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Page 1: SENIOR THESIS SPRING 2005 · Mechanical / Electrical Design Engineer: Bard, Rao + Athanas (BR+A) Project Engineer – Dave Fallon Electrical Engineer – Mike Fahey Plumbing / Fire

SENIOR THESIS SPRING 2005

SCHOOL OF FOREST RESOURCES BUILDING

PENN STATE UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY PARK, PA

BRIAN HORN

ARCHITECTURAL ENGINEERING CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT OPTION

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SCHOOL OF FOREST RESOURCESSCHOOL OF FOREST RESOURCESPenn State UniversityPenn State University

BRIAN HORNConstruction Management Option

http://www.arche.psu.edu/thesis/2005/brh159

University Park, PAUniversity Park, PA

PROJECT TEAM:PROJECT TEAM:

ELECTRICAL:ELECTRICAL:

MECHANICAL:MECHANICAL:STRUCTURAL:STRUCTURAL:

ARCHITECTURAL:ARCHITECTURAL:

PROJECT OVERVIEW:PROJECT OVERVIEW:Size: 92,000 square feetCost: $27,000,000Construction: August 2004 – Spring 2006Delivery Method: CM Agency

Owner: The Pennsylvania State UniversityArchitect: Bower Lewis ThrowerCM: Gilbane Building CompanyMEP Engineer: Bard, Rao, + AthanasStructural Engineer: Gannett Fleming

Basic LEED CertificationBrick façade on both wingsGlass curtain wall cladding on atriumPrimarily laboratory and office space153 seat auditorium

Four story structural steel frameDrilled pipe pile foundation systemBasement under Bigler wingSlab on grade for Meadow wing

Two mechanical penthouses on roofThree main air handling unitsConnected to campus steam systemSpecialized exhaust equipment for labs

(3) 12.47 kV feeders to transformerPSU to provide exterior transformer2000A / 480 V main switchgear(1) 5kV emergency power supply

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Penn State School of Forest Resources University Park, PA

Table of Contents

Executive Summary .................................................................................................... 1 Project Background .................................................................................................... 2 Organizational Chart .................................................................................. 3 Project Directory ......................................................................................... 4 Building Systems Summary ....................................................................... 5 Local Conditions ......................................................................................... 8 Client Information ...................................................................................... 9 Design Coordination ................................................................................ 10 Existing Conditions ................................................................................................... 11 Schedule Summary .................................................................................. 11 Estimate Summary ................................................................................... 28 Site Layout Planning ................................................................................ 33 Analysis 1 .................................................................................................................... 34 LEED Analysis of Laboratory Buildings Analysis 2 .................................................................................................................... 43 Variable Air Volume vs. Constant Volume for Laboratories Analysis 3 .................................................................................................................... 49 Immersive Virtual Modeling for MEP Coordination Conclusion and Recommendations.................................................................... 59 Appendix A .................................................................................................................. 61 Life Cycle Cost Analysis Appendix B .................................................................................................................. 64 Immersive Environments Lab Survey Appendix C .................................................................................................................. 67 References Acknowledgments .................................................................................................... 69

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Penn State School of Forest Resources University Park, PA

E X E C U T I V E

S U MMA R Y

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Penn State School of Forest Resources University Park, PA

Brian Horn Spring 2005

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Construction ManagementPenn State AE

Executive Summary

The intent of this thesis is to examine design and construction issues

associated with laboratory buildings. Designing and constructing a LEED (Leadership

in Energy and Environmental Design) certified building is not only good for the

environment, but it can save the owner money over the life of the building.

Laboratories inherently use larger amounts of energy making it more difficult to

obtain a LEED certification. One way to save energy and work towards a LEED

certification is to utilize a Variable Air Volume (VAV) system, but again laboratories

pose some unique mechanical system problems that must be addressed. The many

systems mechanical, electrical and plumbing systems needed for a laboratory space,

especially when using advanced systems such as VAV, require careful coordination.

This time consuming process can be eased by utilizing an immersive virtual model.

Analyzing the LEED potential for the Forest Resources building showed that

the initial design goal of a LEED certification is a good start, but the building has

potential to achieve higher levels of LEED certification. Laboratory spaces have high

mechanical and electrical loads due to the large amounts of equipment. Reducing

the energy usage for the labs is one of the keys to achieving a high LEED certification.

In order to reduce energy costs associated with heating and cooling a VAV

system could be utilized. Designing and installing a VAV system for a laboratory

requires special arrangements to ensure that a safe exhaust air flow is maintained as

well as a proper supply air flow to maintain negative room pressure. In practice, VAV

systems can save upwards of 20% on energy costs for laboratory spaces. With the

reduced energy costs and only a slight increase in initial cost and maintenance costs,

VAV systems have a lower life-cycle cost compared to a constant volume system.

Using an immersive virtual model for MEP coordination can reduce the time

needed for coordination and allow the installation to progress quickly and

uninterrupted. Collisions among systems can easily be seen before installation

begins. All industry professionals surveyed agree that the immersive model would be

beneficial to use on an MEP intensive project.

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Penn State School of Forest Resources University Park, PA

P R O J E C T

B A C K G R O U N D

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Penn State School of Forest Resources University Park, PA

Brian Horn Spring 2005

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Construction ManagementPenn State AE

Project Background

This thesis takes an in depth look at the Penn State University School of

Forest Resources Building in University Park, PA. This brand new 92,000 S.F. facility

will bring the educational and administrative aspects of the School under one roof.

The project is funded by the PA Department of General Services with construction

costs estimated at almost $22,000,000. Because the project is state funded,

certain contractual arrangements were required. The most interesting of these being

a CM Agency with 15 prime contractors. DGS began to look for an architect in April of

2002 and the project is scheduled to be completed in December 2005. The Forest

Resources building is part of the East Sub-Campus development which includes the

construction of five new buildings. The Forest Resources building will attempt to

receive a basic LEED certification.

The Penn State School of Forest Resources Building is being delivered as a

design-bid-build with some interesting contract relationships because it is funded by

the PA Department of General Services (DGS). DGS hired an architect, Bower, Lewis

Thrower Architects, to design the building. The architect’s contract states that they

receive a fixed percentage of the final construction costs of the building. They were

paid initially based on a preliminary estimate, but their fee will need to be adjusted

once actual construction costs are known. The Pennsylvania State University (PSU),

as the owner, holds all contracts with the prime contractors. There are fifteen primes

for this project. These are all lump sum contracts, which were issued to the low

bidders in a public bid. Penn State has also hired Gilbane Building Company as the

Construction Management Agency. Gilbane receives a cost plus fee contract. The

cost of their services is a guaranteed price, however, so if Gilbane goes over budget

for their services, it will cut into the profit. This arrangement was chosen mainly to

meet the regulations of DGS and to satisfy the needs of Penn State. In DGS projects

it is standard for the state to hold the design contract and for multiple prime

contractors to be used. Penn State chose to hire Gilbane as an agency rather than a

CM at risk because had they chosen an at risk arrangement, the bid for the CM would

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Construction ManagementPenn State AE

have been an open bid. Because of DGS regulations, Penn State would have had to

accept the low bidder as CM at risk, but PSU wanted to receive proposals from a

select few CM firms. This was only possible by making them a CM Agency. The

following is an organizational chart for the project and a project directory listing key

contacts appears on the following page.

LEGEND: Contract Between Parties Key Communication Lines

Owner The Pennsylvania State University

Owner PA Department of General Services

CM Agency Gilbane Building Company

Structural / Civil Engineer Gannett Fleming

Mech. / Elec. Engineer Bard, Rao, + Athanas

Fifteen Prime Trade Contractors

Architect Bower Lewis Thrower Architects

Telecom / AV / Acoustics Cerami & Associates

Landscape Architect Lager Raabe Skafte Landscape

Architects

School of Forest Resources Building Project Organizational Chart

Percent Fee

Lump Sum

Negotiated Fee

Lump Sum

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Construction ManagementPenn State AE

School of Forest Resources Project Directory Owner: The Pennsylvania State University (PSU) DGS Liaison – Richard Tennent Project Manager – Richard Riccardo Contract Administrator – Bernadine Harrity Construction Manager: Gilbane Building Company (GBCo) Project Executive – John Denning Sr. Project Manager – Motaz Alkaysi Project Engineer – Chris Figler Architect: Bower Lewis Thrower Architects (BLTA) Project Architect – Kevin Aires Mechanical / Electrical Design Engineer: Bard, Rao + Athanas (BR+A) Project Engineer – Dave Fallon Electrical Engineer – Mike Fahey Plumbing / Fire Protection Engineer – Ronald Howie HVAC Engineer – Ed Marchand Structural / Civil Design Engineer: Gannett Fleming Structural Engineer – Peter Joyce Civil Engineer – Gary Garbacik Prime Contractors: Sitework – Stone Valley Construction Piles – Brayman Construction Corporation Concrete – Quandel Group Masonry – Cost Company Structural Steel / Misc. Metals – Amthor Steel Roofing – David M. Maines Curtainwall / Windows – KNZ Construction HVAC – S. P. McCarl Company General Trades – Leonard S. Fiore Elevator – Port Elevator Laboratory Casework – Moran Scientific Systems Automatic Temperature Controls – Logical Automation Plumbing – W. G. Tomko Fire Protection – S. A. Communale Company Electrical – State College Electrical and Mechanical

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Construction ManagementPenn State AE

Building Systems Summary Demolition

No demolition was required for this project. The site was covered in asphalt,

however, and this needed to be removed before work could begin.

Structural Steel Frame

Moment frames as well as standard wide flange beams and columns create

the frame for this building. The steel will be erected in fourteen separate lifts. There

is typically only one column splice through the height of the building. The lower two

floors of two different sections will be erected. Then the upper two floors of those

two sections will be placed in the same order. After two sections are topped out,

erection will move to the next two designated lifts. The floor deck is a 2” deep

composite steel deck system, and the roof is made from 1-1/2” deep steel deck. All

trade contractors are responsible for their own hoisting, so there will be no central

crane that everyone has access to. The steel erector will bring in crawler or truck

mounted cranes as necessary for erection.

