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University of South Carolina Living/Learning Center
AIA TAP Building Information Modeling Competition
Project Summary
Project Type: Living/Learning Center (residence complex with academic teaching space)
Location: Columbia, SC
Client: University of South Carolina
Date of Completion: August 2004
Size: 180,000 sf
Lead Design Office: Little Diversified Architectural Consulting
Lead Construction Firm: n/a
Design Phase Collaborators: The Boudreaux Group
Construction Phase Collaborators: n/a
Project Team: Ken Gallaugher, Principal in Charge Jim Gleeson, LEED® Accredited Professional Chad Lukenbaugh, Digital Imaging
Submitter’s Contact Information: Katie Fisher, Little Diversified Architectural Consulting 5815 Westpark Dr. Charlotte, NC 28217 (p) 704.561.3480 (f) 704.561.8700 [email protected]
University of South Carolina Living/Learning Center
AIA TAP Building Information Modeling Competition
Project Description
State universities are often faced with budgetary
and time limitations that dictate the types of
buildings they can construct. The University
of South Carolina selected Little Diversified
Architectural Consulting (Little) and The Boudreaux
Group to help them design a LEED® certified,
sustainable 500 student Living/Learning Center
within the same schedule and time frame as a
non-sustainable project.
Using a combination of Revit 3D software and
traditional architectural software known as
AutoCad and Accurender, designers selected
the best site and orientation to maximize solar
access for balanced natural lighting and energy
conservation. The complex, which is partially
underground, offers housing, assembly space, classrooms
and offices. A turf roof helps absorb rainwater and becomes
an integral part of the existing campus landscape.
Revit was used for interior daylighting design and to
capitalize on exterior bouncelight between buildings, and
was a fundamental support component in the pursuit of a
gold LEED® rating for the facility. The building will use 33%
less energy, 20% less water and has minimal storm water
run off. Reductions in energy use will save the university
hundreds of thousands of dollars over the next ten years.
University of South Carolina Living/Learning Center
AIA TAP Building Information Modeling Competition
Project Description
As a result of this project, the university has been
able to develop a campus wide mandate for LEED®
certified sustainable design. In addition, partially
due to the inclusion of fuel cell technology in the
project, the university was granted the designation of
Natural Center for Fuel Cell Research by the Federal
Government.
The Living/Learning Center has proven to be an
effective means by which to educate others about
sustainable buildings. The process has helped
the university, students, faculty and staff who
participated in the project understand that, through
a holistic, consumer based process, previously
impossible results can be achieved.
This technology has met the performance
requirements of the University of South Carolina
and achieved the goal of full compliance with high
performance building ratings. BIM made possible
the design of upscale student accommodations with
minimal impact on the environment.