Comprehensive Housing Renovation Plan
 LEED Gold Certified
Overview | Sustainability Notes |
Construction Photos
Pocomoke Hall Overview
Renovation Completion Date: January 10, 2010. All work on site had to occur
between May 26, 2009 and January 10, 2010. Extended delivery items such as
the elevator, fan-coil and attic mounted energy recovery fresh air intake units,
were ordered in advance of work starting on site.
Pocomoke Hall was constructed in 1967, and was originally a
traditional male student residence hall located on the south
side of the Quad. The building has four floor levels, a
lower and 3 upper levels housing 77 new students. It has
exterior brick walls, concrete floors, interior columns, and a
sloped slate roof with traditional dormer windows. The
building is now a co-educational facility with a suite style
design alternating male and female suites, on a suite by suite
basis. The main entrance level is between the lower two floors;
and a new entrance stair and limited use/limited accessibility
‘LULA’ elevator, makes both levels equally accessible.
An important renovation goal was to organize the entrance
space and lounge areas to encourage greater use of the lower
level by creating an inviting accessible social gathering space
that fosters community development to encourage better social
interaction among the residents. Thus, glass
railings and a two story lounge area to better link the lower
two floors, are important building features. The building
fully supports SU’s belief in the educational and social
effectiveness of living/learning communities of shared academic
interests; that have been shown to increase learning retention
and rates and last beyond the freshman year. The classroom
can accommodate 25 students, participating in living learning
communities, LLC residents can have at least one class per week
in the building; and is available for off-hours, individual or
group study. Both the classroom and the lounge
areas, have large LCD HDMI TVs that support both educational and
recreational uses. The lounge area has a media equipment cabinet
to accommodate HD Audio Visual entertainment equipment. A
portion of the lounge has a convertible pool table that converts
to a ping-pong table. The lower level also has a community
kitchen and male and female guest toilets that meet ADA
specifications.
The typical suite arrangement is two, two person rooms
sharing a central bathroom with private toilet and private
shower. Each student has one internet connection and each
bedroom has a cable TV outlet. Should a room resident
request, the Residence Life Office will have their bed assembled
in a loft arrangement.
The laundry room has internet connected dryers and washers
with automatic injected detergent dispensers. Students can
determine from their rooms which machines are available, and be
notified by text when their laundry has been completed.
The machines are energy star rated HE (high efficiency)
equipment. This is a no card/no coin system activated by
adjusting setting then touching the start button as one would at
home. The vending room has internet connected machines
that take either cash or SU Gull Cards
Security cameras will be added both inside and outside of the
building, as part of an enhanced campus security feature that
will eventually allow Campus Security to visually monitor the
entire open Quad area that unites the four traditional residence
halls
The building has new HVAC, plumbing and electrical systems.
To ensure a healthy living environment, fresh air is delivered
to the building via energy recovery units which both save energy
and remove humidity from supplied outside air. An
environmentally friendly carpet like sheet flooring made from
recycled material, is used in the private bedrooms, corridors
and public areas. It is anticipated that the building will
achieve, at a minimum, LEED silver certification.
The architect for this renovation was Grimm+Parker of
Calverton, MD; the mechanical/electrical engineer was Gipe
Associates of Easton, MD; and the construction manager was
Holder Construction of Atlanta, GA.
* * *
Photos
- Click image for larger photo
|
