A New Residence Hall

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Carnegie Mellon University

• A New Residence Hall

Peg Hart March 26, 2002
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Overview

• New Residence Hall
• Key Players
• Location
• Plans and Specifications
• L.E.E.D.
• Current Progress
• Mention of other additions to Campus

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Key Players

• Owner Carnegie Mellon University Housing
• Architect Bohlin Cywinski Jackson
• Project Manager Carnegie Mellon Facilities
  Management Services
• General Contractor Rycon Construction
• Subcontractors Hanlon Electric, Sauer,
  Huckestein, Franco

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New Residence Hall
1030 Morewood Avenue
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Residence Hall Site
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New Residence Hall Site Plan
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New Residence Hall Elevations
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Design Criteria

• Five story brick building
• 259 beds in 125 double rooms with 9 single rooms
  for RAs
• Primarily First Year Student Living
• Amenities Generous common space on each floor,
  large common rooms on the first floor, AIR
  CONDITIONING!

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L.E.E.D

• Leadership in Energy Environmental Design
• Sponsored by U.S. Green Building Council
• LEED evaluates environmental performance from a
  "whole building" perspective over a building's
  life cycle, providing a definitive standard for
  what constitutes a "green building".

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LEED - Sustainable Sites
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LEED Energy Atmosphere
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LEED Materials Resources
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LEED Indoor Environ. Quality
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LEED Water Efficiency
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New Residence Hall Construction
http//webcam1.res.cmu.edu/
January 30, 2002 1105 a.m.
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Other Major Campus ProjectsDoherty Hall
Addition and Renovation
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Other Major Campus ProjectsPosner Collection
Gallery Board Facility
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Other Major Campus ProjectsPanther Hollow
Technology Center
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In Closing

• A New Residence Hall is being built to house 250
  students
• Building is located between Mudge House and
  Morewood Gardens
• Construction began on January 7, 2002 and
  will be completed April 2003
• Doherty Hall, Posner Gallery, and Panther
  Hollow, other Capital Projects