Langan College & University Experience

Howard University Interdisciplinary Research Building

OVERVIEW
Langan provided environmental and geotechnical engineering services to Howard University for the development of the Interdisciplinary Research Building. Services provided included Phase I, II, and III Environmental Site Assessments. Langan also completed a geotechnical investigation to provide recommendations for site preparation, foundation design, peer review of contractor specifications and drawings, and other geotechnical aspects of the proposed development. 
AWARDS
NAIOP DC/MD 2016 Award of Excellence - Best Institutional Facility

Location
Washington, DC

Client
Howard University

Services
Environmental
Geotechnical

Architect
HDR, Inc.

Strategic Partner
Brailsford & Dunlavey


Montclair State University – The Heights

OVERVIEW
The first “Public Private Partnership” enabled by the New Jersey Economic Stimulus Act of 2009, this $200-million project is privately financed and adds 2,000 new beds and 24,000 SF of dining capacity on Montclair State University’s campus. This particular site was a rock quarry and posed many design challenges including steep slopes and shallow rock. Design had to accommodate a very aggressive schedule and budget goals as well as maintaining active utilities and roadways. Langan performed a site-specific shear wave velocity test which allowed the site classification to be upgraded. The result of the upgrade resulted in a 10% saving of the building superstructure cost. This project received LEED Silver certification by the USGBC.

AWARDS
ACEC NJ Engineering Excellence Award

Location
Little Falls, NJ

Client
Montclair State University

Services
Geotechnical
Site/Civil
Surveying/Geospatial
Environmental
Natural Resources & Permitting

Architect
Design Collective Architecture (Design)

Strategic Partner
Capstone Companies


New Jersey City University – West Side Village

OVERVIEW
Langan is providing a variety of engineering and consulting services for the West Side Village student dormitory building.  The approximately 100,000-SF, 425-bed dormitory will be located on the New Jersey City University West Campus and will be one of two buildings being constructed that will mark the start of vertical construction on the West Campus.

Location
Jersey City, NJ

Client
Ambling University Development Group

Services
Site/Civil
Geotechnical
Environmental
Surveying/Geospatial

Architect
Niles Bolton Associates


Princeton University – Andlinger Center

OVERVIEW
Princeton University’s 129,000-SF Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment provides new research and development facilities to students and teachers studying renewable and sustainable energy, climate change, and numerous disciplines related to energy efficiency and social/environmental economics. Langan’s geotechnical engineering services included conceptual design for the project’s support of excavation (SOE) and underpinning systems, specifications for SOE and related earthwork, and review of foundation systems. We also provided consulting services during the design development and construction documentation phases. The building was designed to meet LEED Silver requirements.

Location
Princeton, NJ

Client
Princeton University

Service
Geotechnical

Architect
Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects

Strategic Partner
Ballinger


Rutgers University – Livingston Campus Mall

OVERVIEW
The Livingston Campus Mall project redesigned a 1.5-acre promenade through the center of this Rutgers campus. The mall serves as the primary pedestrian connection for residence, classroom, library and dining facilities. The west end of the mall was integrated with the new Livingston Campus Student Center. To develop a unified design, Langan worked with key campus staff to conceptualize a design theme of small plazas connected by the cohesive paving patterns of proposed walkways.
AWARDS
New Jersey ASLA Award

Location
Piscataway, NJ

Client
Rutgers University

Services
Landscape Architecture
Surveying/Geospatial
Site/Civil


San Francisco State – Creative Arts Building

OVERVIEW
San Francisco State University plans to construct a Creative Arts replacement building and an associated future Center for the Arts and Media in the southern portion of their campus. The project is part of the University’s campus master plan, which is designed to provide facilities for expansion of academic programs to support increased enrollment and create a vibrant on-campus community. Langan provided geotechnical and environmental engineering services for the project. 

Location
San Francisco, California

Client
San Francisco State University

Services
Geotechnical
Environmental

Architect
Mark Cavagnero Associates


UC Berkeley – Hearst Greek Theatre

OVERVIEW
Langan performed a geotechnical investigation for the seismic upgrade of the 8,500-seat Hearst Greek Theater. Originally constructed in 1903, the Greek Theater consists of a seating area (bowl), a stage and stage colonnade, and support buildings. Most of the support buildings were added in 1957. The colonnade rises 35 feet above the stage and was constructed with un-reinforced concrete. Seismic improvements provide additional structural support to the stage colonnade and two end walls. 

