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BHA provided architectural and engineering services to the Borough of State College for the design and construction administration of a new Municipal Public Works Service Maintenance Facility to serve the Borough and surrounding municipalities.
The project site extended the existing Public Works site and included two adjacent parcels to be combined. In order to keep all required operations functional throughout the project, a phased design and construction schedule were implemented. The project includes two new 20,000 SF vehicle storage buildings, one warm and one cold storage. Both facilities include CO2 monitoring, rain water collection and are fully sprinklered. A new administration building was located along the secure perimeter of the site to monitor traffic. A new automatic vehicle wash bays was built adjacent to the existing fuel island and a new canopy was provided. The wash bay also includes a rain water and wash water recycling system. New salt/gravel storage bays were constructed to allow for protected storage or brine, cold patch, gravel/stone and miscellaneous equipment.
The Borough's goals for the project are to be a model project for social, environmental, and economic sustainability as well as energy reduction, flood remediation, and reduced emissions all while using the unique resource opportunities at the site (solar access, stormwater).
The Borough incorporated several significant sustainable design concepts into the construction of the buildings and appurtenances. That included, making appropriate use of the land; uses water, energy, and other resources efficiently; enhances human health; protects agricultural, cultural, and archaeological resources; economical to build and operate; uses ecological site design, on-site soil erosion control, and water purification; reduces waste, uses job-site recycling, promotes efficient use of materials; is energy efficient and harvests rainwater.