Featured Project

The project included a residential housing complex consisting of two separate 6 story buildings to accommodate 1000 new beds. The complex included several building components connected by shared common areas and exterior courtyards. Mechanical systems consisted of four-pipe distributed hydronic cooling and heating water. Heating and domestic water was produced by campus distributed steam. Unit fan coils were designed to operate on chilled water and electric heating. 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 elevation change, the retaining walls are supported on drilled piers embedded in limestone.

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