Civil/site engineering and construction phase services for site development associated with the construction of a new student center. Services included design for access and parking, including pavement markings and signage, walkways and paths, fencing, drainage, stormwater management, water system, and gravity wastewater system. The stormwater management system was designed with subsurface retention chambers, infiltration chambers, and surface retention. Extensive retention facilities were required due to the limited capacity of the existing municipal storm system. Provided technical permitting of stormwater, water supply and wastewater disposal system, Act 250 Land Use Permit, and local approvals/permits.
Norwich University West Hall
Multidiscipline engineering services for West Hall the newest civilian residence hall on the Norwich campus. West Hall is similar to the successful South Hall civilian residence hall. D&K engineers also provided engineering and construction phase services for South Hall. Designed to accommodate 286 students, the $26 million West Hall dormitory is the second phase of a plan to create civilian housing that will eventually house 750 students and allow nearly all Norwich undergraduates to live on campus. Like South Hall, the 84,204-sf West Hall building features lounges, a game room, and facilities for exercise and laundry. It is designed to meet LEED certification guidelines for energy conservation.
DuBois & King provided site/civil, electrical, structural, and construction phase services for the 5-story, 286-bed, brick and steel framed structure with connections to municipal water and wastewater. Services included interior and exterior lighting, telecommunications design, landscape architecture, design of an infiltration percolation stormwater management system, survey, Act 250, and permitting.
Norwich University Student Housing Engineering and Permitting
Engineering services for two new Norwich University Student Housing (NUSH) projects. Services included site, survey, structural, and electrical engineering; landscape architecture; permitting; and construction administration for residential structures at the nation’s oldest military school. Both structures were designed to achieve LEED certification.
South Hall. LEED-Gold, $17.5-million, five-story brick building that houses up to 283 students and is the future benchmark for all new construction and renovation projects on campus. Services included civil/site design, permitting, topographic and boundary surveys, utilities, and cost estimates. Site improvements included grading, stormwater management system, access road/parking, pavement marking/signage, ADA accessible walkways/pedestrian paths, fencing, water system, and gravity wastewater system. Efficiency features include: design strategies to reduce water usage by over 30%; on-site stormwater management system provided water quality treatment, peak flow rate reduction, and groundwater recharge; site design minimized earthwork and reduced increases in new impervious area; and 427 tons of asphalt roadway leading to the dormitory was recycled/reused.
West Hall. Civil/site, electrical, and structural engineering, landscape architecture, survey, and permitting (including Act 250) services for a five-story, 286-bed, 75,000 sf brick and steel framed residential structure. Structural design drawings were produced in a BIM environment. Stormwater management was developed utilizing an infiltration percolation system.
Lyndon State College Stonehenge Parking Lot and Recreational Facilities
DuBois & King provided civil/site, electrical, and environmental engineering, and landscape architecture services to redesign and expand the main parking area of the College. Project included sustainable stormwater management improvements that incorporated a 1,800-sf rain garden and 0.25-acre channel rain garden/bioswale; energy saving LED area lights; expanded recreational facilities, including an enlarged basketball court, with modifications added for winter hockey use, and a 6,000-sf skatepark with connecting walkways; a waterline extension to serve the athletic fields; and design of interpretative signs for the rain garden sites. Project was designed and implemented to accommodate a rapid construction schedule during the summer break. Services include:
Topographic survey
Design of parking lot reconstruction and expansion
Design of pedestrian pathways
Supervision of boring subcontractor
Regular meetings with ad-hoc campus project team
Stormwater control and treatment measures
Design of two rain gardens
Permitting including Act 250
Design of basketball area with concrete curb for winter hockey
Erosion control measures
LED lighting design for recreation areas, pathways, and parking
Bid phase services
Construction administration and observation
Englesby House Renovations
DuBois & King provided mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and structural engineering, and bid and construction phase services for the interior renovation of the Englesby House, which serves as the University of Vermont’s President’s residence. The structure was built in 1914 and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. D&K provided engineering services for the interior building elements for the main residence including electrical and mechanical upgrades, upgrade of the existing heating system, a new central air conditioning system, and centralized controls.
MEP upgrades were provided for the upgrade of the main level kitchen, installation of a second floor laundry room, renovations to two second floor bathrooms and master bed/bathroom suite, and refurbishment of the third floor. Electrical design included lighting upgrades and changes associated with HVAC upgrades. Structural scope of services included analysis and statement of condition of the existing roof.