Specifications include, but are not limited to: The Project will provide educational space consisting of +/- 90,000 GSF of a new multi-story Facility and +/- 9,000 GSF of greenhouses, including a single head house. Construction of the new Facility may require demolition or alterations to all or part of the existing +/- 60,000 GSF Forestry Building located on the corner of Raguet and East College Street, on the main SFA Campus. It may include the preservation of existing forestation on the site. The New Construction scope will consist of programmatic space for the College of Forestry and Agriculture. The Project is envisioned to include and combine mass timber construction with concrete and steel elements at key architecturally significant spaces and components. Primary programmatic space types are expected to include integrated technology classrooms, student resource commons, a single large lecture hall, a 10,000 GSF carpentry and mechanics shop, and research and teaching/learning laboratories. Secondary programmatic space types are expected to include student commons and study areas, conference/meeting rooms, office suites, individual offices, work rooms, and departmental storage. New supporting spaces for the project include but are not limited to breakrooms, restrooms, quiet rooms, general building storage, mechanical, electrical, telecom/server rooms, and custodial services rooms. The expansion and interface of new to existing audio-visual, fire life safety, access control, and building automation systems/controls are expected. Exterior improvements will include campus utility improvements, expansion and connections, landscaping, irrigation, lighting, loading dock, sidewalks, and minimal parking required for building access; no new lots or garages are expected.
