Southern Connecticut State University

This SCSU project consists of a new construction, 60,000 square-foot school of business to be located on the university’s New Haven campus. The new facility will house comprehensive business school programming including Accounting, Economics & Finance, Management & Management of Information Systems, Marketing, and MBA Business Administration. General purpose classrooms, specialty classrooms, seminar rooms, a mock trading floor, and faculty offices will be incorporated within the new building, along with a common lobby, study spaces, a computer lab.

Kohler Ronan’s project scope included comprehensive mechanical, electrical, plumbing, fire protection, and technology design systems. As Southern Connecticut State University strives to be among the most environmentally responsible colleges in the US, it is extremely important to the university that this project continue on a path of environmental stewardship. From a building systems perspective, the goal of project is to achieve net-zero energy consumption, specifically aiming for an Energy Use Intensity (EUI) figure of 38. Helping to achieve this goal, our team is designing the most efficient MEP systems for the building, including a geothermal heat pump system with Variable Air Volume (VAV) air handling units.

Photo credit: Rendering Courtesy of Oak Park and Sasaki Architects