domestic and fire protection needs ofall buildings and equipped with site fire hydrantsfor outside fire protection. The main loop pipingis 12 inches in diameter, the secondary loops are8 inches in diameter. There is a huge (approxi-mately 311,000 gallon capacity) water towerlocated at the center of the Academic Podium.

The site distribution piping is connected by two(2) 12 inch water services to the city municipalwater supply system. One of the services is con-nected directly to the 20 inch street water mainlocated on Washington Avenue, at the north sideof the campus. The other service enters the sitefrom the east and is connected to the OGS (Officeof General Services) site system.

The system's condition is summarized in theaccompanying table and recommendations forwork on the water service for the WashingtonAvenue service as well as the water tower interi-or are indicated.

No. SYSTEM ELEMENT E G F P I COMMENTS

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HIGH TEMPERATURE WATER PIPING

X X

Insulation, valves and pumps are at the end of their useful life.Differential pressure control is required. The undergroundRickwell HTHW piping between the Heating Plant main pipetunnel and the Infirmary failed 20 years ago and was replacedwith a boiler.

2CHILLED WATER PIPING

XCW piping, pumps and control changes are anticipated as aresult of the study noted above (see HTHW).

3ENERGY MANAGEMENT

XApproximately 50% of the campus buildings are not centrallymonitored.



1 SERVICE FROM OGS X

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SERVICE FROM WASHINGTON AVE.

X X

The service lacks the backflow preventer required bycode. Pressure is subject to significant fluctuations. Meteris 30 years old and should be replaced.

3WATER TOWER

X XRestoration of the tank inside protective coating isrequired.

4 SITE PIPING X

5OVERALL CONDITION X


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D. Sanitary Sewerage System

Sanitary flow from campus buildings is collectedby a site gravity sanitary sewerage system whichconsists of (2) two individual subsystems. TheWashington Avenue sanitary sewer subsystemserves buildings located in the northern section ofthe campus and discharges the flow into theWashington Avenue city sewer. The WesternAvenue sanitary sewer subsystem serves build-ings located in the southern section of the cam-pus and outlets into the Western Avenue citysewer. The original sanitary sewer system wasconstructed in mid 1960's. The sewerage systemis constructed from reinforced concrete andcement pipes. Sanitary sewer pipe diametersrange from 6 to 12 inches. Total length of thesanitary sewer system is about 3.5 miles. Totalnumber of sanitary manholes is about 100 units.

The system's condition is summarized in theaccompanying table. As indicated, improvementsto the Western Avenue Subsystem, the lift pump-ing station and the overall system may berequired.



1WASHINGTON AVE. SUBSYSTEM X

2WESTERN AVE. SUBSYSTEM X X

Approx. 1,500 feet of pipe are damaged by tree roots. Lines are undersized and old.

3LIFT PUMPING STATION X X

Station requires updating.

4OVERALL CONDITION X X



E. Storm Sewerage System

Storm flow from campus buildings' roofs, roads,parking lots, sport fields and other open areas is col-lected by a site gravity storm sewerage system, con-sisting of eight major individual subsystems, and cov-ering a total area of about 280 acres. Each stormsewerage subsystem has its own outlet point intoeither the Albany City sewer system or an on-sitepond. Three of the storm sewer subsystems dis-charge the flow into the city sewers. Five subsys-tems outlet into the on-site pond located in theSouth-East section of the campus. The original stormsewer system was constructed in mid 1960's. Thesewerage system is constructed from reinforced con-crete pipes. Storm sewer pipe diameters range from15 to 48 inches. Total length of the storm sewersystem is about 9.4 miles. Total number of drainageaccess structures is about 360 units.

Based on the information provided by the campusmaintenance personnel the site storm sewerage sys-tem is in good physical condition. The only stormsewer system deficiency that was identified based onthe interviews with the campus maintenance staffand PB engineering evaluation is a tree root problem.

The system's condition is summarized in the accom-panying table.