Cast in Place Concrete

Concrete that can not be poured directly from the chute will be pumped into

place. The pump will be mobile and placed where it is needed for the pouring

operations.

Precast Concrete

There are no main precast elements in this building. Coping, sills and other

exterior trim are made of precast concrete and finished to look like limestone. The

limestone that was specified around the base of the building and in some of the

window assemblies was replaced by cast stone in order to save money. This precast

will be lightweight panels finished to look like limestone.

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Construction ManagementPenn State AE

Mechanical System

The three large air handling units for the building are located in the

mechanical penthouses. There is a penthouse on the roof of each wing of the

building. There are some parts of the mechanical system found in the basement

mechanical room, but the largest components are in the penthouses. Two Trane air

handling units will control the climate for the building, and the third unit is a custom

unit designed to handle the laboratory spaces. The entire system will be connected

to the campus steam tunnels and the new adjacent chiller plant.

The sprinkler system covers all areas of the building. IT is classified as

ordinary hazard (Group I) for all areas except mechanical rooms, which are classified

ordinary hazard (Group II). The entire arrangement is a wet pipe system with

connections for the fire department.

Electrical System

The building is powered by three 12.47 kV feeders to the transformer in the

electrical vault. This is stepped down to 480 V before traveling inside the building to

the main switchgear. There is one 4160 V emergency feeder that can power the

emergency systems of the building. This feeder comes from the campus generator

system and can provide uninterrupted power in the event of an outage. There is one

set of main switchgear that distributes the power to six distribution panels. From

here the power is divided even further to meet the needs of the building.

Masonry

Most of the building is covered with a brick veneer. These are standard size

bricks that have been pre-selected by Penn State so that they match all other

buildings on campus. Around the base of the building are courses of cast stone

panels finished to look like limestone. Masonry is supported by steel angles

attached to the structural steel. In order to lay the brick, the mason will use hydraulic

scaffolding to keep the procedure easy and quick. Standard scaffolding will be used

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on the curved Meadow wing because the large sections of hydraulic scaffolding will

be difficult to secure to the building and they will leave large gaps between the

scaffolding and the building.

Curtain Wall

The curtain wall is an outside glazed pressure wall system of tubular

aluminum sections with self supporting framing and factory pre-finished, glass and

glazing. A professional engineer employed by the curtain wall contractor is

responsible for the design of the system and all shop drawings must be signed and

sealed by the professional engineer. The system also includes infill metal panels,

sun shades, aluminum entrance doors and cast stone panels.

Support of Excavation

The main excavation was for the basement under the Bigler wing. This

excavation was able to be benched back at a 1:1 ratio for safety. There was a catch

basin already in place on site to control the run off water, so no dewatering was

needed specifically for this site. After heavy rains excess water had to be pumped

out of certain areas of the excavation.

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Construction ManagementPenn State AE

Local Conditions When building on the Penn State campus most buildings will be a structural

steel frame with a brick veneer exterior. All steel erection and equipment placement

is done with crawler or truck mounted cranes and you will not see a tower crane in

State College. The Forest Resources building, like several other buildings on

campus, is funded by the Department of General Services. This means that the

current Prevailing Wage Act must be enforced per DGS regulations. The local union

work force is utilized in most of these projects. Most construction sites on campus

are congested, and leave little room for material storage or construction parking.

Contractors are required to park in large lots located behind Beaver Stadium, and

steel shakeout is sometimes done in fields off campus. Because this project is

attaining a LEED certification, recycling of construction materials is mandatory. This

can add extra cost to the building as special arrangements must be made to dispose

of materials.

Before construction was started, CMT Laboratories conducted a sub-surface

investigation of the site. Several test bores were taken to check the soil quality and

bearing capacity of the bedrock. The samples were taken at depths ranging from 42

to 65 feet. The ground water table was not encountered during the investigation,

which makes dewatering unnecessary for excavation. Dolomite bedrock was

discovered at depths ranging from 2 feet to 45 feet across the site. This variation

can be expected due to the pinnacled nature of the Nittany Formation. There was no

evidence of sinkholes or caving during the investigation, but with this type of

bedrock, sinkholes may develop during or after construction. Recommendations for

foundations in this area are for drilled piles and grade beams.

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Construction ManagementPenn State AE

Client Information The Pennsylvania State University is the owner of this building with the School

of Forest Users being the end-user. It was decided that a new building was needed

for the School in order to consolidate the educational and administrative aspects of

the program under one roof. The initial decision to build a building in this location

was made in order to balance the site next to the Smeal College of Business Building.

The School of Forest Resources was the most likely candidate needing a new

building, so the building became theirs.

As with any project at Penn State, quality is of the utmost importance.

Buildings are expected to last a minimum of fifty years before needing replacement.

The second most important aspect for a building on campus is that it meets the

occupancy and program requirements. Safety is also paramount to the successful

completion of a project. Of course, cost and schedule are still important factors for a

project, but efforts are usually made to construct a quality building in a safe manner.

DGS pays all construction costs for this project so Penn State can maintain their

focus on quality and safety. To help the building meet the needs of the future

occupants, faculty and staff from the School of Forest Resources are invited to take

part in design decisions. Safety efforts can be evidenced by the University’s

aggressive OCIP program. Safety orientations and drug screenings are mandatory for

anyone working on the job site. If the University receives a quality building that

satisfies the needs of the occupants, they will be pleased.

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Construction ManagementPenn State AE

Design Coordination The new Forest Resources Building has a large amount of laboratory space,

which can cause many MEP coordination problems. In each lab space there is

normal HVAC duct, special exhaust duct for fumehoods, piping for normal water

distribution, vacuum piping, gas piping, compressed air piping, special lab waste

piping, sprinkler lines, electrical distribution, and often times special electrical

circuits for lab equipment. This building has a 14’-0” floor to floor height and a 9’-6”

ceiling height in the lab spaces. This leaves only 4’-6” to fit all of the piping, conduit,

and ductwork into the plenum space. If you take into account the steel beam depth

of at least 12”, careful MEP coordination becomes vital for these laboratory spaces.

By contract, the HVAC, Plumbing, Fire Protection, Electrical, and Automatic

Temperature Controls Contractors have 90 days from Notice to Proceed to complete

coordination drawings. The process of coordination begins with the HVAC contractor

who receives blank CAD templates from the architect. He lays out all of his ductwork,

submits the drawings for approval from the engineer, and when approved, forwards

them to the plumbing contractor. The plumbing contractor then adds his layer of

pipes to the drawings and submits them to the engineer. This process continues for

all of the above listed contractors until complete coordination drawings are approved.

The contractors are not contractually required to develop 3D CAD drawings, but 3D

drawings or immersive virtual models could aid the coordination process.

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E X I S T I N G

C O N D I T I O N S

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Existing Conditions

Project Schedule Summary The original schedule had the design phase running from 7/26/02 until

8/29/03. This would allow the project to be put out for bid from 2/4/04 – 3/16/04.

Six weeks were then left for contract processing and awards, and construction was

slated to begin in April 2004. Several delays in these initial steps caused the project

to start approximately three months later than expected. The two main sources of

delay were Penn State having to wait for a delegation agreement from DGS to put the

project out to bid. This agreement allowed Penn State to hold the contracts with the

prime contractors rather than DGS. This took several weeks longer than expected to

get through all the paperwork and final approvals. Another problem was that the bids

came in well over the estimate. Several weeks were spent in negotiations and value

engineering meetings in order to reduce the construction costs.

For most parts of construction, the building is divided into two wings – the

Meadow wing and the Bigler wing. The meadow wing runs east to west on the plans

and the Bigler wing is the north-south portion. All construction activities start earlier

on the Meadow wing than the Bigler wing. This is due to the fact that the Bigler wing

has a full basement under it. This means that foundations can be poured first on the

Meadow wing, including the slab on grade, and steel erection can begin on the

Meadow wing as well. This allows all trades that follow steel erection such as

concrete, interior finishes, and MEP installation to begin work on the Meadow wing

first.

Steel will be erected in fourteen lifts starting at the west end of the Meadow

wing and moving east. The Bigler wing will then be erected from south to north

following completion of the Meadow wing.

In order to get the initial roof on the building quicker, slabs on deck will be

poured out of order. The third floor slab of the Meadow wing will be poured first, in

order to give the building stability and this allows the roof of the Meadow wing to be

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poured next. For the Bigler wing, because of the basement, the first floor slab will be

poured first, followed by the third floor and then the roof slabs. This sequence allows

the slabs on level two and four to be poured under cover and for the roofer to begin

installation of the initial membrane.

The masons will begin laying brick at the atrium opening on the north

elevation. Both sides of the opening will be laid, in order to allow the curtain wall

contractor to begin installation of the frame. The masonry will move around the

Meadow wing in a counter-clockwise direction, while the Bigler wing progresses in a

clockwise fashion, so that both meet at the curtain wall opening on the south

elevation.

All interior work, including MEP will begin on the fourth floor of the Meadow

wing, and continue down the levels in sequential order.

The building should be completely enclosed by the end of May 2005. Actual

construction began on August 6, 2004 and the substantial completion date is

November 18, 2005. A summary schedule broken down by each of the prime

contractors is included on the following pages highlighting some major phases of

construction.

