APPALACHIAN STATE COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES

Appalachian State University's Beaver College of Health Sciences facility incorporates 203,000 square feet of classroom and office space in a 5 story LEED Certified building.

Project Highlights

Three levels of Nutritional & Physical/Occupational Therapy classrooms and two levels of office space on the campus of Appalachian State University (ASU).
The building design is focused on experiential training in shared spaces including simulation laboratories, assessment rooms and treatment rooms.
A 65.5kW DC solar photovoltaic system made up of 238 PV modules is mounted on the roof to provide renewable energy.
A 3600 square foot, 192 seat lecture hall resides within the footprint of the 1st floor of the building.
A 500kW standby generator provides emergency power for the facility.
Energy efficient LED lighting was used throughout the project.
Level of Detail (LoD) 300-400 BIM modeling / virtual coordination by all trades.