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APPALACHIAN TECHNICAL COLLEGE – TECHNOLOGY ANNEX/EDUCATION CENTER
(Project DTAE-86)
Jasper, Georgia
 Facilty Group provided master planning, programming, architectural design, and construction administration services of this project for a 1960s vintage technical school that included additions and renovations totaling 40,000 SF. The program features a new Library/Media Center, an Auto Collision Repair Center, and the Technology Annex/Education Center, which has become the new focal point for the campus. Centered on a 10,000 SF multipurpose hall, the Technology Annex serves large lectures or other events of the College, as well as seminars for local business or community groups. Moveable partitions allow subdivision of the hall into four smaller spaces, as needed. A catering kitchen is also featured to provide food service for events at the multipurpose hall. The Education Center also includes a large computer lab, a distance learning facility, and several multipurpose classrooms.
The design responds to the client's request for a modern image that is also in keeping with the pastoral mountain setting, resulting in a style described as "high-tech rustic." The building's masonry exterior is a mixture of stacked marble from local quarries and traditional red brick to match the existing building complex. The main lobby and prefunction area is enclosed by tiered glass curtain wall with exposed steel columns, and an acoustical wood slat ceiling with a natural finish. The Technology Annex and Library /Media Center are linked by an arbor that provides outdoor seating and study areas and screens the original building.
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CHATTAHOOCHEE TECHNICAL COLLEGE MARIETTA CAMPUS EXPANSION (PROJECT DTAE-101)
Marietta, GA
 Facilty Group provided complete design/build services for Chattahoochee Technical College's Marietta Campus Expansion, which involved the addition of four new buildings totaling some 100,000 SF: a 48,000 SF Academic Building, a 23,000 SF Administration Building, a 16,000 SF Student Services Building, and the 13,000 SF Economic/Workforce Development Center. Using an integrated fast-track design/build approach, the project was designed, constructed, and occupied within 16 months, allowing the College to move in earlier than expected.
The need for the new facilities was driven by steadily increasing enrollment, partly resulting from Georgia's initiative to elevate all former technical schools to colleges. In keeping with this status, design of the new buildings needed to convey a more traditional collegiate presence. This was accomplished through the use of architectural forms and materials reminiscent of traditional university settings. To help maintain a human scale and improve the overall appearance of the campus, new buildings were clustered to create a common green space for social gatherings. Parking was also located away from primary public view, with landscaped areas along the primary street front. A new pedestrian bridge connects the new buildings to the existing campus.
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CLEMSON UNIVERSITY
GRADUATE ENGINEERING CENTER - INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR AUTOMOTIVE RESEARCH (ICAR)
Greenville, SC
 As part of a prestigious architecture team, Facilty Group's Architectural and Engineering branch Facility Design Group is leading the design for Clemson University's new Graduate Engineering Center, the flagship building for the new International Center for Automotive Research (ICAR) Park. The architecture of the new facility expresses the unique research and activities conducted within, and will draw the attention of the automotive industry both nationally and internationally. The overall research campus is a result of a public-private partnership between the automotive innovators of BMW and the academic strength of Clemson's automotive and motor sports research and education program. This project marks a significant advancement in the global influence of the University, and a great benefit to the greater Greenville and South Carolina community.
Currently under construction, the new building totals some 95,000 SF on 25 acres of prime land within the Research Park, in close proximity to Interstate 85. The facility is designed to accommodate a new graduate program focusing on manufacturing processes, electronics, lightweight design and systems integration. General and special automotive research labs make up over half of the new facility. Public areas include the main lobby, an auditorium, a library, a cafeL, and administration space for the Research Park. Office and work space is also included for departmental research chairs, faculty, and graduate students. When complete the building will be LEED certified under guidelines of the US Green Building Council.
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DEKALB TECHNICAL COLLEGE CLASSROOM ADDITION AND MULTIPURPOSE BUILDING (PROJECT DTAE-102)
Clarkston, GA
 Facilty Group is providing complete design/build services for a major project to expand and improve the Clarkston campus of DeKalb Technical College. The main elements of the project are a two-story, 78,000 SF Addition to the existing Classroom Building on the west end of the campus, and a 23,000 SF Multipurpose Building on the east side of the property. The design of these buildings dramatically improves the appearance of the campus, providing new facades at both main entry points and enhancing "curb appeal."