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w W

ing

7230

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-04

07-D

ec-0

4

4500

F/R

/P P

ILE

CA

PS

(MW

)15

30-A

ug-0

4*17

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-04

4520

F/R

/P G

RA

DE

BE

AM

(MW

)15

06-S

ep-0

4*24

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-04

4540

PR

EP

& P

LAC

E S

LAB

ON

GR

AD

E (M

W)

1504

-Oct

-04*

22-O

ct-0

4

4600

PR

EP

& P

LAC

E S

LAB

ON

DE

CK

LE

VE

L 3

(MW

)5

08-N

ov-0

4*12

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-04

4640

PR

EP

& P

LAC

E R

OO

F S

LAB

ON

DE

CK

(MW

)5

15-N

ov-0

4*19

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-04

4580

PR

EP

& P

LAC

E S

LAB

ON

DE

CK

LE

VE

L 2

(MW

)5

22-N

ov-0

4*26

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-04

4620

PR

EP

& P

LAC

E S

LAB

ON

DE

CK

LE

VE

L 4

(MW

)5

01-D

ec-0

4*07

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-04

Big

ler W

inB

igle

r Win

g11

506

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-04

11-F

eb-0

5

4700

F/R

/P P

ILE

CA

PS

(BW

)15

06-S

ep-0

4*24

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-04

4720

F/R

/P G

RA

DE

BE

AM

(BW

)15

13-S

ep-0

4*01

-Oct

-04

4740

F/R

/P F

OU

ND

ATI

ON

WA

LLS

(BW

)15

20-S

ep-0

4*08

-Oct

-04

4760

PR

EP

& P

LAC

E S

LAB

ON

GR

AD

E (B

W)

2511

-Oct

-04*

12-N

ov-0

4

4840

PR

EP

& P

LAC

E S

LAB

ON

DE

CK

LE

VE

L 1

(BW

)10

06-D

ec-0

4*17

-Dec

-04

4880

PR

EP

& P

LAC

E S

LAB

ON

DE

CK

LE

VE

L 3

(BW

)10

20-D

ec-0

4*31

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-04

4920

PR

EP

& P

LAC

E R

OO

F S

LAB

ON

DE

CK

(BW

)5

10-J

an-0

5*14

-Jan

-05

4860

PR

EP

& P

LAC

E S

LAB

ON

DE

CK

LE

VE

L 2

(BW

)10

17-J

an-0

5*28

-Jan

-05

4900

PR

EP

& P

LAC

E S

LAB

ON

DE

CK

LE

VE

L 4

(BW

)10

31-J

an-0

5*11

-Feb

-05

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

2005

2006

F/R

/P P

ILE

CA

PS

(MW

)

F/R

/P G

RA

DE

BE

AM

(MW

)

PR

EP

& P

LAC

E S

LAB

ON

GR

AD

E (M

W)

PR

EP

& P

LAC

E S

LAB

ON

DE

CK

LE

VE

L 3

(MW

)

PR

EP

& P

LAC

E R

OO

F S

LAB

ON

DE

CK

(MW

)

PR

EP

& P

LAC

E S

LAB

ON

DE

CK

LE

VE

L 2

(MW

)

PR

EP

& P

LAC

E S

LAB

ON

DE

CK

LE

VE

L 4

(MW

)

F/R

/P P

ILE

CA

PS

(BW

)

F/R

/P G

RA

DE

BE

AM

(BW

)

F/R

/P F

OU

ND

ATI

ON

WA

LLS

(BW

)

PR

EP

& P

LAC

E S

LAB

ON

GR

AD

E (B

W)

PR

EP

& P

LAC

E S

LAB

ON

DE

CK

LE

VE

L 1

(BW

)

PR

EP

& P

LAC

E S

LAB

ON

DE

CK

LE

VE

L 3

(BW

)

PR

EP

& P

LAC

E R

OO

F S

LAB

ON

DE

CK

(BW

)

PR

EP

& P

LAC

E S

LAB

ON

DE

CK

LE

VE

L 2

(BW

)

PR

EP

& P

LAC

E S

LAB

ON

DE

CK

LE

VE

L 4

(BW

)

Con

sulta

nt:

Dr.

Mes

sner

Bria

n H

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Con

stru

ctio

n M

anag

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t

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2004

Act

ivity

IDA

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ame

Orig

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Dur

atio

nS

tart

Fini

sh

Mas

onry

Mas

onry

4817

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25-A

pr-0

5

Mea

dow

WM

eado

w W

ing

4717

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-05

22-A

pr-0

5

5520

STO

NE

& B

RIC

K N

OR

TH E

LEV

ATI

ON

(MW

)30

17-F

eb-0

5*30

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-05

5540

STO

NE

& B

RIC

K W

ES

T E

LEV

ATI

ON

(MW

)30

09-M

ar-0

5*19

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-05

5620

STO

NE

& B

RIC

K S

OU

TH E

LEV

ATI

ON

(MW

)25

21-M

ar-0

5*22

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-05

Big

ler W

inB

igle

r Win

g36

07-M

ar-0

525

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-05

5740

STO

NE

& B

RIC

K N

OR

TH E

LEV

ATI

ON

(BW

)20

07-M

ar-0

5*01

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-05

5640

STO

NE

& B

RIC

K W

ES

T E

LEV

ATI

ON

(BW

)25

07-M

ar-0

5*08

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-05

5720

STO

NE

& B

RIC

K E

AS

T E

LEV

ATI

ON

(BW

)30

15-M

ar-0

5*25

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-05

5800

STO

NE

& B

RIC

K S

OU

TH E

LEV

ATI

ON

(BW

)20

22-M

ar-0

5*18

-Apr

-05

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

2005

2006

STO

NE

& B

RIC

K N

OR

TH E

LEV

ATI

ON

(MW

)

STO

NE

& B

RIC

K W

ES

T E

LEV

ATI

ON

(MW

)

STO

NE

& B

RIC

K S

OU

TH E

LEV

ATI

ON

(MW

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STO

NE

& B

RIC

K N

OR

TH E

LEV

ATI

ON

(BW

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STO

NE

& B

RIC

K W

ES

T E

LEV

ATI

ON

(BW

)

STO

NE

& B

RIC

K E

AS

T E

LEV

ATI

ON

(BW

)

STO

NE

& B

RIC

K S

OU

TH E

LEV

ATI

ON

(BW

)

Con

sulta

nt:

Dr.

Mes

sner

Bria

n H

orn

Con

stru

ctio

n M

anag

emen

t

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mar

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/22/

2004

Act

ivity

IDA

ctiv

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ame

Orig

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nS

tart

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sh

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Ste

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21-O

ct-0

413

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dow

WM

eado

w W

ing

2921

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30-N

ov-0

4

6540

ER

EC

T S

EQ

UE

NC

E 1

-8 (M

W)

1421

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09-N

ov-0

4

6560

DE

TAIL

SE

QU

EN

CE

1-8

(MW

)27

25-O

ct-0

4*30

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-04

Big

ler W

inB

igle

r Win

g47

10-N

ov-0

413

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-05

6640

ER

EC

T S

EQ

UE

NC

E 9

-14

(BW

)24

10-N

ov-0

4*13

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-04

6660

DE

TAIL

SE

QU

EN

CE

9-1

4 (B

W)

4415

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an-0

5

Atr

ium

Atr

ium

2314

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13-J

an-0

5

6740

SE

T G

LU-L

AM

BE

AM

S2

14-D

ec-0

4*15

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6760

ER

EC

T S

EQ

UE

NC

E 1

51

16-D

ec-0

4*16

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6780

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TAIL

SE

QU

EN

CE

15

217

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20-D

ec-0

4

6820

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EC

T A

TRIU

M S

CR

EE

N W

ALL

204

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05-J

an-0

5

6840

DE

TAIL

ATR

IUM

SC

RE

EN

WA

LL6

06-J

an-0

5*13

-Jan

-05

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

2005

2006

ER

EC

T S

EQ

UE

NC

E 1

-8 (M

W)

DE

TAIL

SE

QU

EN

CE

1-8

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QU

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W)

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AM

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EQ

UE

NC

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5

DE

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SE

QU

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15

ER

EC

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ALL

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WA

LL

Con

sulta

nt:

Dr.

Mes

sner

Bria

n H

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Con

stru

ctio

n M

anag

emen

t

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ores

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Sum

mar

y10

/22/

2004

Act

ivity

IDA

ctiv

ity N

ame

Orig

inal

Dur

atio

nS

tart

Fini

sh

Roo

fing

Roo

fing

158

01-D

ec-0

408

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-05

Mea

dow

WM

eado

w W

ing

138

01-D

ec-0

410

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-05

7540

SK

YLI

GH

TS (M

W)

301

-Dec

-04*

03-D

ec-0

476

00IN

ITIA

L H

IGH

RO

OF

(MW

)15

01-D

ec-0

4*21

-Dec

-04

7620

INIT

IAL

LOW

RO

OF

(MW

)10

22-D

ec-0

4*04

-Jan

-05

7700

CO

MP

LETE

HIG

H R

OO

F W

/ FLA

SH

ING

(MW

)20

25-A

pr-0

5*20

-May

-05

7720

CO

MP

LETE

LO

W R

OO

F W

/ FLA

SH

ING

(MW

)15

23-M

ay-0

5*10

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-05

Big

ler W

inB

igle

r Win

g12

024

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-05

08-J

ul-0

5

7640

INIT

IAL

RO

OF

(BW

)15

24-J

an-0

5*11

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-05

7740

CO

MP

LETE

RO

OF

W/ F

LAS

HIN

G (B

W)

2013

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-05*

08-J

ul-0

5

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

2005

2006

SK

YLI

GH

TS (M

W)

INIT

IAL

HIG

H R

OO

F (M

W)

INIT

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LOW

RO

OF

(MW

)

CO

MP

LETE

HIG

H R

OO

F W

/ FLA

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(MW

)

CO

MP

LETE

LO

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OO

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(MW

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INIT

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RO

OF

(BW

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CO

MP

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RO

OF

W/ F

LAS

HIN

G (B

W)

Con

sulta

nt:

Dr.

