Higher Education Archive
Danville Community College New Student Center
Hurt & Proffitt was responsible for the preparation of site construction plans and specifications for the new student center. Project includes coordinating construction plans with other design firms, researching community utility requirements, developing an estimate of proposed construction costs, developing construction drawings and specifications – including demolition of existing materials, utility installation/relocation, earthwork, and restoration.
Additional responsibilities include bidding coordination, responses to contractor request for information, shop drawing review, addressing site construction questions, and providing as-built documents. This project was coordinated by Calloway Johnson Moore and West.
Virginia Western Community College – Health Sciences Building
Hurt & Proffitt was responsible for all civil design for the new 60,000 SF Center for Science, Math, and Health Professions located on the Virginia Western Community College campus. Hurt & Proffitt is working on all civil aspects, but not limited to, survey, site plan, grading plan with erosion and sediment control, utility plan, stormwater management plan, site details, and specifications. The Health Science building is going to be a Silver Level LEED® Certified Building and is projected to be finished in May 2012.
CVCC – Culinary Arts Building
Central Virginia Community College designed and constructed a 4,050 SF Occupational Program Building to accommodate a Culinary Arts Career Studies Certificate Program. This facility includes: classroom space, faculty offices, food storage areas and an actual kitchen and food preparation area used to provide hands on instruction for the students. The college proposed to add this Culinary Arts Career Studies Certificate Program to meet the needs identified by restaurants, hotels, schools, healthcare providers and others in the College’s service region known locally as, Region 2000. In conjunction with SFCS, Hurt & Proffitt provided engineering and construction administration services, aiding CVCC to be able to establish this Culinary Arts Career Studies Certificate Program.
The location is between Amherst Building and Merritt Hall. In addition to the associated site work related to the building an access road to the building extends from the existing lot adjacent to Merritt Hall.
James Madison University – Patterson St. Parking Deck
The new JMU Center for the Arts Parking Deck was a Design Build Project. Hurt & Proffitt was responsible for the Civil/Site design for this five-level, 43,630 SF parking structure that has no less than 750 parking spaces. The pre-cast concrete structure was designed to operate in two modes during events for the future performing arts center and the parking facility for patrons of the art center during daily operations to accommodate permit holders. The new parking facility was constructed on an existing parking lot located between Patterson Street, Warsaw Avenue and the Chesapeake & Western Railway. The new facility shall abut the future JMU Performing Arts Building currently under construction.
The Project included the reconstruction of a portion of Warsaw Avenue which looped around the new parking facility; water, electric, and telecommunication service connections, a traffic signal and the design of the storm water management system that was constructed to serve the quantity control for the new parking facility as well as the future Center for the Arts building. Water quality was addressed through the use of a Stormfilter™ and several Filterras™.
Hurt & Proffitt provided topographic survey, geotechnical investigation; all civil engineering and site development services including erosion and sediment control plans, demolition plans, utility designs, grading plans, and stormwater management designs; and construction survey.
James Madison University – Term Contract Since 2003
Hurt & Proffitt was selected in 2003 as James Madison University’s civil engineering consultant for a one-year term contract with a one-year renewal. The contract was re re-issued in 2005, and Hurt & Proffitt was once again chosen as the University’s civil engineering consultant for the one-year term contract with four one-year renewals. In the past three years, Hurt & Proffitt has provided multiple services on over 40 projects for JMU ranging from the Tennis Courts Replacement to the Main Street Pedestrian Tunnel to the Financial Services Building.
Hurt & Proffitt has provided numerous services, including but not limited to civil engineering, site planning, utility / infrastructure planning, grading plans, stormwater management plans, erosion and sediment control, material testing, and inspection.
Old Dominion University – Wrestling Addition
The purpose of this addition (14,460 square feet) on the east side of the existing Athletic Administration building is to improve training and competitions and provide locker rooms and offices for the ODU wrestling team and staff. As a part of the improvements, the building was fitted with an overhead sprinkler system. The water supply lines for the system and connections to the water main and meter were routed and detailed by Hurt & Proffitt and approved by the City of Norfolk. Stormwater treatment was provided by campus off-site stormwater treatment facilities and prevented the costly relocation of water and gas lines that support the existing building.
Hurt & Proffitt provided the topographic survey, CAD drawings, construction administration, and stakeout services. Construction materials were reviewed prior to purchase and field engineering support was provided to resolve conflicts on site during construction.
Old Dominion University – Soccer Stadium Expansion
The expansion provided team locker rooms, meeting rooms, offices, and handicap access to the existing stadium seating. The location of a new 5,500 square foot building was determined by incorporating right-of-way expansion plans for the street adjacent to the site and the desired proximity to the field and stadium seating. Existing irrigation and waterlines were routed around the new building and new waterline connections and meters were approved by the City of Norfolk.