The Classroom Addition includes a new Library/Learning Resource Center, along with computer labs, classrooms, and faculty and administration office space. The Multipurpose Building features a 7,200 SF main exhibition space that can serve large lectures or special events of the College, as well as trade shows or meetings for local business and community groups. Operable partitions allow the multipurpose hall to be subdivided from its full-open configuration, seating over 500, into five smaller spaces. To maintain as much on-campus parking as possible the main floor level of the Multipurpose Building is elevated, with parking provided underneath. More parking was also added along with two new circulation drives on the north and south sides of the campus. The project program also includes renovations to update and expand the College's Allied Healthcare programs and centralize student services and administration offices. The project is currently on schedule for completion in fall 2007.
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ERSKINE COLLEGE
CAMPUS MASTER PLAN AND MULTIPLE PROJECTS
Due West, SC
 Facilty Group has maintained a successful, ongoing relationship with Erskine College for over 15 years, providing a wide range of professional planning, design, management, and fundraising services for numerous campus projects. These projects have helped ensure that the College's current and future facilities ably support its dedication to "excellence in learning."
The College first retained Facilty Group to develop a comprehensive master plan that reflected the college's goal to create an aesthetically pleasing campus modeled as a "small academic village." Several existing historic buildings helped establish the overall theme for the campus. The master plan called for the restoration of existing facilities and construction of new buildings designed within the historical context of the campus, maintaining harmony with the College's historically significant environment.
Building on framework established by Campus Master Plan, Facilty Group was selected by the College to provide services for several specific projects, including:
- Bell Sports Complex: Design-build project for new building complexes for tennis and baseball facilities
- Bowie Art Center: Design-build of a 14,000 SF, two-story museum and gallery housing traveling exhibits and three permanent collections, along with state-of-the-art classroom space with lecture and audiovisual facilities
- Daniel-Moultrie Science Center: Design-build services for 47,000 SF, two-story building housing chemistry, physics, and biology laboratory and instructional facilities
- Student Housing: Completed renovations to Grier, Bonner, Carnegie, and Robinson Hall dormitories, along with program for new construction
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GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION (GTAA)
Atlanta, Georgia
 The Georgia Tech Athletic Association (GTAA) retained Facilty Group to provide design and management services for three athletic projects. The projects were fast-tracked to meet the critical path schedules set forth by GTAA to meet the goals of the Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games (ACOG) for the 1996 Summer Games. The projects included:
- Alexander
Memorial Coliseum
– Facilty Group prepared an annual expense budget along with a market and operation analysis for the expanded use of this multipurpose facility. Operational review and evaluation assistance was provided to GTAA specifically concerning material, equipment, and fixtures specifications affecting operational cost and efficiency. Facilty Group also reviewed food and beverage proposals to coordinate utility configurations.
- Bobby
Dodd Stadium Field Conversion – Facilty Group assisted with planning, design, contract negotiation/coordination, permitting, construction management, and scheduling for conversion of the athletic field surface from artificial turf to natural grass.
- Homer
Rice Center for Sports Performance – Prepared
construction estimate and coordinated revisions to
estimate based upon project changes requested by the
GTAA. Represented the GTAA and managed issues pertinent
to the build-out of a McDonald's restaurant and a
Russell Athletic Store within the center.
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GEORGIA PERIMETER COLLEGE & GEORGIA GWINNETT COLLEGE PARKING STRUCTURES
Clarkston, Dunwoody, and Lawrenceville, Georgia
 Facilty Group was selected to provide design/build services for three new parking decks at metro Atlanta campuses of Georgia Perimeter College and Georgia Gwinnett College. With a total project cost of over $30 million, these structures will add badly needed campus parking to each of the three growing campuses. The Georgia Perimeter College decks at Clarkston and Dunwoody total 500 spaces each, with three elevated levels over surface parking. The larger deck for Georgia Gwinnett College in Lawrenceville totals 750 spaces, with four elevated levels. All three decks are designed to complement the aesthetic of the existing campuses, using precast concrete structural frames with thinset brick veneer panels. Stair towers feature standing seam metal roofs and aluminum-framed storefront windows.
Services provided by Facilty Group for these projects include program management, architecture and engineering management, landscape design, scheduling, cost estimating, and construction management. Challenges to the project included special foundation requirements at both the Dunwoody and Gwinnett sites, the latter requiring 85 foot deep auger cast piles. To maintain scale with the neighboring property, a 100-foot setback was also observed for the Dunwoody site. Completion of the parking decks is being coordinated with the College's academic schedules, with occupancy of all three structures expected by 2008.
GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY
COLLEGE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Statesboro, Georgia
 Located on a prominent site on the north side of the campus, the new College of Information Technology building is a keystone building for Georgia Southern University. The 149,000 SF facility is home to the College's Computer Sciences, Information Systems, and Information Technology Departments. Featuring a two-story atrium lobby that looks out onto the campus, the new building includes classrooms, lecture halls, and computer laboratories, as well as a 240-seat auditorium and a 4,700 SF bookstore. Support spaces include faculty offices, student services and other building infrastructure areas. A cutting-edge instructional facility, most classrooms and labs feature video conferencing and audio-visual systems that can be controlled from a central location, as well as fully integrated network connectivity at every desktop for both students and faculty.