Mes

sner

Bria

n H

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Con

stru

ctio

n M

anag

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t

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2004

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ame

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inal

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atio

nS

tart

Fini

sh

Cur

tain

wC

urta

inw

all /

Win

dow

s45

31-M

ar-0

501

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-05

Mea

dow

WM

eado

w W

ing

3531

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-05

18-M

ay-0

5

8500

EX

TER

IOR

WIN

DO

WS

NO

RTH

ELE

VA

TIO

N (M

W)

1531

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-05*

20-A

pr-0

5

8520

EX

TER

IOR

WIN

DO

WS

WE

ST

ELE

VA

TIO

N (M

W)

521

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-05*

27-A

pr-0

5

8540

EX

TER

IOR

WIN

DO

WS

SO

UTH

ELE

VA

TIO

N (M

W)

1528

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-05*

18-M

ay-0

5

Big

ler W

inB

igle

r Win

g43

04-A

pr-0

501

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-05

8620

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TER

IOR

WIN

DO

WS

NO

RTH

ELE

VA

TIO

N (B

W)

504

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08-A

pr-0

5

8600

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TER

IOR

WIN

DO

WS

EA

ST

ELE

VA

TIO

N (B

W)

1526

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16-M

ay-0

5

8580

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TER

IOR

WIN

DO

WS

SO

UTH

ELE

VA

TIO

N (B

W)

517

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23-M

ay-0

5

8560

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TER

IOR

WIN

DO

WS

WE

ST

ELE

VA

TIO

N (B

W)

1019

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01-J

un-0

5

Atr

ium

Atr

ium

1504

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22-A

pr-0

5

8700

CU

RTA

INW

ALL

AT

ATR

IUM

1504

-Apr

-05*

22-A

pr-0

5

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

2005

2006

EX

TER

IOR

WIN

DO

WS

NO

RTH

ELE

VA

TIO

N (M

W)

EX

TER

IOR

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VAC

167

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ec-0

415

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dow

WM

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w W

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154

24-D

ec-0

427

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-05

2004

0IN

STA

LL/T

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SU

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UC

T &

PIP

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EV

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4 (M

W)

2824

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5

2023

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UC

T R

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RS

(MW

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29-D

ec-0

4*22

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-05

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HU

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NS

/DU

CT

PE

NTH

OU

SE

(MW

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31-D

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-05

2005

0IN

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UC

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PIP

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2030

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AV

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EV

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4 (M

W)

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T &

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3 (M

W)

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5

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LL V

AV

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S L

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2 (M

W)

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5

2330

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STA

LL V

AV

BO

XE

S L

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EL

1 (M

W)

1522

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5

2060

0IN

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LL G

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LE

VE

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(MW

)10

24-M

ar-0

5*06

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2160

0IN

STA

LL G

/R/D

LE

VE

L 3

(MW

)10

13-A

pr-0

5*26

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2260

0IN

STA

LL G

/R/D

LE

VE

L 2

(MW

)10

03-M

ay-0

5*16

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2360

0IN

STA

LL G

/R/D

LE

VE

L 1

(MW

)15

07-J

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stru

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n M

anag

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May

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Jul

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2005

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sulta

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Mes

sner

Bria

n H

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Con

stru

ctio

n M

anag

emen

t

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Sum

mar

y10

/22/

2004

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ivity

IDA

ctiv

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ame

Orig

inal

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sh

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INS

PE

CTI

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Aug

Sep

Oct

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Dec

Jan

Feb

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Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Jan

Feb

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Jun

2005

2006

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mar

y10

/22/

2004

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ivity

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WO

RK

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VE

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Nov

Dec

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

2005

2006

INS

TALL

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ME

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OD

S &

LA

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AS

EW

OR

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W)

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ME

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LA

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AS

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OR

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W)

INS

TALL

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ME

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OD

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LA

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AS

EW

OR

K L

EV

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2 (M

W)

INS

TALL

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ME

HO

OD

S &

LA

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AS

EW

OR

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W

INS

TALL

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ME

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LA

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AS

EW

OR

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W)

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OR

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INS

TALL

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LA

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AS

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OR

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OR

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sulta

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Mes

sner

Bria

n H

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Con

stru

ctio

n M

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IRE

LE

VE

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H L

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1 (B

W)

312

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5

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

2005

2006

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Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Jan

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Mar

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2005

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sulta

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Mes

sner

Bria

n H

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Con

stru

ctio

n M

anag

emen

t

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mar

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/22/

2004

Act

ivity

IDA

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ame

Orig

inal

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tart

Fini

sh

Fire

Pro

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re P

rote

ctio

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518

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-05

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ug-0

5

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dow

WM

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w W

ing

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527

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-05

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PR

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Construction ManagementPenn State AE

Project Cost Evaluation Construction Costs: $21,468,969 Construction Costs / SF: $233.36

*Construction Costs do not include landscape/hardscape or site electrical, which are being bid as a separate package for the entire East Sub-Campus.

Total Project Costs: $27,000,000 Total Project Costs / SF: $293.48 Structural System Costs: $6,012,477 Structural System Costs / SF: $65.35 *Structural System Costs include piles, concrete, and structural steel. Mechanical System Costs: $5,053,218 Mechanical System Costs / SF: $54.93 *Mechanical System Costs include HVAC, plumbing, and fire protection. Electrical System Costs: $1,704,900 Electrical System Costs / SF: $18.53 For a DGS project the architect typically receives 4.5 – 5% of final construction costs. For this estimate design fees would be approximately: $1,030,000 Soft Costs for PSU typically run 17-19% of construction costs for similar projects. For this estimate soft costs would be approximately: $3,600,000 *Soft Costs typically include contingency, CM fees, mobilization, and FF+E. Project Estimate using D4 Software: $17,087,396 Project Estimate using D4 Software / SF: $185.73 *See attached spreadsheet for D4 Cost breakdown. Square Foot estimate using R.S. Means: $12,024,400 Square Foot estimate using R.S. Means / SF: $130.70 *See attached data for adjustments and calculations of R.S. Means data. As evidenced by the above numbers, the D4 estimate and the Means estimate both came out low. Trying to find similar buildings in the D4 software was difficult and this could be a reason for the low number. When using the Means guide one must be careful because there are many items that are left out of the square foot cost. In order to use Means effectively special care must be given to adjusting and adding the correct specifications for your specific project. With D4 the percentages of the project taken up by different systems remained similar to the actual construction cost percentages.

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PSU SCHOOL OF FOREST RESOURCES D4 COST SUMMARY

Code Division Name % Sq. Cost Projected

00 Bidding Requirements 3.30 6.13 563,539

01 General Requirements 5.03 9.34 858,994

02 Site Work 9.85 18.29 1,682,949

03 Concrete 8.80 16.35 1,504,509

04 Masonry 3.01 5.58 513,816

05 Metals 11.21 20.83 1,916,011

06 Wood & Plastics 2.10 3.90 359,043

07 Thermal & Moisture Protection 2.77 5.14 472,680

08 Doors & Windows 6.93 12.87 1,184,451

09 Finishes 7.50 13.93 1,281,837

10 Specialties 0.81 1.50 137,845

11 Equipment 5.33 9.90 910,673

12 Furnishings 0.93 1.73 159,065

13 Special Construction 0.40 0.73 67,582

14 Conveying Systems 1.36 2.54 233,237

15 Mechanical 18.05 33.52 3,083,773

16 Electrical 12.63 23.45 2,157,392 Total Building Costs 100.00 185.73 17,087,396

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Construction ManagementPenn State AE

PSU SCHOOL OF FOREST RESOURCES R.S. MEANS SQUARE FOOT CALCULATIONS

Building: Penn State School of Forest Resources Building Use: Laboratory, Offices and Classrooms Year Built: 2004-2005 Area: 92,000 S.F. Ground Floor: 20,000 S.F. # of Stories: 4 Story Height: 14'-0" Perimeter: 800 L.F. Basement Area: 10,000 S.F. Model Used: M.150 - College, Laboratory

NO. DESCRIPTION UNIT

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CHANGEA. SUBSTRUCTURE 1010 Standard Foundations S.F. Gnd. 2.19 2.19 - 1010 Foundation Damproofing L.F. Walls - 0.16 0.16 1030 Slab on Grade: reinforced: 60%=8", 40%=6" S.F. Slab 3.65 1.18 -2.47 2010 Building Excavation S.F. Gnd. 0.14 3.42 3.28 2020 Basement Walls L.F. Walls 4.47 1.29 -3.18 B. SHELL B10 Superstructure 1010 Floor Construction: composite deck on W shapes S.F. Floor 1.33 9.96 8.63 1020 Roof Construction: steel deck on W shapes S.F. Roof 2.71 1.15 -1.56 B20 Exterior Enclosure 2010 Exterior Walls: brick veneer w/ metal stud backup S.F. Walls 4.10 5.74 1.64 2020 Exterior Windows: 35% curtain wall and window S.F. Walls 1.87 3.95 2.08 2030 Exterior Doors Each 1.31 0.41 -0.90 B30 Roofing 3010 Roof Coverings: single ply membrane S.F. Roof 3.74 0.75 -2.99 3020 Roof Openings: skylights and hatches S.F. Roof 0.20 0.33 0.13 C. INTERIORS 1010 Partitions: metal stud w/ drywall S.F. Floor 8.35 3.55 -4.80 1020 Interior Doors Each 0.87 1.06 0.19 1030 Lockers S.F. Floor 0.30 0.30 - 2010 Stair Construction Each - 0.81 0.81 3010 Wall Finishes S.F. Walls 4.52 4.52 - 3020 Floor Finishes S.F. Floor 4.79 5.12 0.33 3030 Ceiling Finishes S.F. Floor 3.52 4.00 0.48

