Russell Hall Renovations

T&L was selected by the Virginia Community College System (VCCS) to provide architectural and engineering services for the Renovation of Russell Hall on the Southwest Virginia Community College (SWVCC) campus. The conceptual goal was to provide Health Sciences educational spaces by an adaptive reuse of a two-story, library wing of Russell Hall (which was relocated elsewhere on campus).

The adaptive reuse project provides the proper spaces to meet student and community service needs in Health Technologies programs (Nursing, RN, and LPN), Radiology, Respiratory Care, Emergency Medical Services Technology, Occupational Therapy, and Health Sciences. These programs were originally scattered across the campus. The new Health Technologies and Science Laboratories capacity was programmed to be 331 seats.

Project components include:

• Distance learning classrooms, with flat screen and projection displays, two way video and audio, and smart podiums.
• Fully functional hospital beds with headwall units including data, power, gases, vacuum, and air.
• Relocation of lab equipment from the Booth Center in Grundy, Virginia to the former lecture rooms of Russell Hall to create chemistry and biology labs plus required support infrastructure (make-up air system for fume hoods and electrical/plumbing connections).
• Ambulance simulator in Emergency Medical Services learning lab.
• X-ray machine in Radiography learning lab.
• CNA, LPN, RN Simulator labs and testing room.
• Hospital Type water closets, lavatories and fittings in the open for training.

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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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Longwood University – High Street Gateway

Longwood University hosted a nationally-televised Vice-Presidential debate in October 2016. Because of this, LU made significant campus-wide improvements, consisting of mostly small projects that beautified the campus image; however, there are a few, larger-scale projects that were a part of this effort, including the High Street Gateway project. In association with Franck & Lohsen, T&L served LU as the prime A/E on the High Street Gateway Project.

The project consisted of the following improvements along High Street, which is a high-profile entrance and considered the “front door” of the campus:

• New brick walkways
• Replacing the Town light fixtures with campus standard lighting, plantings, architectural elements to define the edge of campus
• Development of the “Gateway” at the intersection of High Street and the extension of Brock Commons
• Various utility improvements including stormwater management infrastructure

The University’s vision for the “Gateway” is an iconic landmark or structure that will capture the spirit of Longwood University.

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Longwood University – Chichester Roof Replacement

The Chichester Science Center serves Longwood University as the primary facility for education in the sciences. The building is prominently located, fronting High Street and serving as the corner of Wheeler Lawn Quad. LU engaged T&L to provide architectural, structural and mechanical engineering services for the replacement of the building roofing system.

The project consisted of:

• A complete tear-off of the existing two-ply system
• Installation of 16,250 square feet of 90-mil EPDM roofing system with rigid insulation, sloped to drain
• Installation of a lightning protection system.

The project required numerous roofing details and coordination due to the number of roof top units, a greenhouse, and a perimeter mansard roof.

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