F. Natural Gas And Fuel Oil Systems

Based on the utility bills for the last five years, maxi-mum gas demand of the campus is estimated at180,000 to 200,000 CFH, with 80 to 90% of thisload attributable to the Central Heating Plant. Due tothe fact that the supply gas is high pressure, the sys-tem's capacity is adequate. Operation of both gasand fuel oil systems does not cause any complaintsfrom the maintenance personnel. There is no recordof excessive frequency of repairs or requirements forexcessive maintenance efforts. This permits us toconclude that the systems are in good overall phys-ical and operating condition.

The system's condition is summarized in theaccompanying table.


1SUBSYSTEM NO. 1 X X *

2SUBSYSTEM NO. 2 X X * Approx. 200 feet of pipe are damaged by tree roots.

3SUBSYSTEM NO. 3 X X

4SUBSYSTEM NO. 4 X X X * Approx. 400 feet of pipe are damaged by tree roots.

5SUBSYSTEM NO. 5 X X * Insufficient capacity

6SUBSYSTEM NO. 6 X X

* Approx. 250 feet of pipe are damaged by tree roots. Insufficient capacity.



9OVERALL CONDITION X X *

E= Excellent G= Good F= Fair P= Poor I= Improvements may be required* System is 30 years old and has leaking joints throughout, causing frequent sink-holes.


1OVERALL SITE GAS SYSTEM CONDITION X

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OVERALL SITE FUEL OIL SYSTEM CONDITION X



G. Power Distribution System

G.1 Main Substation

Electrical service to the campus is provided fromthe OGS Substation. The incoming 115 kV ser-vice voltage from Niagara Mohawk is transformedto the distribution level of 13,800 volts by meansof three (3) power transformers. Three (3) feed-ers, identified as N1, N2, and E1, originate fromthe switchgear lineup and feed the campus via anunderground ductbank system.

G.2 Site Distribution

Each of the three campus feeders consists of onethree-conductor (3/C), 350 kcmil, 15 kV, oil-filled,lead-covered cable. These feeders terminate inmedium voltage incoming service switchgearlocated in each building as listed in the accompa-nying table.

BUILDING IDENTIFICATION FEEDER N1 FEEDER N2 FEEDER E1Infirmary X XDormitory #3 X XDormitory #1 X XHealth & Physical Education X XDormitory #2 X XDormitory #4 X XService Building X XSocial Science X XHumanities X XLibrary X XEducation X XLecture Hall X XStudent Facility X XPhysics X XChemistry X XBiological X XPower Plant X XCommissary Building X XService Building X XLinear Accelerator X XEarth Science X XTheater X XFine Arts X XAdministration Computer Center X XBusiness Administration X XFreedom Quad Complex X XCenter for Envir. Science & Tech. Mgmt. X XNew Library (near future) X X


G.3 System Conditions

In general, the overall condition of the power dis-tribution system is poor and in need of replace-ment.


H. Lighting System

H.1 System Conditions

Campus site illumination is provided by means ofhigh pressure sodium (HPS) type luminairesmounted on poles.


In general, the overall condition of the lightingsystem is poor and in need of replacement orrepair.

NO. SYSTEM ELEMENT E G F P I COMMENTS

1 DUCTBANK X

2 MANHOLES X

3 FEEDER CABLES XFEEDER CABLES ARE AT IMMINENT RISK OF FAILURE AND MUST BE REPLACED.

4INCOMING SERVICE SWITCHGEAR X

5 OVERALL CONDITION X

E = Excellent G = Good F = Fair P = Poor I = Improvements may be required

NO. SYSTEM ELEMENT E G F P I COMMENTS

1 25 FOOT POLES XSELECTED POLES ARE BADLY CORRODED AND NEED REPLACEMENT

2FREQUENCY GENERATOR X

3SIMPLEX 2350 MASTER TIME SYSTEM X

LIGHTING CONTACTOR PANELS ARE OLD AND REQUIRE SERVICE OR REPLACEMENT

4 LUMINAIRES X5 OVERALL CONDITION X



I. Fire Alarm System

I.1 System Conditions

The system is old and past its useful lifeexpectancy. Though functionally operational,repair and maintenance is difficult because thereare no spare parts available.


The overall condition of the Fire Alarm system ispoor and in need of replacement.