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D. SERVICES D10 Conveying 1010 Elevators Each - 3.53 3.53 D20 Plumbing 2010 Plumbing Fixtures Each 14.48 14.48 - 2020 Domestic Water Distribution S.F. Floor 0.75 0.82 0.07 2030 Roof Drains S.F. Roof 0.67 0.67 - D30 HVAC 3050 Handling Units S.F. Floor 15.50 15.50 - 3060 Ductwork S.F. Floor - 12.45 12.45 D40 Fire Protection 4010 Sprinklers: light hazard S.F. Floor 1.67 1.67 - D50 Electrical 5010 Electrical Service S.F. Floor 1.34 1.34 - 5020 Lighting and Branch Wiring S.F. Floor 7.91 7.91 - 5030 Alarm systems and emergency lighting S.F. Floor 0.53 0.82 0.29 5090 Emergency generator S.F. Floor 0.07 0.00 -0.07 E. EQUIPMENT AND FURNISHINGS 1020 Institutional Equipment S.F. Floor 1.03 1.03 - F. SPECIAL CONSTRUCTION N / A - - - - G. SITEWORK N / A - - - - SUB-TOTAL 91.74 109.84 18.10 Contractor Fees: 25% 22.94 27.46 4.52 Architect Fees: 10% 11.47 13.73 2.26 TOTAL BUILDING COST 126.15 151.03 24.88

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Model Costs: 114.50 Perimeter Adjustment: -5.25 Story Height Adjustment: 1.10 Basement: ($21.60 * 10,000 SF)/(92,000 SF) 2.35 Specification Adjustment: 24.88 Total S.F. Costs 137.58 Location Factor (0.95) 130.70 Total Building Cost $12,024,400

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Site Layout Planning

Planning the site layout for the Forest Resources Building is difficult for

several reasons. First, it is a very small and congested site especially with three

other projects being built on the same site. Also, the site continues to grow smaller

throughout the project, as the landscaping for the entire east sub-campus is

completed in phases. At the start of the project, most of the site is set up and being

used by Gilbane to manage the construction of the Smeal College of Business

Building. For Forest Resources, we can take over some of the parking areas to add

trade trailers and the Gilbane office trailer is for use by the entire site. There is also

room in the south-east corner of the Forestry site for the trade trailers that will be on

site for the entire duration of the project, such as MEP and General Trades, and for

LEED dumpsters as needed.

In May of 2005, the Meadow area becomes closed to us because that is the

first phase in the landscape/hardscape package. Most of the Smeal and Forestry

trade trailers should be gone from this area by then, and the Gilbane office and OCIP

medical trailer will be moved down across Curtin Road for the remainder of the

projects. Two of the biggest obstacles on the Forestry site, are the drainage basin in

the north-east corner, which makes a lot of the space unusable, and the double gate

to the South needed to cross the pedestrian walkway and get from one part of the

site to the other.

Only half of the building requires excavation and there will be enough room to

sufficiently bench the excavation back for safety. A ramp will be dug on the East side

of the building in order to allow access to the excavation area. All material removed

will be hauled off site and recycled per LEED specifications. During the

superstructure phase, one large crawler crane will be used to erect the steel. Steel

erection will begin on the West end of the building and continue East then North. To

complete the building during the finishes phase all LEED dumpsters will be needed

and two general refuse dumpsters will be set up with trash chutes from the building.

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Analysis 1

LEED Analysis of Laboratory Buildings Background

The LEED program (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design)

established by the U.S. Green Building Council is becoming the standard by which

universities and other institutions rate their buildings. The Pennsylvania State

University has begun an initiative to design and construct buildings that meet LEED

rating requirements. The new School of Forest Resources building is the second

building being built on campus that is attempting to obtain a LEED certification. The

goal for the building is to reach a LEED certification, which is the lowest of the four

classifications for LEED rated buildings. In the LEED rating system there are 69 total

points available for a building to earn. By earning 26-32 points the building receives

a LEED certification. Earning 33 - 38 points will give the building a Silver LEED

certification, 39-51 points will give it a Gold LEED certification, and by receiving more

than 52 points, the building will be awarded a Platinum LEED certification.

Designing and constructing a sustainable or LEED rated building has many

benefits. A sustainable building can greatly reduce the energy costs associated with

heating and cooling. By increasing the overall energy efficiency of the building, which

is worth 2 LEED points can save between $20,000 and $120,000 annually for a

typical 100,000 square foot commercial building. In a classroom setting the

increased air and daylight quality from a sustainable building has been shown to

increase learning and comprehension 20 – 26% and class attendance can rise 1.6 –

1.9%. Another major benefit of a sustainable building is the savings from decreased

water consumption. A typical 100,000 square foot commercial building can save

upwards of 1,000,000 gallons of water per year.

Green or sustainable buildings are commonly perceived to cost much more

than conventional buildings. The increased costs associated with sustainable design

have been dropping in the last few years and will continue to fall as experience in

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designing and constructing sustainable buildings increases. The development of new

and better materials and installation procedures also helps to reduce the cost of

sustainable designs. In order to calculate the added costs of sustainable buildings

the USGBC conducted a survey of 33 LEED certified office and school buildings

across the United States and compared the construction costs to the cost of the

conventional design. The results are summarized in the graph below.

As you can see from the graph the cost of obtaining a LEED Certification can

average below 1% of the total building cost. For a typical building this 1% increase in

cost amounts to less than $2 / square foot. There have also been several examples

where a LEED certification added 0% to the total construction cost. When designing

a LEED rated laboratory building these premiums paid for LEED certification tend to

increase due to the added complexities of the lab requirements, but generally the

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earlier green building features are incorporated into the design, the lower the cost

will be.

Problem One of the challenges when designing the Forest Resources building to be a

LEED rated building is the laboratory spaces in the building. Unfortunately,

laboratories, with their built-in demand for power, water, and other resources, find it

harder to meet the standards crafted for less intensive kinds of buildings, such as

offices. Labs have different occupancy densities and patterns, different waste and

recycling profiles, different ventilation rates, and different energy loads. These added

demands can drive the cost of incorporating sustainability up and shy owners away

from the idea of LEED certification.

Solution One remedy for this problem is a new initiative by USGBC called the LEED

Application Guide for Laboratory Facilities. This guide would modify some of the

LEED credits and provide suggestions on implementing the credits specifically for

laboratory and research facilities. Even without the new application guide,

laboratories have been achieving LEED

certifications and one in particular is

being called the “greenest laboratory

building in the United States.” The

Donald Bren Hall at the University of

California, Santa Barbara campus

(pictured at right) was completed in April

2002 with a platinum LEED certification.

At the time of completion it was one of only four platinum buildings in the U.S. and is

being used as a model for facilities on campuses across the country. Bren Hall is an

84,000 square foot four story facility with approximately 25% of the space devoted to

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laboratories. Because the size and distribution of spaces correlate closely to the

Forest Resources building, Bren Hall will be used as an example of now the Forest

Resources building may be able to obtain additional LEED credit points.

Based on the current design of the Forest resources building there are 32

LEED credit points that the project could obtain. The University’s goal is to achieve at

least 26 of these design points to earn the project a LEED certification. The following

table provides the list of all 69 possible points and highlights which credits the Forest

Resources building is attempting, which credits would be possible with little or no

cost, and which credits are cost prohibitive or unattainable.

Credit Description Points Planned

Possible With

Little or No

Added Cost

Not Possible Without Large Added Cost

Sustainable Sites Prereq. 1 Erosion & Sedimentation Control 0 X

1 Site Selection 1 X 2 Development Density 1 X 3 Brownfield Development 1 X

4.1 Alternative Transportation -Public Transportation Access

1 X

4.2 Alternative Transportation - Bicycle Storage and Changing Rooms

1 X

4.3 Alternative Transportation - Alternative Fuel Vehicles

1 X

4.4 Alternative Transportation - Parking Capacity 1 X

5.1 Reduced Site Disturbance - Protect or Restore Open Space

1 X

5.2 Reduced Site Disturbance - Development Footprint

1 X

6.1 Stormwater Management - Rate and Quantity 1 X

6.2 Stormwater Management - Treatment 1 X 7.1 Heat Island Effect - Non-Roof 1 X

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7.2 Heat Island Effect - Roof 1 X 8 Light Pollution Reduction 1 X

Water Efficiency

1.1 Water Efficient Landscaping - 50% Reduction 1 X

1.2 Water Efficient Landscaping - No Potable Use or No Irrigation

1 X

2 Innovative Wastewater Technologies 1 X 3.1 Water Use Reduction - 20% Reduction 1 X 3.2 Water Use Reduction - 30% Reduction 1 X

Energy & Atmosphere

Prereq. 1 Fundamental Building Systems Commissioning 0 X

Prereq. 2 Minimum Energy Performance 0 X Prereq. 3 CFC Reduction in HVAC&R Equipment 0 X

1 Optimize Energy Performance 1 - 10 X 2.1 Renewable Energy - 5% 1 X 2.2 Renewable Energy - 10% 1 X 2.3 Renewable Energy - 20% 1 X 3 Additional Commissioning 1 X 4 Ozone Protection 1 X 5 Measurement and Verification 1 X 6 Green Power 1 X

Materials & Resources Prereq. 1 Storage and Collection of Recyclables 0 X

1.1 Building Reuse - Maintain 75% of Existing Walls, Floors and Roof

1 X

1.2 Building Reuse - Maintain 100% of Existing Walls, Floors and Roof

1 X

1.3 Building Reuse - Maintain 100% of Shell / Structure and 50% of Non-Shell / Non-Structure

1 X

2.1 Construction Waste Management - Divert 50% From Landfill

1 X

2.2 Construction Waste Management - Divert 75% From Landfill

1 X

3.1 Resource Reuse - 5% 1 X 3.2 Resource Reuse - 10% 1 X

4.1 Recycled Content - 5% (post-consumer + 1/2 post-industrial)

1 X

4.2 Recycled Content - 10% (post-consumer + 1/2 post-industrial)

1 X

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5.1 Regional Materials - 20% Manufactured Regionally 1 X

5.2 Regional Materials - 50% Manufactured Regionally 1 X

6 Rapidly Renewable Materials 1 X 7 Certified Wood 1 X

Indoor Environmental Quality Prereq. 1 Minimum Indoor Air Quality Performance 0 X