Under a design/build contract with the Board of Regents, Facilty Group provided full Architectural, Engineering, Program Management, and Construction Management services for this project, offering a Guaranteed Maximum Price and guaranteeing the delivery date. All work was managed in-house, with the program management, design, and construction teams working collaboratively from the early phases of design through project completion and move-in. Facilty Group team was successful in meeting the agreed delivery date as well as all cost and budget requirements.
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KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY EAST AND WEST PARKING DECKS
Kennesaw, Georgia
 Continuing a successful relationship with Kennesaw State University, Facilty Group provided construction management at-risk services for simultaneous construction of two new parking decks for the University. Designed to create aesthetically pleasing buildings for the campus, both decks are two-level concrete structures with brick veneer panels. The East Parking Deck, with a total capacity of 869 new spaces, was built to allow for future expansion through the addition of elevators to serve additional levels. The West Parking Deck added another 667 new parking spaces to the campus. Based on the sloping terrain of the West Parking Deck site, an underground stormwater detention system was incorporated into the structure. A concrete basin with a volume of 20,000 cubic feet was constructed underneath the ramps of the parking deck, making efficient use of available land area.
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KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY
ENGLISH CLASSROOM ADDITION
Kennesaw, Georgia
 Facilty Group served as Executive Administrator and Program Manager for this highly accelerated $4.6 million design/build project. This 32,000 SF addition to the existing Humanities Building includes high-tech classrooms, a tiered lecture hall, faculty offices, and faculty lounge space. Project challenges included a restricted construction site, as well as the requirement that the existing building remain fully operational during construction. The project was completed on schedule, with a total design and construction duration of only eleven months.
Facilty Group represented the Board of Regents (BOR) and Kennesaw State University (KSU) throughout the design and construction process. Services provided included:
- Review of the program concept & budget
- Preparing a management plan and milestone schedule
- Developing and implementing a cost management strategy
- Managing the design/build team selection process
- Coordinating between the design/build team and the owner
- Reviewing the design for adherence to program requirements
- Monitoring construction and closeout activities
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TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH
GE GLOBAL RESEARCH CENTER
Garching, Germany
 Facilty Group provided Program Management At-Risk services, including site analysis, space programming, preliminary design, detailed design, and construction management services to complete this new research facility. Integrating General Electric USA's corporate identity with cutting-edge European design standards, the building showcases the high-tech nature of GE's business in order to attract the best research and development scientists within the European technology community. To satisfy the needs of both US and European-based project and business operations personnel, the building integrates technology from both European and US companies.
This project is GE's fourth global research and development facility, offering state-of-the-art environments for investigations into renewable energy, medical imaging, and materials science. Planned research also includes developing advanced applications of materials and lighting technology for the automotive industry. Total building area for Phase I is 112,000 SF (10,400 m2), with capacity for expansion to 194,000 SF (18,000 m2) in Phase II. Conference facilities are provided for up to 150 people, with state-of-the-art communication systems and a 4,300 SF (400 m2) conference room. Employee support areas include meeting rooms, a staff cafeteria, coffee bar, and employee locker rooms.
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TENNESSEE TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY
STRATEGIC FACILITY PLAN FOR ATHLETICS
Cookeville, Tennessee
 Facilty Group worked with Tennessee Technological University to prepare their Strategic Facility Plan for Athletics. Developed to complement the University's overall campus master plan, the Facility Plan established a set of objectives to improve existing athletic resources and create new facilities, enhancing the experience of current student-athletes and providing for future growth in the programs offered by Tennessee Tech. The general order of priority for these facility objectives was based on three primary criteria: health and safety issues, projects that would have the maximum impact on the student-athlete population, and available funding (including anticipated sources).
Working with the University Athletic Administration to review Tennessee Tech's facility needs, Facilty Group outlined a combination of renovation, expansion, and new construction projects to meet the University's requirements for the foreseeable future. Major projects proposed included a new 10,000 SF Strength & Conditioning Center with new workout facilities, and a 55,000 SF Student-Athlete Center to house locker rooms and coaches' offices for several sports teams, along with academic advisement offices and a new sports medicine center. Facilty Group provided detailed conceptual programs for all proposed projects, as well as cost estimates for budgeting purposes. The final Strategic Facility Plan acts as a "road map" for the development of the University's athletic facilities.
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