Berea College Margaret A Cargill Natural & Health Sciences Building

Margaret A. Cargill Natural Sciences and Health Building - Berea College

Berea, KY

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Details

  • Assignment: Construction Manager
  • Architect: Ballinger
  • Mechanical Engineer: Ballinger
  • Structural Engineer: Ballinger
  • Civil Engineer: S&ME

Description

A 134,703-sf, five-story science building featuring active learning classrooms, faculty and staff offices, and a planetarium. It includes specialized spaces such as anatomy and physiology labs, a clinical skills lab, and two nursing simulation labs. The design highlights a 4-story interior curtainwall system that wraps the central section, offering open atrium views at both ends.

 

Features

  • The building has a heating/cooling system that includes chilled beams, which are not common to this region due to potential for condensation issues.
  • It was crucial to ensure the building envelope was tight and Building Automation System (BAS) commissioned.
  • The construction team included logistical coordination and installation of wood panels created by Berea Student Crafts. These panels were created using locally harvested wood from Berea College's forests and were included throughout the building as a major feature detail.
  • LEED Gold certification.

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