Hurt & Proffitt provided the topographic survey, CAD drawings, construction administration, and stakeout services. Construction materials were reviewed prior to purchase and field engineering support was provided to resolve conflicts on site during construction.
Old Dominion University – Recreational ESPER Facility
The Recreation and ESPER Facility was designed to create state of the art facilities to enhance student life and meet the needs of the ESPER academic curriculum. The project involved demolishing most of the existing Health and Physical Education (field house) building and creating a new Student Recreation facility built around the existing natatorium.
Hurt & Proffitt provided the aerial mapping of the Health and PE area, which was combined with the topographic surveys to provide a more detailed view of the 7.8 acre site. We also provided CAD drawings, construction administration, and stakeout services. Construction materials were reviewed prior to purchase and field engineering support was provided to resolve conflicts on site during construction.
University of Virginia – Rouss Hall
Rouss Hall, built in 1896, houses the University of Virginia’s McIntire School of Commerce and sits on The Lawn, the most historic part of Mr. Jefferson’s “academical village.” In 2005, the existing 23,000 SF historic building was renovated and a new adjoining addition, named Robertson Hall, was started. The new $38.8M, 132,000 SF, five-story structure features new classrooms and faculty offices, group study rooms, reading and dining facilities, a variety of meeting spaces, multiple conference rooms, a suite for student clubs and four technology centers. Robertson Hall also features an attractive, environmentally-friendly “green” roof. The Robertson-Rouss Academic Complex was completed in the spring of 2008.
Hurt & Proffitt is providing all civil engineering, surveying, site design, stormwater management, construction administration, environmental, and geotechnical services.
Lynchburg College – Centennial Hall
Centennial Hall, now known as Elliot & Rosel Schewel Hall, is a new $10M, 50,000 SF facility that includes the School of Business, part of the School of Communications and the Arts, and the Learning Resources Center. The building connects to the College’s Knight-Capron Library. The addition of this new building to the historic part of the campus was part of the College’s 100th anniversary celebration.
Hurt & Proffitt provided all surveying (topo, boundary, and construction), site engineering, stormwater management, and utility design for the facility.
Sweet Briar College – Williams Gymnasium
Sweet Briar College added a new 40,000 SF fitness and athletic facility to the existing Williams Gymnasium building. The new facility was designed not only to provide a venue for sporting activities and fitness, but also an indoor setting for large gatherings. Coordinating the design of the building and surrounding hardscape features with the look of the existing building and its location on the scenic south dell were factors that guided the building and site design.
Some anticipated features of the Fitness and Athletic Center include a theater, high-tech sound system, a racquetball/squash court, three indoor tennis courts, a suspended running track and opaque light panels in the metal roof to allow for some natural lighting. In addition, office space has been created for the administration of the physical education, athletics and recreation department. The Bistro will have an open-air covered patio area and in and outdoor seating. The entrance to the FAC will feature a loggia that is architecturally consistent with the other campus buildings and will house the showcase for the Sweet Briar Athletics Hall of Fame.
Topographic survey, conceptual site plans and final design documents for construction including hardscape additions in front of the building and handicap accessible routes, design of a new parking area, erosion and sediment control, water and sewer utility connections, storm water management, determining and addressing water quality issues, landscaping layout and construction staking. Hurt and Proffitt assisted the college in obtaining a special exemption permit to allow construction of the facility in an area zoned for agricultural use. In order to provide sewer service to the new gymnasium, Hurt and Proffitt designed a sewer lift station to serve the existing gym, the new facility and some of the existing adjacent facilities. The project also included the abandonment of an existing lift station, which had reached the end of its useful life. When the decision was made to change the layout of the sidewalk in front of the building less than two weeks before the buildings inaugural event, Hurt and Proffitt worked with the contractor and the college to quickly prepare a new layout, get it approved and staked so the project could be finished on time.
Sweet Briar College – Green Villages
For the first time in 50 years, Sweet Briar added a new student housing facility on campus. Sixty students will be housed in the five buildings that make up the first phase of the project, which was completed in time for students to move in for the Fall 2009 semester. Each building was three stories tall and designed to house twelve students. The Green Village is so named because was built to be environmentally friendly. The buildings and site were planned out with sustainability and aesthetics in mind.
