Facilities Master Plan

Social Sciences Building

Building Description and Use:
The Social Sciences Building at Lee College is a two story, 28,754 square foot structure constructed in 1958. The building houses 15 classrooms with five administrative areas, including the Marketing and Public Relations (M & PR) Offices, as well as the print shop. This building is on a campus with 36 other buildings, sharing the same electric and gas meters. The building is used only as post-secondary (college) school and was added on to in 1968.

Building Energy Use Characteristics:
The building uses electricity for lighting, cooling, air and chilling/heating water circulation, and general equipment.

Steam, generated with natural gas at the College’s North Central Plant, is used for heating and domestic water heating. The building uses chilled water generated from electric power at the College’s North Central Plant for cooling.

Building Energy Uses Indices are as Follows:

Structural Characteristics:
This facility consists of a two-story classroom section and a one-story addition. No basement.

The structural system consists of reinforced concrete footings and foundation walls supporting the steel frame superstructure.

The floor structure at ground level is reinforced concrete slab on grade. Upper level floor consist of steel frame supporting metal corruform pan and concrete topping. Floor covering consists of carpet, terrazzo, V.A. tile, paint, and exposed structure.

Partitions are standard for the design and occupancy for which the building was intended. They consist of stud and gypsum board, brick, glass in aluminum frame, solid plaster, clay tile, and glazed tile. Wall covering consists of paint, wood panel, ceramic tile, vinyl covering, and plastic laminate.

Ceilings consist of plaster and paint, suspended system, acoustical tile, and exposed structure.

The exterior walls consist of brick with clay tile backup, brick with concrete block backup, brick with glazed tile backup, glass curtain wall, and solid brick.

The roof structure is steel frame with metal corruform pan and concrete topping. Roof cover is a multi ply coal tar system installed in 2004.

Adequate plumbing for facility. HVAC consists of circulating hot and chilled water supplies from the new central plant. Air handling equipment is located in this building.

Condition: Fair. All classrooms but one were renovated during 1994-95. The PlO and Journalism areas were renovated during 1996-97. Also, the Social Science division secretary was relocated to renovated space with more room than she had previously in 1996-97. The faculty offices were renovated in 1999. The central mechanical system still needs to be upgraded. The restrooms are in poor shape.

Occupancy: Classrooms, Faculty Offices, Public Information Office, School Newspaper Office, and Print Shop.