1 LOCAL TRANSMITTERS X

2FIRE ALARM PANELS (c.s.s.) X

3ANNUNCIATOR PANEL (c.s.s.) X

4WIRELESS TRANSMITTER (c.s.s.) X

5ALARM SYSTEM,INC. PANEL (c.s.s.) X

6 UPS/BATTERIES (c.s.s.) X

7SIGNALING TRANSFORMER (c.s.s.) X

8 BELL (c.s.s.) X

9DIGITIZE ALARM RECEIVING PANEL (c.s.s.) X

All systems should be integrated into a single monitoring/supervisory station.

10INTERCONNECTING WIRING X

The entire system should be upgraded to fiber optics.

E = Excellent G= Good F = Fair P = Poor I= Improvements may be requiredc.s.s. - Indicates component is part of the Control Supervisory Station


Summary of Major Uptown Non-Residential Building Characteristics Podium

Name No. Floors NSF GSFSocial Science Building 26 3 & Basement 71,704 105,708Business Administration 27 3 & Basement 56,573 98,595Administration Building 28 3 & Basement 40,897 75,888Fine Arts Building 29 3 & Basement 39,514 68,991Earth Science Building 30 3 & Basement 57,395 96,692Biology Building 31 3 & Basement 70,493 117,846Chemistry Building 32 3 & Basement 62,140 105,708Physics Building 33 3 & Basement 36,705 61,079Campus Building 34 3 & Basement 85,165 150,884Campus Center Addition 34A 1 & Basement 63,887 83,592Education Building 35 3 & Basement 32,431 61,497Humanities Building 36 3 & Basement 54,568 101,946Library 37 3 & Basement 205,044 291,291Lecture Center 38 Basement & Sub-basement 107,290 241,794Performing Arts Center 39 3 & Basement 69,188 127,397Computer Center 56 Basement 9,430 22,041

1,062,424 1,810,949

Off - Podium

Public Safety Building 14 1 3,490 5,726Linear Accelerator 15 1 Below Grade 8,910 12,810Commissary 17 2 25,320 34,074Power Plant Building 18 3 & Basement 1,579 105,708Service Building 19 2 & Basement 15,926 20,206Health Center 25 2 & Basement 16,909 28,623Physical Education 55 3 & Basement 101,594 148,125Alumni House 57 2 7,630 10,830Warehouse 101 1 25,006 24,600Recreation & Convocation 105 2 & 2 Basements 77,300 131,728

283,664 522,430

Buildings' Characteristics and Evaluation

Each building on the Uptown and DowntownCampuses was evaluated in terms of both itscondition and its adaptability to its presentand its future potential uses. The accompa-nying table, "Summary of Major Uptown Non-Residential Building Characteristics", lists thenumber of floors and the areas of each of themajor buildings (non-residential) on theUptown Campus. The table, Summary ofUptown Campus Building Condition Survey,indicates the condition of all the major non-residential buildings in terms of their; walls,roof, floors, windows, doors, finishes andceilings.

Summary of Uptown Campus BuildingsConditions Survey:

Introduction

This chart summarizes the Buildings ConditionsSurvey for the academic buildings of UptownCampus. It shows the following problem areasare typical throughout: 1. The windows, whilein good condition, need to be replacedbecause they are single pane and do not meetthe Energy Code. 2. The doors, while also ingood condition, do not meet ADA standards.3. Rooms and corridors which have exposedceilings are in good condition; while thosewith acoustical ceilings are often fair or poor.4. Floor tile in classrooms is generally fair topoor, while in corridors, it is in good condition.In addition, many exterior areas subjected tothe elements, such as exterior stairs and thecurtain walls of the sunken courtyards, aredeteriorating and in need of repair.

On the other hand, the following items are inrelatively good condition: exterior walls, roofs(except for localized leaking), interior stairs,terrazzo floors, and interior wall finishes,which generally just require painting.

