Projects / Higher Education

The project included a residential housing complex (approximately 240,811 sq ft) that consists of several building components connected by the use of shared common areas and exterior courtyards. The residential complex will provide additional student housing to support the continuously growing freshman student enrollment numbers.

Our Civil team collaborated with multiple engineering disciplines to redevelop the nearly 3-acre site for a new student housing complex, much of which is adjacent to steep topography and established wooded areas. The site development included onsite parking, accessible sidewalks and ramps, site paving, and utilities to support the housing complex. Due to the topographic and environmental constraints, the Civil team took great care in developing a grading plan and drainage system that would eliminate the need for stormwater detention, which was critical in both costs and vital site space savings. Additionally, the use of green BMPs, like permeable pavers at misc. flatwork areas (i.e. bike racks) and use on a fire lane, allowed the site to maintain an impervious cover that matched the pre-development condition. Utility design included the extension of water, wastewater, thermal (steam/condensate and chilled water), electrical, and communications utilities with connection back to the respective campus mains. For our Structural team, the site landscape involves the design of retaining walls totaling 900ft in length, with a maximum retained soil height of 18ft. Due to the unique site stratigraphy and

Jose I. Guerra Inc. provided complete civil, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, fire protection and site structural retaining wall engineering design and construction administration services.