AWARDS
2013 California Preservation Foundation’s Preservation Design Award, Preservation Technology and Craftsmanship
2013 SEOC Excellence in Structural Engineering, Award of Excellence: Historic Preservation
2013 NCSEA Excellence in Structural Engineering, Award of Excellence: Renovation/Retrofit Structures
2012 Engineering News Record, California’s Best Projects, Award of Merit: Renovation/Restoration

Location
Berkeley, California

Client
University of California, Berkeley

Services
Geotechnical
Earthquake/Seismic


UC Davis Winery & Brewery Complex

OVERVIEW
The 34,000 SF Teaching and Research Winery and August A. Busch III Brewing and Food Science Laboratory is the first building of its kind to receive LEED Platinum certification. Our team evaluated soil conditions and recommended how to address the challenges of a relatively weak, compressible near surface layer, high floor slab and building foundation loads, and tight differential settlement performance criteria to maintain floor drainage.

Location
Davis, California

Client
University of California, Davis

Service
Geotechnical

Architect
Flad Architects

Strategic Partner
KPW Structural Engineers


UCSF Mission Bay – Sandler Neurosciences Center

OVERVIEW
The LEED Gold-certified Sandler Neurosciences Center is one of the largest neuroscience complexes in the world. Built on land reclaimed in the 1880s, the site was underlain by heterogeneous fill, weak and compressible Bay Mud, dense sand, and bedrock. For the new five-story, 237,000-SF building, Langan performed a geotechnical investigation, consisting of borings advanced to­ bedrock. We recommended pile foundations, below-grade walls, seismic design, utilities, and earthwork. Due to elevated methane concentrations in soil gas beneath the site, Langan designed the building’s methane mitigation system to prevent methane gas from intruding into the structure. 

Location
San Francisco, California

Client
Clark Construction Group

Services
Geotechnical
Environmental

Architect
SOM


University of Connecticut – NextGen Hall

OVERVIEW
Langan provided geotechnical engineering services for the Design Build project at the University of Connecticut (UConn) NextGen Hall.  This 210,000-SF residence hall will consist of an eight story structure housing 720 students and is the first phase of the Next Generation initiative to support the additional education incentive for science technology engineering and math programs. Langan’s scope of work during the design phases included reviewing available bridging documents, conducting a confirmation geotechnical subsurface investigation, preparation of a formal geotechnical engineering report, providing geotechnical consultation during design, preparing specifications, and reviewing construction documents. During the construction phase, Langan provided construction administration services for the geotechnical engineering aspects of the project. The project is expected to achieve LEED Silver certification.

Location
Storrs, CT

Client
University of Connecticut

Service
Geotechnical

Architect
JSA Architects


Rutgers University – The Yard @ College Avenue

OVERVIEW
The Yard @ College Avenue is slated to be the new focal point of the Rutgers New Brunswick campus. This 14-story apartment complex will add housing for approximately 450 students. The building’s U-shaped design allows for a 25,000 SF public courtyard that is lined with commercial vendors and a shore-style boardwalk. Langan provided site/civil engineering design services including site layout, stormwater management, and utility design. In addition, Langan provided the necessary permitting support.

Location
New Brunswick, NJ

Client
New Brunswick Development Corporation (DEVCO)

Services
Site/Civil
Traffic & Transportation

Architect
Elkus Manfredi


University of Connecticut – Gateway at Fine Arts

OVERVIEW
As part of a strategic public/private partnership among the town of Storrs, the adjacent Storrs Center Development, and the university, UCONN saw a need for a new southern Gateway at this newly activated intersection, connecting students, faculty, residents, and visitors in a pedestrian-oriented downtown. Langan’s team of landscape architects and site/civil engineers worked closely with university landscape architects to design a new streetscape for UCONN’s Fine Arts Campus. The site serves as a pedestrian connection between the Nafe Katter Theatre, home to the Connecticut Repertory Theatre, the Von der Mehden Recital Hall, and the School of Fine Arts.

Location
Mansfield, CT

Client
University of Connecticut

Services
Landscape Architecture
Site/Civil
Surveying/Geospatial


University of Connecticut – Innovation Partnership Building

OVERVIEW
The Innovation Partnership Building will be the first building within UCONN's North Campus technology park. Langan provided survey, geotechnical and civil engineering, and landscape architecture for this 115,000-SF project. Langan's site design minimized the impacts to the primarily wooded lot and reduced the views of parking along the roadway through grading and landscape design. Our stormwater management design implemented a low impact development approach that seeks to protect and minimize disruption to the existing natural resources and environmentally sensitive areas. The project was submitted for LEED Silver certification.
AWARDS
2019 ENR New England Best Projects, Higher Education/Research, Award of Merit
2018 AIA Connecticut Design Award