SUMMARY OF UPTOWN CAMPUS BUILDING CONDITION SURVEY

Building Walls Roof Floors Windows Doors Finishes Ceilings Exceptions & Comments

Social Science (26) G G FX1 GX G2 1-Corridor: G 2-Corridors: FBusiness Admin. (27) G G G1 GX GX G GX 1-Classroom: F/P 2-Corridors: FAdministration (28) G G G1 GX GX G GX1 1-Corridor: FFine Arts (29) G G FX1 GX GX G2 GX3 1-Museum: G 2-Studio: P 3-Corridors: FEarth Science (30) G G FX1 GX GX G F2 1-Corridor: G 2-Exposed Ceilings:GBiology (31) G G FX1 GX GX G PX2 1-Corridor: G 2-Exposed Ceilings:GChemistry (32) G G FX1 GX GX G2 F3 1-Corridor:G, Labs:P 2-Basement: F 3-Labs: P part of 2nd Fl: GPhysics (33) G G FX1 GX GX G2 1-Corridor: G 2-Corridors: FCampus Center (34) G G FX1 GX GX G2 F3 1-Corridor:G/F Labs:P2-Stairs: F/P Bsmt.:F/P3-Offices: F/PEducation (35) G G G1 GX GX G FX2 1-Classroom: F 2-Corridors: FHumanities (36) G G FX GX GX G1 F2 1-Stairs need Paint 2-Exposed Ceilings:GLibrary (37) G F1 PX GX FX G GX2 1-Carpeting:P 1stFl=+Bsmt.:G VCT:F 2-Ceiling Tiles:PLecture Center (38) G F F G GX G G1 1-Some LeakagePerforming Arts (39) G F G1 GX GX FX2 G3 1-Theatres: X 2-Theater Stg.: X 3-Theaters: X some Leakage Campus Ctr. Add. (34A) G G E G G G F1 1-Denting & Caps in metal ceilingsComputer Center (56) G F G N.A. GX G FXPhysical Education (55) G G FX1 GX GX G FX 1-Terazzo Lobbies GoodRecreation/Convocation (105) G G G G G G G

KEY: E-Excellent G-Good F-Fair P-Poor X-Improvements Recommended N.A.- Not Applicable



SUMMARY OF UPTOWN CAMPUS BUILDING ADAPTABILITY SURVEY

Present Use: Future Use:

Building

Classrooms Labs Res. Off. Supp. Resid. Other Classrooms Labs Res. Off. Supp. Resid. Other

Comments:Social Science (26) G G G F1 F G F P 1-For soft labs onlyBusiness Admin. (27) G G G F1 F G F P 1-For soft labs onlyAdministration (28) G F F1 F G F P G2 1-For soft labs onlyFine Arts (29) G G G2 F F1 F G F P G2 1-For soft labs only 2- Exhibitions/StudioEarth Science (30) G F G G G1 F G F P 1-For soft labs onlyBiology (31) G F G G G1 F G F P 1-For soft labs onlyChemistry (32) G F G G G1 F G F P 1-For soft labs onlyPhysics (33) G G G G G1 F G F P G1 1-For soft labs onlyCampus Center (34) G G G G1 G G1 P G F P 1-Kitchen, Dining, Mtg.Rooms, LoungesHumanities (36) G G G F1 F G F P G2 1-For soft labs onlyLibrary (37) G G G1 G F1 F G F P G1 1-For soft labs only 2-Reading Rm.StacksLecture Center (38) G G1 G2 F1 G2 F G P G1 1- Lecture Halls 2-Only floor leveledPerforming Arts (39) G G G1 G P P G G X G1 1-Theaters, Practice Rooms, WorkshopsCampus Ctr. Add. (34A) G G1 G F1 F F G P G1 1-Stores, Dining Rooms, KitchenComputer Center (56) G G G1 F F2 F G G X G1 1- Computer Rooms 2-For soft labs onlyPhysical Education (55) G G G1 F F F G G X G1 1-Gymnasium, Pool, & other sports usesRecreation/ Convocation (105) G G G1 G F F G G X G1 1-Gymnasium, Courts & Assemble uses

KEY E-Excellent G-Good F-Fair P-Poor X-Not Possible

Mechanical Electrical and Plumbing SystemsEvaluation

The existing Mechanical Systems (Heating,Ventilating and Air Conditioning Systems)consist of High Temperature Hot Water heatexchangers, Perimeter Heating, Heating andVentilating units, Dual Duct Air ConditioningUnits, Dual Duct Terminal Boxes, AirDistribution Systems, Pneumatic Controls andFume Hood Exhaust Systems. The majority ofthe ventilation and air conditioning systemsare inadequate for the present occupancies.Much of the mechanical equipment hasexceeded its useful life of operation andrequires replacement.