Prereq. 2 Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS) Control 0 X

1 Carbon Dioxide Monitoring 1 X 2 Ventilation Effectiveness 1 X

3.1 Construction IAQ Management Plan - During Construction

1 X

3.2 Construction IAQ Management Plan - Before Occupancy

1 X

4.1 Low-Emitting Materials - Adhesives and Sealants 1 X

4.2 Low-Emitting Materials - Paints and Coatings 1 X

4.3 Low-Emitting Materials - Carpet 1 X 4.4 Low-Emitting Materials - Composite Wood 1 X

5 Indoor Chemical & Pollutant Source Control 1 X

6.1 Controllability of Systems - Perimeter Spaces 1 X

6.2 Controllability of Systems - Non-Perimeter Spaces 1 X

7.1 Thermal Comfort - Compliance with ASHRAE 55-1992

1 X

7.2 Thermal Comfort - Permanent Monitoring System 1 X

8.1 Daylight and Views - Daylight 75% of Spaces 1 X

8.2 Daylight and Views - Views for 90% of Spaces 1 X

Innovation & Design Process

1.1 Green Building Education 1 X 1.2 Disease-Resistant Elm Trees 1 X 1.3 Central Plant Efficiencies 1 X 1.4 Innovation in Design 1 X 2 LEED Accredited Professional 1 X TOTALS 69 32 10 27

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As the above chart shows the Forest Resources building could receive a Silver

LEED certification by incorporating all of the planned credits and adding only one

more point. For a laboratory building, receiving a LEED certification or a Silver LEED

certification can be done much the same way as a typical commercial building, but to

elevate a laboratory building to the Gold or Platinum LEED certification level some

special design and innovative techniques will need to be employed.

The largest credit for LEED rating can come from optimizing energy

performance. Ten points are available if the building’s energy use is reduced by

60%. Bren Hall used several techniques to minimize that building’s energy use.

There was a 240 panel 42-kilowatt solar photovoltaic system installed on the roof.

This system generates approximately 10% of the building’s total energy use.

Installing these solar panels on the Forest Resources building could be done for

around $100,000. Each panel costs around $300 dollars plus the installation cost.

Bren Hall also uses an innovative VAV system for its laboratory spaces. Phoenix air

valves open and close based upon demand, which ensures maximum energy

efficiency. Coupled with these air valves the three exhaust stacks for the laboratory

wing are built in three increasing sizes and the stacks are staged based on demand

for exhaust. This staging upon demand greatly reduces energy consumption. Of

course these systems such as VAV and solar power also require additional monitoring

devices, design time, coordination, and installation time. Many of the LEED credit

points for energy efficiency listed for the Forest Resources building as cost prohibitive

would be cheaper if incorporated with the original design. The additional cost of

some specialized equipment would still apply, but the design and coordination of

energy efficient systems would be cheaper than trying to “retrofit” the current

systems to be energy efficient.

Water efficiency is another category that the Forest Resources building could

gain valuable LEED points in. The difficulty for the Forest Resources building is that

several of the points involve water efficient landscaping. The landscaping around the

building is not part of the Forest Resources project and it was designed as a separate

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contract for the entire East Sub-Campus. When the landscaping was originally

designed, no special care was taken to ensure that it met the LEED criteria for water

efficiency. Several credits could be incorporated relatively cheaply into the

landscape design in order to earn more LEED credit points for the Forest Resources

building. Although Forest Resources reduces its water consumption by 20%, worth

one LEED point, by using water efficient toilets and infrared sensors on faucets, this

could be increased for an additional point. Bren Hall uses a rainwater reclamation

system for irrigation and for use in the toilets. This system cost around $70,000

dollars when installed in Bren Hall. Waterless urinals were also installed in Bren Hall

and these could be used in the Forest Resources building for little additional cost. It

is estimated that each waterless urinal could save 40,000 gallons of water per year.

Several LEED credit points that could easily be obtained for the Forest

Resources project deal with recycling. The goal for this project is to recycle 50% of

the construction waste, but by increasing this to 75% an additional LEED point would

be earned. The cost of recycling materials would not be increased because the

planning and facilities are already in place to handle 50% of the construction waste.

By using more recycled materials within the building could also earn some LEED

points. While the cost of using recycled materials is generally higher, the costs are

not prohibitive and are rapidly falling. Many materials such as roofing, carpet,

aluminum door and window frames, and glass that are made from recycled materials

could easily be implemented into the project.

Conclusion Sustainability is the future of buildings and construction projects. As

Americans continue to examine the damages they do to the environment, green

buildings and the LEED rating system will continue to play an increasingly important

role in how people interact with their surroundings. Designing a building to be more

sustainable or to fall within the LEED rating system has many benefits over

conventional buildings. Not only is money saved over the life of the building, but

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green architecture helps to ensure that a healthy environment will be here for future

generations. The biggest reason not to design a sustainable building is the perceived

added cost. As this report shows, however, the costs can be very minimal and easily

recouped in energy and water savings over the life of the building. For example, Bren

Hall achieved a platinum LEED certification for 4.8% of the construction costs, which

is around $900,000. Owners of Bren Hall also estimated that a LEED Silver rating

could have been reached for no additional cost. Sustainable aspects should be

incorporated into the design and construction process from the very beginning in

order to minimize the premiums for a LEED rated building. For the 33 buildings

studied by the USGBC the average premium for receiving a LEED certification, across

all levels, was 2% or about $3-$5 / square foot for a typical 100,000 square foot

commercial building. In comparison to this upfront cost, the savings associated with

Gold or Platinum LEED certified buildings are $75 / square foot over a conservative

20 year lifespan for the building.

Penn State University is beginning to take steps in the right direction with the

Forest Resources building. Many sustainable design ideas were incorporated into

the project from the beginning, but even with the added demands of laboratory

space, the Forest Resources building could obtain a Silver or even Gold LEED rating

at a low premium. Incorporating a Variable Air Volume (VAV) system for the labs

would be an important addition for energy savings, and this option is examined later

in the report.

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Analysis 2

Variable Air Volume vs. Constant Volume for Laboratories Background

Incorporating sustainability into any building is becoming increasingly

important. One key to a sustainable building is reduced energy use, and a good

method for achieving this is a Variable Air Volume (VAV) system. The major

advantage of a VAV system is the energy savings that result due to reduced load

operation. The system varies the amount of air supplied to specific areas of a

building based on demand. The energy crisis of the 1970s significantly advanced the

development of these systems. Rather than adjusting the temperature of incoming

air to achieve desired conditions, a VAV system alters the amount of air entering or

leaving a space. VAV systems are now used extensively in modern office buildings,

but when designing for laboratory spaces several important issues arise that must be

considered. The Forest Resources building utilizes a VAV system for the offices and

classrooms, but the lab areas are designed with a constant volume system. A large

energy use reduction could be seen by installing a VAV system for the laboratories as

well.

Problem

Variable Air Volume systems do have some disadvantages whether used for

laboratories or simple office buildings. Many VAV designs neglect the maintaining of

reasonable building pressures, which can cause excessive infiltration or exfiltration of

air. This problem is especially pertinent to laboratory design because labs are

required to meet guidelines for maintaining negative pressure in order to eliminate

the exfiltration of chemicals into the surrounding areas. Laboratory ventilation is

provided by a once-through HVAC system, meaning 100% of the air supplied to the

lab is exhausted and therefore must be replenished from outdoor air. This outdoor

air must be fully conditioned, usually 24 hours a day, year round. This fact causes

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the high energy demands for laboratories. Utilizing a VAV system for laboratories is

possible and has been used in many buildings across the country, although it can be

more difficult and special considerations are needed.

Solution Variable Air Volume technology has been adapted to the laboratory setting to

provide sophisticated exhaust and supply tracking systems that dramatically lower

energy consumption while meeting all ventilation requirements. A laboratory fume

hood has a movable sash and the containment of harmful fumes is maintained by

providing constant air flow through the sash opening. If the sash is fully open, more

air is required to maintain a minimum safe airflow than if the sash is closed. The

most important part of a VAV system for laboratories is controlling the discharge of

air through the hood. A VAV laboratory hood exhaust system will automatically vary

the airflow based on the position of the sash. The exhaust system also needs to be

interconnected with the supply air system in order to maintain space pressure and

ensure adequate makeup air for the hood under all conditions.

In order to control the air being exhausted and supplied a variable frequency

drive (VFD) may be used to alter the fan speeds for large parts of the system which

service multiple rooms, but individual runs of duct will need to have air flow control

valves to control the flow to individual rooms. Valves that control the exhaust flow

from fume hoods and the air

supplied to individual rooms are a

necessary part of the VAV system.

The valves on the exhaust system

will also need to be wired to a

monitoring device in order to

determine sash position and

required airflow. Even more

control wiring is needed to link the exhaust air valves with the supply valves and

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VFDs to maintain proper pressure. If more air is supplied to the room than is

exhausted, the lab will be under positive pressure and air will leak out into

surrounding areas. Phoenix Controls Corporation is the recognized leader in the

design of airflow control systems for VAV laboratory uses. Phoenix Controls produces

an entire line of control valves used for both the exhaust air and supply air. Several

models of their Accel II Series valves are pictured on the previous page. They are

available in many sizes and finishes and they’re unique ultra-quiet conical design

reduces or even eliminates the need for sound attenuators.

After the control valves for a VAV system are installed monitoring devices and

control wiring must be installed. These typically include a thermostat, humidity

meter, and pressure sensor for the room, to control the supply air, as well as a fume

hood monitoring device, to control the exhaust air. Phoenix Controls has several

models of monitoring devices for rooms and for fume hoods. The diagram below

shows the arrangement of a fume hood, with typical exhaust valve and monitoring

device. The monitoring device will calculate the face velocity needed for proper

exhaust based on sash position and will relay this information to the exhaust valve

and the supply valves.

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These monitoring devices cost around $400 each depending on the model.