Location
Mansfield, CT

Client
University of Connecticut

Services
Site/Civil
Geotechnical
Landscape Architecture
Traditional Surveying

Architect
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill


Cornell Tech – Tata Innovation Center

OVERVIEW
Langan provided geotechnical services in support of the construction of a six-story, 430,000-SF building that houses education/research facilities and commercial spaces, which is part of the larger Cornell Tech campus development project on Roosevelt Island. Located south of the Queensboro Bridge, the facility will provide a collaborative environment for students, faculty, and researchers invested in the advancement of cutting-edge digital technologies.
AWARDS
2018 Urban Land Institute New York Excellence in Development Awards, Hotel Development
2019 AIA NY Design Award, Architecture Category

Location
Roosevelt Island, NY

Client
Forest City Ratner

Service
Geotechnical

Architect
Weiss/Manfredi

Strategic Partner
Thornton Tomasetti


Carnegie Mellon University – David A. Tepper Quadrangle

OVERVIEW
In conjunction with the Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) master plan, the university is relocating their Tepper School of Business from the existing 146,350-SF building on Tech Street to a new facility located in the existing North Quad parking lot off Forbes Avenue. This new Tepper School includes a 295,000-SF building on the 4.5-acre quad and approximately 250 new parking spaces. Langan provided site/civil, transportation, and traditional surveying for the project.
AWARDS
2019 ENR Mid-Atlantic Best Project, Award of Merit - Higher Education/Research
2019 Master Builders' Association of Western Pennsylvania Excellence Award
Engineers' Society of Western Pennsylvania - Commercial Project of the Year

Location
Pittsburgh, PA

Client
Carnegie Mellon University

Services
Site/Civil
Traffic & Transportation
Traditional Surveying

Architect
Moore Ruble Yudell Architects & Planners


University of Pennsylvania – Perry World House

OVERVIEW
The University of Pennsylvania (UPenn) expanded their Philadelphia campus with the addition of Perry World House, a gathering place for faculty and students from all twelve of UPenn's schools to engage with eminent international scholars and policymakers on pressing global issues of the 21st century. Construction included a partial demolition of the structure and a 7,200-SF addition to the existing historic portion of the building. Now complete, Perry World House includes classrooms, offices, lecture halls, and multipurpose spaces. Site improvements included a plaza, service court, and pedestrian walkways. Langan provided a variety of services on the project, including an environmental assessment, survey, site/civil, geotechnical and transportation engineering, and permitting.

Location
Philadelphia, PA

Client
University of Pennsylvania

Services
Environmental
Site/Civil
Geotechnical
Traffic & Transportation
Natural Resources & Permitting
Traditional Surveying


NJIT – Integrative Science and Engineering Laboratory

OVERVIEW
This new 4-story, 24,500-SF state-of-the-art research facility will include wet and dry laboratories, offices, and teacher and student space. Langan provided site/civil, geotechnical and environmental engineering, and surveying services for the new building. Additionally, Langan laser scanned the existing building and created a Revit model for the architect to use for their design, resulting in a more seamless design and construction process. We also provided geotechnical and environmental engineering support services during construction of the facility.

Location
Newark, NJ

Client
New Jersey Institute of Technology

Services
Site/Civil
Geotechnical
Traditional Surveying
Terrestrial Scanning/BIM
Environmental

Architect
NK Architects


St. Joseph’s University – Retail, Parking, and Streetscape

OVERVIEW
Langan developed a context-sensitive campus streetscape design for a new campus bookstore, cafe, and restaurant that will front a new parking structure on campus. The site incorporated intensive stormwater management planning to comply with evolving Philadelphia Water Department regulations. The urban streetscape incorporates large planting trenches below the paving to provide a sustainable rooting area for street trees.

Location
Philadelphia, PA

Client
O'Donnell & Naccarato

Services
Site/Civil
Landscape Architecture


Columbia University Manhattanville

OVERVIEW
Langan was retained to serve as the lead environmental engineer and consulting firm for the University's 17-acre Manhattanville campus development  in West Harlem. The development and expansion is comprised of academic and research facilities, housing for graduate students, faculty, and other employees of Columbia University, as well as retail stores and open space areas.

Location
New York, NY

Client
Columbia University

Service
Environmental

Architect
Davis Brody Bond

Strategic Partner
Lend Lease


Rutgers University – Business School

OVERVIEW
This 6-story building, designed to achieve LEED Silver certification, is the gateway feature to the master-planned Livingston Campus. The building provides more than two dozen teaching rooms and a 440-seat, theater-styled auditorium. Langan's stormwater management strategy incorporated several Best Management Practices such as a bioretention basin and a constructed stormwater wetland. Project challenges included the relocation of several active campus utility mains and the incorporation of a geothermal well field into the project's overall green initiative.

Location
Piscataway, NJ

Client
Rutgers University

Services
Site/Civil
Natural Resources & Permitting


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