The project included site layout for the buildings, grading, erosion and sediment control, roadway and parking lot design, stormwater management for quality and quantity. Hurt and Proffitt assisted the college in obtaining a special exemption permit to allow construction of the facility in an area zoned for agricultural use. Sweet Briar College wanted to make this project environmentally friendly with options for solar power, rainwater recapture, pedestrian friendly paths, and other sustainable features. This posed a particular challenge for the site layout since the building orientation had to allow for the solar panels while still addressing the topography and public safety. Due to the height of the building, particular attention had to be paid to access for fire trucks. Hurt and Proffitt, coordinated with Amherst County life safety personnel to ensure sufficient access to the site. The final layout incorporated all of these features in a way that made the site functional, sustainable, and aesthetically pleasing.
Longwood University Athletic Field Irrigation
Hurt & Proffitt, Inc. provided sub-consultant services for the project. Hurt & Proffitt prepared design drawings and specifications for bidding and for submittal of E&S permits. The project consists of a water collection facility to capture water from two existing athletic fields – one grass, one synthetic. Collected water is reused to irrigate the grass field. Water from the existing fields is collected in 2000 gallon tanks and pumped to a larger 40,000 gallon tank for irrigation. Up to 3 wells, 350 – 400 feet, will be installed to supplement the water collected from the field runoff. Hurt and Proffitt provided construction administration for site activities.
Virginia Tech – Marion duPont Scott Equine Center
The Marion duPont Scott Equine Center added a new Equine Hospital consisting of a 4,784 SF Seasonal Horse Barn and a 2,000 SF Laboratory, a 500 SF Treatment Room, and a 2,000 SF Research Barn to its existing facility in Northern Virginia.
Hurt & Proffitt provided a topographic survey, aerial mapping, site development, erosion & sediment control plan, stormwater management, utility design, geotechnical investigation, project management and construction administration for the additions to the existing facility.
Virginia Tech – Biology / Vivarium Facility
Hurt & Proffitt joined the architectural firm of Shepley Bulfinch Richardson & Abbott in the design of this new classroom and laboratory facility on the Virginia Tech campus.
Hurt & Proffitt provided all civil engineering, topographic survey, site engineering, stormwater management, and utility design for this facility. We also provided the design for the extension of the steam lines serving this facility.
University of Virginia – Varsity Hall Move
This project consisted of the relocation of 149 year-old Varsity Hall, which was once used as the nation’s first college infirmary. The relocation of Varsity Hall is part of the McIntire School of Commerce’s “Back to the Lawn” project will culminate in the creation of a 156,000 SF academic complex on the South Lawn. After getting moved to a new site, this 149-year-old building will be renovated to house the offices for the Vice President for Research & Graduate Studies. This project was featured on “Mega Moves,” on the Discovery Channel & TLC, during season one.
Hurt & Proffitt provided all survey work as well as site planning, geotechnical and materials testing, roadway rerouting, and utility relocation.
James Madison University – Performing Arts Center
This project consisted of the construction of a 172,000 GSF Performing Arts and Music Recital Hall building and associated site improvements on the west side of Main Street directly across from the Wilson Hall quadrangle. The proposed project limit was bounded by Warsaw Street to the west, the Norfolk Southern Railroad to the north, South Main Street to the south, and Anthony Seggar Hall, also contiguous of JMU at West Grace Street, to the east. The existing University-owned buildings that occupied the site were demolished by James Madison University prior to start of construction leaving a filled, compacted and walkable site. Site work for this project then began with a clean site and included closure of Patterson Road. The University planned the construction of a parking garage immediately west of the Center for the Arts/ Music Recital Hall building. The garage was constructed under a separate contract and was completed before the start of construction for this project. The contractor was responsible for constructing the utilities, retaining walls, walks, and repairing the access road associated with this project. Approximately 12.57 acres of land was disturbed for this project. The project was broken down into four phases. A VSMP permit was required.
Hurt & Proffitt provided all surveying including topographical, boundary and construction for the construction of this new Performing Arts facility, as well as utility designation. Hurt & Proffitt also provided civil services including site grading, utility relocation, stormwater management, and erosion and sediment control.
Virginia Tech – Bioinformatics Institute
The new $31.5M, 139,000 SF Virginia Bioinformatics Institute is a teaching, classroom, and laboratory research facility at Virginia Tech which stretches along the intersection of Washington Street and Duck Pond Drive on Virginia Tech’s campus. Hurt & Proffitt jointly worked with Calloway Johnson Moore and West Architects throughout the duration of this project.
This three-floor building is the university’s main facility for its research in the area of human genomics. The facility has bioinformatics research elements representing both biological and computational research. The labs support research in biotechnology, bioinformatics, environmental science, health technologies and functional genomics. The facility will utilize a three level entry atrium, a multi-level linear atrium through the two floors of research lab spaces, a staggered building floor-plate and service oriented intersections (coffee areas, small open conference areas with networked computer stations, etc.).
Hurt & Proffitt provided all surveying (topo, boundary, and construction), site engineering, stormwater management, and utility design.