This proposal includes opportunities available for analysis on the State College Area High School project located in State College, Pennsylvania. These analyses will be performed to decrease costs, accelerate the schedule, and provide a better quality building for all the stakeholders.  This proposal includes four different analyses and they are as follows; design of interior walls/partitions, existing roof design, SIP schedule for interior finishes on Pods A-D, and safety provisions during construction while school is in session. The Master Class, AE 570, will help in developing the SIP Schedule for PODs A-D. This class incorporated concepts of lean construction tools and how to minimize waste on a project.

 

Analysis 1: Design of Interior Walls/Partitions

 

Most of the interior walls are structural bearing CMU walls. In order to save time and money the interior walls should be redesigned to structural metal studs. This in turn will increase productivity of the structure and allow for cost and schedule savings. The mason trade will have a hard enough time keeping up with the exterior walls let alone the interior walls. In order to accelerate the schedule there needs to be a trade devoted to the interior structural walls.

 

Analysis 2: Existing Roof Design

 

Saving time on this project is crucial. The existing one story roof will have to be redesigned due to the additional snow load it will be experiencing from the new adjacent 3 story building. The existing plan right now is to add in the same size joists next to the existing ones. This is a logistical problem, maneuvering them through the building and installing the joists in place. To save time the roof should be demolished and new steel joists should be set. This in turn would accelerate the activity and provide a better quality project in the long run.

 

Analysis 3: SIPS- Interior Finishes Pods A-D

 

The interior finishes for the State College Area High School project will play a very crucial part in the buildings completion. The schedule for the project cannot be deviated from because it has to meet the deadlines for the school calendar schedule. To ensure the deadlines are met, a SIP Schedule will be developed for the interior finishes in PODs A-D. This will accelerate the schedule and if any delays were accrued earlier in the project, they will be made up here.

 

Analysis 4: Safety Provisions during Construction while School is in Session

 

Construction safety is always a top concern on any project. This research into this critical issue involving safety will explore different safety provisions and mechanisms to ensure the jobsite is safe while working concurrently when school is in session Also, interviews will help aid what additional safety provisions and mechanisms need to be in place to ensure safety is at the top of the priority list.

 

 

Along with the four construction management analyses that are proposed in this report, there is an additional requirement to demonstrate lessons learned through the Architectural Engineering curriculum.  To accomplish this requirement it is necessary to choose breadths outside of the construction option. For this thesis project those two breadths will consist of an acoustical performance breadth and a structural breadth.

 

 

Analysis 1: Acoustical Performance Breadth

 

An acoustical breadth will be performed to determine the acoustical implications resulting from the redesigned interior walls. The new structural metal stud system will need additional materials to ensure the STC rating is achieved between classrooms. One spot in particular is the interior wall partition between the band room and music classroom. The necessary STC value will be determine and the wall will be design to the STC rating.

 

 

Analysis 2: Structural Breadth

 

A structural breadth will be performed to determine the new steel joist needed in the roof redesign. The existing one story roof needs to be redesigned because of the additional snow load it will be experiencing. Due to the additional weight, a new steel joists will need to be determine. The additional weight the roof will be experiencing will be determined by how much drift load it will receive from the adjacent 3 story roof.