The power distribution system consists of aprimary transformer, main disconnect switchand main distribution board. Each buildingsservice is provided by one normal and oneemergency power HV feeder which terminateat HV disconnect switches inside the build-ings electric service room. The primary trans-former and main distribution boards are alsolocated inside the electric service room. Mostof the transformers are "PCB" type with theexception of few buildings where these trans-formers are replaced by dry type transform-ers. The main distribution board is rated at120/208V-3 phase, 4 wire system.

The main distribution board feeds the lightingand power panels. Lighting panels are locat-ed in the electrical closet of each floor. Thesepanel boards feed the lighting and recepta-cles. Power panels are located in the base-ment in mechanical rooms and electric servicerooms which feed the HVAC and Plumbingequipment.

The existing Plumbing Systems consist ofSanitary, Storm, Domestic Cold and HotWater services, Laboratory services andPlumbing Fixtures. None of the buildings haveRPZs in the cold water mains. Domestic HotWater generating systems have exceededtheir useful life of operation. All otherPlumbing systems are in fair condition.

Finally, the table Summary of UptownCampus Building Adaptability Survey indi-cates their adaptability for a variety of presentand future uses including; classrooms, labs,research, offices, support, residential andother.

A more complete account of all the buildings'conditions and adaptability ratings is given inthe Master Plan's Phase I, "Goals andObjectives Workpaper".



Opportunities and Constraints

The purpose of the site analysis is to gain anunderstanding of those characteristics of thesite and its present development that aremost likely to affect the various scenarios thatwill be explored in developing the Master Plan.

A Lack of Continuity

The campus lacks continuity within its ownbounds because it is divided in two by FullerRoad, the residential development west ofFuller Road and the cemeteries located oneither side of Fuller Road.

In a larger context, the University lacks conti-nuity with its neighbors. First, most of theUniversity's buildings are set far back fromthe surrounding streets. Second, there are novehicular or pedestrian connections betweenthe University and its immediate institutional,residential or commercial neighbors to theeast and south. Finally, the siting of most ofthe buildings on a raised podium on highground gives the campus a sense of aloofnessthat separates it from the surrounding com-munity.

No Clear Campus Entry

It is confusing for first-time visitors to find theirway around the campus. The difficulty is causedby: A lack of signage

No appropriate landmarks to identify specialplaces or arrival points

The architecture connecting all the buildingson the Podium with a colonnade so that theyappear as one building which looks much thesame from all four sides.

It appears that the central entrance to thePerimeter Road from Washington Avenue wasmeant to be the ceremonial entrance to thecampus, but it does not work well, at present,for the following reasons:

The traffic circle has such a large circumfer-ence that the first time visitor does not realizeit is a drop-off

The Podium colonnade has no breaks in it toindicate "entry"

The point of tangency of the traffic circleserving the Podium is too far away from thePodium.

The fact that the circle does not work well asan entry point now, however, does not pre-clude the use of the circle, or some variationof it, as an entry motif in the future.

The Lake and its Surroundings

The lake and the hilly, wooded area adjacentto it were mentioned frequently during theinterviews as one of the nicest areas on theCampus. This area is used for teaching and isa pleasant place to walk or sit. Developmentshould not be allowed to infringe on this area,and it is a good candidate for any naturalrestoration that it might require.


DOWNTOWN CAMPUS

Sites Characteristics and Landscape Analysis

The Downtown Campus consists of twomajor sites, bounded by Washington Avenue,OLeary Boulevard, Western Avenue andRobin Street. The eastern portion of the cam-pus is anchored by Rockefeller College. Thecollege is a collection of interconnected tradi-tional style buildings, occupying a single cityblock parcel. The western portion of the cam-pus is anchored by Alumni Quad, which iscomposed of five major structures arranged ina typical collegiate residential quadrangle. The1500 feet between the Rockefeller CollegeCampus and Alumni Quad is occupied by asection of Albanys mid-town residentialneighborhood.

The residential components of the UptownCampus and the Downtown Campus areaddressed differently in this report. Whereasthe Uptown Campus Quads are fully utilizedfor residential uses, Alumni Quad offers

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