When considering the cost of a VAV system, the valves and monitors must be

considered as well as the additional control wiring needed and usually a central

monitoring program that oversees the entire system from a computer network. The

researchers in the lab must also play an integral role in saving energy by closing the

fume hood sash when not in use. If the sash is kept open at all times, even when not

in use, the flow air will not be reduced and the VAV system would function like a

typical constant volume system with no energy savings. The energy savings for VAV

fume hoods compared to conventional constant volume hoods is an average of 80%

reduction in exhaust fan energy. These savings assume that the hoods are closed

when not in use. The following diagram shows the arrangement of control valves and

wring needed in a typical laboratory VAV system.

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Another difficulty in implementing a VAV system for laboratories is the need

for conditions in the lab to remain constant for certain experiments. Typically if a

room is unoccupied the air flow rate will be reduced causing the temperature and

humidity to fluctuate. There are also certain hours of the day where the air flow is

automatically reduced. This is known as a nighttime setback. When scientists leave

experiments running overnight or for extended periods of time, they often require the

conditions in the room to remain constant. In order to maintain constant conditions

in a laboratory, an override switch can be installed that would override the VAV

system and keep the conditions at a normal level. Several problems arise when

using a nighttime override switch, however. First and foremost, the researcher must

remember to use the switch when they are leaving for the night and have an

experiment running. This task can become bothersome for the researchers and

often they will keep the system in permanent override so that they do not need to use

the switch each time it is needed. This practice of leaving the switch on or even

taping it down permanently completely defeats the purpose of the VAV system and

energy costs would not be lowered.

The initial cost of utilizing a VAV system appears to be higher due to added air

valves, VFDs, monitoring devices, and control wiring, but much of the equipment

needed for a constant volume system, such as the air handling units may be reduced

in size, saving money on the initial cost. Even when the initial cost of installing a VAV

system is greater than that of a constant volume system, the difference can easily be

recovered in energy savings throughout the life of the building. Using a VAV system in

laboratories can reduce the energy costs as much as $2 / square foot. This

represents at least a 20% savings on electricity, as the typical use for a laboratory is

$5 – $10 / square foot per year. Another method for determining the cost of a VAV

system versus a constant volume system is to perform a life cycle analysis. This

takes into consideration the initial cost of the system as well as energy and

maintenance costs over a fixed period of time. A detailed life cycle cost analysis can

be found in Appendix A. When evaluated over a 20 year life span, the VAV system

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proves to be a better investment, and the 50 year life cycle analysis shows that the

longer the system is in use the greater the savings become, relative to a constant

volume system.

Conclusion As discussed earlier, sustainability is an important design feature of many

new buildings. One way to design a more sustainable building is to reduce the

energy usage. A Variable Air Volume system is an excellent way to reduce usage. In

almost all situations a VAV system will save the owner money. Initial costs will most

likely be higher, but a properly designed, maintained, and used VAV system will

provide savings on energy costs over its lifetime. For a laboratory building, the

equipment and controls needed will be more sophisticated, but the technology does

exist to provide a well functioning system. The designer must keep in mind the air

flow and pressure requirements of the space, but these should not jeopardize the

use of a VAV system. Installation of the VAV system will take longer and provisions

should be made in the construction schedule for the added equipment and control

wiring needed. For the Forest Resources building, at least half of the building is

already utilizing a VAV system, so converting the lab spaces to be VAV would be a

likely choice. This will not only reduce the costs associated with energy use, but it will

help the building to obtain additional LEED credit points. When using a VAV system,

there are many additional features that can be added to increase the energy savings.

Using an enthalpy wheel to preheat the incoming air from the exhaust air is just one

option, but all options should be evaluated to determine their savings versus their

initial cost. In most cases these upgrades prove to save energy over the life of the

building.

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Analysis 3

Immersive Virtual Modeling for MEP Coordination Background

When looking at the entire process of constructing a building, from the design

phase through construction and turnover to the owner, one of the largest tasks for

the construction manager is coordination. The construction manager often serves as

the coordinator between all transactions and activities that take place on a

construction site. During this seemingly endless coordination one specific type of

coordination stands out as exceptionally troublesome. This is the coordination

between all of the mechanical, electrical and plumbing contractors. Known as MEP

(Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing) coordination, this process involves trying to locate

all of the critical elements that supply heat, air conditioning, waste removal, water,

electricity, fire protection, and telecommunications to all parts of the building, in a

typically tiny space above ceilings and between walls. When coordinating laboratory

spaces, such as those found in the Forest Resources building, there can be

additional challenges due to the added systems needed to properly control a lab.

Traditionally coordinating the MEP work has been done with 2D drawings.

This can be especially difficult because most of the pipes and ducts have other pipes

or conduit running above and below them. These elevations cannot be visualized on

the typical 2D drawings. Relatively recently in the construction industry, 3D CAD has

made its way into the MEP coordination process and can ease the process greatly by

quickly representing the elevations and locations of the elements. Other technology

beyond the scope of 3D CAD drawings is also making its way into the construction

industry and can further ease the burden of MEP coordination.

Using immersive environments to view 3D models can increase the

effectiveness of these models. In order to view models in stereo the file is written in

a language known as Virtual Reality Modeling Language (VRML). This VRML file has

several advantages. First it can be viewed in stereo in an immersive environment to

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allow one to walk through the model at full scale and examine parts from all angles.

Second, the VRML file is smaller than the CAD file it came from and makes sending

and receiving the model easier. Finally, the model can be viewed in 3D using any

web browser. No special programs, including the original program that created the

model, are needed to view the model.

The goal of working with VRML models is to reduce the time needed to identify

and work out coordination problems. By using the virtual reality models and the

immersive environments laboratory instead of the typical 2D drawings, walking

through and examining the model the first time should catch more problems than the

initial look at the 2D drawings. Rather than having various layers of drawings to

search through, all equipment, piping, ductwork, and conduit will be in the same

model at the correct elevations, and interferences will be easily spotted.

Creating a more detailed 3D or VRML model in the beginning of the

coordination process will obviously take more time and skill than traditional drafting.

The goal is to make up for this time and money and saving even more during the

construction process. If all items can go into place with no problems it will eliminate

the need for change orders and delays in the work. The only real problems with using

stereo VRML models for coordination is the facilities needed to best view the models.

These facilities can be expensive and large and may hinder the acceptance of this

technology into the construction industry. As technology continues to increase, these

processes and modeling techniques will become more acceptable and widely used in

the industry.

Research Creating a more detailed 3D or VRML model in the beginning of the

coordination process will take more time and skill than traditional drafting. The goal

is to make up for this time and money and save even more during the construction

process. If all items can go into place with no problems it will eliminate the need for

change orders and delays in the work. The only real problems with using stereo

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VRML models for coordination is the facilities needed to best view the models. These

facilities can be expensive and large and may hinder the acceptance of this

technology into the construction industry. As technology continues to increase, these

processes and modeling techniques will become more acceptable and widely used in

the industry.

In order to conduct research on the uses of immersive virtual models for the

MEP coordination process, a 3D

model of a typical laboratory space in

the Forest Resources building was

created. This model was then

converted to VRML format and taken

to the Immersive Environments Lab

on campus. The Immersive

Environments Lab (pictured at right)

is a three screen panoramic display

that uses six projectors and polarized light to create an immersive viewing

environment in stereoscopic 3D.

A view of the model is shown in Image 1 on the following page. A version of

the model with transparent walls (Image 2) was also created to show the systems

without interference from the walls. The model can be navigated using an avatar

(Image 3) to give size perspectives or without for focusing on specific areas (Image

4). Image 5 shows an area with difficult duct coordination that can quickly and easily

be visualized using the model. Image 6 and 7 both show areas where collisions were

detected in the model. In Image 6 the pipes run through a piece of ductwork and the

model makes it easy to see that the elevation of the pipes will need to be adjusted.

Image 7 shows the collision of a supply diffuser and an exhaust grille. The ductwork

on the coordination drawings did not overlap, but the ability to show the grilles in the

immersive model clearly shows the collision.

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Image 1: VRML Model

Image 2: VRML Model with Transparent Walls

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Image 3: VRML Model with Avatar

Image 4: VRML Model Examining Specific Area

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Image 5: VRML Model Showing Difficult Duct Coordination

Image 6: VRML Model Showing Collision

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Image 7: VRML Model Showing Grille Collision

In order to get feedback from industry professionals, contractors and

coordinators in MEP trades from the East Sub-Campus were invited to the Immersive

Environments Lab to view the model and complete a short survey. The survey was

intended to learn whether an immersive virtual model could ease the MEP

coordination process by reducing the time needed to detect and resolve conflicts. A

copy of the full survey can be found in Appendix B. The professionals surveyed had

varying backgrounds and years of experience, but only half of them had ever used 3D

modeling or advanced visualization on a previous project. Nine industry

professionals completed the survey and some of the key results are tabulated in the

following charts.

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Visualizing the layout and elevations of duct and piping is easier with the immersive

virtual model than with traditional 2D drawings:

Strongly Disagree Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly

Agree 5 4

Using an immersive virtual model could speed up the MEP coordination process:

Strongly Disagree Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly

Agree 3 5 1

Using an immersive virtual model during the MEP coordination process could help

avoid delays during construction:

Strongly Disagree Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly

Agree 1 7 1

The immersive virtual model could be a valuable communication tool on the project:

Strongly Disagree Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly

Agree 2 4 3

The Immersive Environments Lab would be a good place to hold MEP coordination

meetings:

Strongly Disagree Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly

Agree 1 7 1

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The responses to the above questions clearly indicate that the immersive

model gives a better picture of the layout and elevations for all components better

than traditional 2D drawings. The responses also indicate that using a model during

the MEP coordination process could save coordination and construction time. Using

the Immersive Environments Lab for coordination meetings would allow all trades to

view the area they were working with and quickly spot conflicts.

