Facilities Master Plan

Technical Vocational 5, 6, 7

Building Description and Use:
The Technical Vocational Buildings 5, 6, 7 of Lee College are linked together in a one story, 16,202 square foot structure. The buildings house seven classrooms with no administrative areas. These buildings are on a campus with 36 other buildings, sharing the same electric and gas meters. The buildings are used only as post-secondary (college) school, and were constructed in 1970, 1971, and 1974 respectively.

Building and Energy Use Characteristic:
The building uses electricity for lighting, cooling, air and chilling/heating water circulation, and general equipment.  Heat is generated with natural gas at the air handling unit ducted furnace. The building use DX units to provide cooling.

Building Energy Use Indices are as Follows:

Structural Characteristics:
This facility consists of one level. No basement.

The structural system consists of reinforced concrete footings and foundation walls supporting the pre-engineered steel frame structure.

The floor structure is reinforced concrete slab on grade. Floor covering consists of V.A. tile, carpet, and exposed structure.

Partitions are standard for the design and occupancy for which the building was intended. They consist of stud and gypsum board, masonry block, and prefinished metal panel.

Ceilings consist of exposed structure with select areas of acoustical tile.

The exterior walls are basically prefinished metal panel with blanket insulation.

The roof structure is pre-engineered with prefinished metal panel cover. Blanket roof insulation.

Adequate plumbing for facility. Self-contained heating and cooling system.

Adequate electric for facility.

Condition: Good. Exterior siding was cleaned and repaired in 1995. Interior space is in good condition. The ventilation system and faculty offices were upgraded in 1995. The outside storage area was paved and lighted in 1995. College added 40 more welding stations in 1990. A covered addition was made to the building in 2000.

Occupancy: Technical/Vocational Shops and Classrooms.