Tom Dowling
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FACT SHEET: Lakeland Technology Building (LTB)

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The $32 million Technology Building on the Polk Community College/ University of South Florida, Lakeland campus is a unique two-story joint use educational structure.

Update 12/19/2006: Construction was completed in November and faculty and staff have moved into the building ready for classes in January 2007. The new building includes a large state-of-the-art teaching auditorium, classrooms, labs, offices and ancillary student support facilities. It is the third academic building and the tallest structure on the Lakeland Campus.

Like the rest of the Lakeland Campus, the new facility will be used by students, faculty and staff from both PCC and USF. Unlike the Campus’ other academic buildings, the new structure does not have a courtyard, but is  traditional solid core building. A key design element is a large interior hallway and atrium that extends up 2½ stories to the roof of the building. It looks and functions like a mall with lots of glass that fills the space with light. It promises to be a student friendly environment with interior landscaping and seating. This air conditioned hallway also physically divides the building with USF offices and classrooms on one side and PCC offices and classrooms on the other side.

PCC’s Portion      USF’s Portion       Architect; Construction Manager

Size of the Building:

The two-story solid core building will be 125,000 square feet (PCC space: 78,500 gross sq. ft. USF space: 46,500 gross sq. ft.).

Cost of the Building:

The project budget is $28,751,101. This figure also includes partial renovations of the existing academic buildings for PCC and USF.

Construction Timeline:

Update 02/26/2007: Construction began in the summer of 2004 and was  completed in the fall of 2006 with occupancy in late 2006 with classes beginning in January 2007.

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Teaching Auditorium:

·        The Teaching Auditorium will seat a total of 250. The auditorium, which will be shared by PCC and USF, can be divided into five break-out rooms.

·        Rather than theatre seating, the auditorium will be outfitted with chairs and tables that are large enough to handle a lap top computer.

·        The auditorium will be outfitted with state of the art A/V equipment and acoustic walls and ceilings.

·        There will be a 2^nd floor control room where technicians can operate audio/visual and lighting equipment.

Parking Lot and Other Items:

As part of the project, approximately 350 parking spots will be added. The parking lot will feature a landscaped “green mall” on the center axis of building. This will provide motorists with a shady area to walk to the new building. It will also provide a visual element to view from the new building.

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PCC’s Portion of the Building:

       (78,500 gross square feet)

  Academic/Classrooms

• Nine General Education Classrooms- Total of 270 student stations
• One Computer Classrooms- Total of 25 student stations
• One Art Classroom- Total of 33 student stations
• Eight Science Labs- Total of 256 student stations
• Eight Business/Data Processing Classrooms- Total of 240 student stations
• One Health Information Management Classroom with 30 student stations

  Administrative/Student Support

 Renovation of LAC & LLC -PCC

  Academic/Classrooms and Offices - 18,516 square feet

            ·  Four Nursing Department Classrooms
      ·  18 Faculty Offices

            ·  Two Computer Classrooms
      ·  One Respiratory Science Program Classroom

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USF’s Portion of the Building:

       (46,500 gross square feet)

  Academic/Classrooms

·        One Large General Classroom with 100 student stations; also converts to two regular classrooms with 50 student stations each

·        Two Large Classrooms with 70 student stations; also converts to two regular classrooms with 35 student stations each

·        Four Regular Classrooms accommodating 35 student stations

·        Four Instructional Labs and One Research Lab for the Engineering and Information Technologies disciplines

·        One Tiered Instructional Lab for General Use

·        One Large Open-Use Computer Lab and One Large Learning Resources Multi-Media Lab/Center; includes Library

·        Instructional Services Offices

·        One Multi-Purpose Seminar/Instructional Lab

·        One Large Quiet Student Study Area

·        Forty-Two Faculty Offices for Business Administration, Engineering, and Information Technology disciplines

   Administrative/Student Support

·        Student Services- Including Recruiting, Admissions, Registration, Financial Aid and Academic Advising Offices

·        Student Government Offices and Work Areas

·        Computing and Telecommunications Support Services

·        Administrative Support- Offices for University Relations, Academic Affairs and Campus Planning & Development

 Renovation of LLC -USF

  Academic/Classrooms – 6,500 square feet

·              ·       One Large Classroom with 70 student stations; also converts to
            two regular classrooms with 35 student stations each
      ·        Five Regular Classrooms with 35 student stations

·        One Observation Classroom/Counseling Lab

·        One Distance Learning Lab with Six Stations

·        Thirteen Faculty Offices for Arts & Sciences and Distance Learning

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Architect and Construction Manager:

The project architect is HuntonBrady Architects, P.A. Centex Rooney in association with Rodda Construction were selected for construction management. Centex-Rooney Construction is a national firm with offices in Orlando and Rodda Construction is a Lakeland firm.

HuntonBrady is an Orlando based, award-winning architectural firm celebrating its 57th year of providing design services to clients throughout Florida. Areas of expertise include office, healthcare and educational facilities. Services include programming, land use studies, master planning, architecture, interior design and space planning.

Projects include: Orange County Convention Center’s Phases III and V Expansion, and buildings for the University of Florida, University of South Florida, Hillsborough Community College, Broward Community College, Edison Community College, Daytona Beach Community College Valencia Community College and H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Research Facility and Clinic.

Centex Rooney is a subsidiary of Centex Corp., which provides general contracting and construction management services in commercial, public sector and multifamily residential construction markets, primarily in Florida and southern states. The Plantation, Florida based company began in 1933 and has regional offices in Orlando, Tampa and throughout Florida.

Projects include: Cinderella's Castle, Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge, Ft. Myers U.S Federal Courthouse and the Orlando International Airport. Centex has been chosen by Fortune Magazine as “America's Most Admired Company” in engineering and construction for the third consecutive year.

Rodda Construction is a Lakeland company with broad project experience. The company established in 1989 provides it services primarily in education, healthcare, commercial, retail and industrial markets. It has a full compliment of construction-related services and brings innovation to construction management.

Projects include: numerous area schools and churches, Florida Southern College’s Miller Residence Hall, Lakeland Regional Cancer Center, renovating and expanding Joker Merchant Stadium- the Detroit Tigers' spring training facility in Lakeland and renovating the Mets’ St. Lucie County stadium.