The professionals also commented on specific benefits and drawbacks of

using the immersive virtual model. When asked how the model could be beneficial

on a project one contractor responded: “Any time you are able to view conflicts prior

to installation it is beneficial. This 3D model allows you to identify elevation conflicts

quickly.” Another professional stated that, “During a coordination meeting with all

the [MEP] trades it would be easier to view specific problem areas.” Five of the

people surveyed stated that a lack of visualization had led to delays or other negative

impacts on a project.

When asked for drawbacks of the virtual model or reasons the technology

could not be adopted into the construction industry, all who answered were

concerned about additional costs and time. The cost and availability of immersive

viewing facilities was brought up as well as the cost and additional time of creating

the virtual model. One contractor pointed out that, “One of the biggest problems is

that not all of the trades doing coordination are [current] with the technology. Some

companies still draw by hand.”

Conclusion Surveying industry professionals that are involved with MEP coordination and

installation on a daily basis provided valuable information on the uses for immersive

virtual models in the construction industry. Overall results indicate that the use of

these models could have great benefits for MEP coordination. Typically, for an MEP

intensive facility such as a laboratory, an increased effort in coordination, which

requires additional time and money, has yielded cost savings during installation

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above that spent on coordination. The goal of using immersive virtual models would

be to efficiently increase the level of coordination. Traditionally coordinating a

building to the point where there are no field conflicts requires the contractors to

pore over 2D drawings for extended periods of time to find all conflicts. Using the

virtual model should reduce the time to needed to fully coordinate a project.

Currently the technology to create and use immersive virtual models is in its

infancy. As the technology progresses the cost of producing and using these models

should decrease. The disadvantages of using an immersive virtual model now are

the cost and time to create the model and the high cost of an immersive viewing

facility. Penn State could find creative ways to use the immersive viewing facilities

that exist on campus to benefit current and planned construction projects.

Contractors working on site may not have immersive viewing facilities in their job

trailers but working on campus gives them a great opportunity to take advantage of

these emerging construction technologies.

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C O N C L U S I O N

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Conclusion and Recommendations

The School of Forest Resources building poses some interesting design and

construction issues. The laboratory areas combined with a LEED certification provide

many of these unique issues. Obtaining a LEED certification for laboratory buildings,

using a VAV system in labs, and using immersive virtual models for MEP coordination

were all examined, and all would provide value to both the owner and the

construction team. Not only are these analyses valuable to the Forest Resources

building, but to they can benefit the entire architecture and construction industry.

The first analysis focused on the LEED certification process. For a building

such as the Forest Resources building, a LEED certification can be achieved with

relative ease, but labs can be a hindrance to achieving a higher certification such as

Silver, Gold, or Platinum. Using other laboratory buildings that have attained a LEED

certification is an excellent place to start for examining the LEED potential of a

proposed building. Using some unique sustainable design aspects from other

projects could benefit the Forest Resources building. Techniques that could be

employed include a water reclamation system and environmentally friendly

landscaping. Reducing the amount of energy needed to maintain a safe laboratory

environment is paramount for a sustainable or LEED certified laboratory building.

Using a specialized mechanical system such as a Variable Air Volume system can

greatly reduce the energy used by the labs.

The second analysis involved using a VAV system rather than a constant

volume system for the laboratory spaces. It can be difficult to use VAV systems in

laboratory spaces because special consideration must be given to safety

requirements such as minimum air flows, air changes, and room pressure. The

higher initial cost of a VAV system is the biggest reason owners opt for a constant

volume system. With proper design and coordination, a VAV system can be installed

that maintains a safe and comfortable laboratory environment. A VAV system

throughout the entire building is a cost effective way to help reduce the energy

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requirements, which would help with the LEED certification that the Forest Resources

building is trying to achieve.

For the third analysis, research into the use of immersive virtual models to

ease MEP coordination was conducted. The idea of using immersive virtual models

to coordinate construction work is relatively new but is gaining acceptance in the

marketplace as contractors begin to realize the benefits of using this technology.

Immersive virtual models can help detect more inconsistencies and coordination

problems than a standard 2D or even a 3D CAD model. These problems can be

detected earlier and therefore save the contractor both time and money in the long

run. By modeling an MEP intensive lab in the Forest Resources Building and viewing

it in the Immersive Environments Lab, contractors and coordinators from the project

were given the opportunity to view and comment on the uses of this technology. All

industry professionals surveyed claimed that the virtual model allowed them to

visualize the layout and elevations of the MEP systems quickly and easily. Most feel

that an immersive virtual model would be a valuable communication tool to be used

during the MEP coordination process. Creating the 3D model can be time consuming

and costly, but the benefits seen by using the immersive virtual model can outweigh

these initial costs. The use of an immersive virtual model should be given serious

consideration on any MEP intensive project.

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A

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Appendix A

Variable Air Volume vs. Constant Volume for Laboratories Life Cycle Cost Analysis

A life cycle cost analysis can be used to compare various systems and their total

cost over the life of the building. Here a constant volume system with lower initial cost

and maintenance costs is compared to a variable air volume system with lower energy

costs over a twenty year period and a fifty year period. The equation used for the

analysis is

LC = IC + AC * ((1 + i)n – 1) / (i * (1 + i)n)

where:

LC = life cycle cost

IC = initial cost

AC = annual cost (energy + maintenance)

i = interest rate

n = number of years

20 Year Period

Given economic factors:

• Interest rate = 8%

• Service Life = 20 years

Constant Volume system

• Initial cost = $1,100,000

• Energy cost = $95,000 / year

• Maintenance cost = $140,000 / year

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Variable Air Volume system

• Initial cost = $1,250,000

• Energy cost = $60,000 / year

• Maintenance cost = $150,000 / year

Constant Volume life cycle cost

LC = 1,100,000 + (95,000 + 140,000) * ((1 + 0.08)20 – 1) / (0.08 * (1 + 0.08)20)

LC = $3,407,000

Variable Air Volume life cycle cost

LC = 1,250,000 + (60,000 + 150,000) * ((1 + 0.08)20 – 1) / (0.08 * (1 + 0.08)20)

LC = $3,312,000

50 Year Period

Given economic factors:

• Interest rate = 8%

• Service Life = 50 years

Constant Volume system

• Initial cost = $1,100,000

• Energy cost = $95,000 / year

• Maintenance cost = $140,000 / year

Variable Air Volume system

• Initial cost = $1,250,000

• Energy cost = $60,000 / year

• Maintenance cost = $150,000 / year

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Constant Volume life cycle cost

LC = 1,100,000 + (95,000 + 140,000) * ((1 + 0.08)50 – 1) / (0.08 * (1 + 0.08)50)

LC = $3,975,000

Variable Air Volume life cycle cost

LC = 1,250,000 + (60,000 + 150,000) * ((1 + 0.08)50 – 1) / (0.08 * (1 + 0.08)50)

LC = $3,819,000

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Appendix B

Immersive Virtual Modeling for MEP Coordination Immersive Environments Lab Survey

1.) What is your trade / scope of work? _______________________________________ 2.) How many years of MEP coordination experience do you have? _______________________________________ Answer questions 3 through 8 on a scale of 1 – 5 where 1 = strongly disagree and 5 = strongly agree: 3.) I have a better understanding of the layout and/or sequence of the MEP work after viewing the immersive virtual model. 1 – Strongly Disagree 2 – Disagree 3 – Neutral 4 – Agree 5 – Strongly Agree 4.) The IEL would be a good environment to hold MEP coordination meetings. 1 – Strongly Disagree 2 – Disagree 3 – Neutral 4 – Agree 5 – Strongly Agree 5.) The immersive virtual model could be a valuable communication tool on the project. 1 – Strongly Disagree 2 – Disagree 3 – Neutral 4 – Agree 5 – Strongly Agree 6.) Visualizing the layout and elevations of duct and piping is easier with the immersive virtual model than with traditional 2-D drawings. 1 – Strongly Disagree 2 – Disagree 3 – Neutral 4 – Agree 5 – Strongly Agree

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7.) Using an immersive virtual model like this one during the MEP coordination process could help avoid delays during construction. 1 – Strongly Disagree 2 – Disagree 3 – Neutral 4 – Agree 5 – Strongly Agree 8.) Using an immersive virtual model like this one could speed up the MEP coordination process. 1 – Strongly Disagree 2 – Disagree 3 – Neutral 4 – Agree 5 – Strongly Agree Other Questions: 9.) What are some current challenges you face in MEP coordination? Could this technology help in resolving these challenges? If yes, state how it could be helpful. 10.) Can you identify any reasons why this technology could not be adopted in the construction industry? 11.) Has a lack of visualization of the MEP work on any project ever led to delays or other negative impacts on the project? If yes, please explain. 12.) Have you used 3-D CAD applications or advanced visualization applications on any projects. If yes, please explain your experience.

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13.) Do you feel the immersive virtual model you experienced today in the IEL would be beneficial on a project? If yes, please explain how. 14.) Please provide any other comments or suggestions on the use of or improving the immersive virtual model for MEP coordination.

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Appendix C

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National Renewable Energy Laboratory. "Laboratories for the 21st Century: Energy

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Acknowledgments

The following groups or organizations provided much appreciated assistance: Penn State Architectural Engineering Faculty

Penn State Office of Physical Plant

Gilbane Building Company

Late Night Thesis Studio Crew

The following individuals also provided much appreciated assistance: Dr. John Messner – Department of Architectural Engineering

Alex Zolotov – Department of Architectural Engineering

Rick Riccardo – Penn State Office of Physical Plant

Motaz Alkaysi – Gilbane Building Company

Chris Figler – Gilbane Building Company

Dave Gardiner – Gilbane Building Company

Bob Sabo, Jr. – Sauer, Inc.

Hank Weber – Sauer, Inc.

Tom Berger – Best Tech & Engineering

Henry L. Thomas – H.L. Thomas

Jay Stuart – McClure Company

Thomas Heasley – Pyramid Engineering

Mike Billotte – Allied Mechanical & Electrical