University of Virginia’s College at Wise

In association with Cannon Design, T&L provided architectural support and civil, mechanical, electrical, plumbing and fire protection engineering services for a new library at the University of Virginia’s College at Wise, Virginia.

Project Highlights include the following:

• 6 story facility provides sufficient space to accommodate the College’s planned growth, and houses the College’s collection;
• Provides study and instructional spaces to accommodate the College’s needs;
• Includes numerous 24 hour study/project creation rooms that contain state-of-the-art multimedia equipment for students, faculty, and the public to utilize;
• The facility includes three machine room-less hydraulic elevators and extensive wired and wireless data networks.

T&L’s scope of services included:

• Architectural QA/QC;
• Civil engineering for all utilities along with exterior plazas, walkways and stairs.
• Mechanical system design of HVAC systems for the sensitive demands of the large book collection;
• Electrical design of innovative lighting systems throughout this dramatic building.

The building is fully sprinkled and because of its 6 story height, a fire pump is also required.

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