Under Construction at Atlantic Cape
Numerous projects are in the works at Atlantic Cape Community College and its campuses in Mays Landing, Atlantic City and Cape May Court House. Some construction work will impact access to the campuses and various buildings and parking lots. Information will be updated as projects progress.
Science, Technology, Engineering & Math (STEM) Building
Mays Landing Campus
Estimated Project Timeline: March 2011- June 2012
This construction marks the first new building at the Mays Landing Campus in nearly two decades. The 32,475-square-foot, two-story facility will feature science labs, computer labs, office space and a partially vegetated roof with walkways. The building will also be home to the new Air Traffic Control degree program and Technology Studies Institute.
Following input from students, faculty, staff and external stakeholders through focus group sessions, and guidance from the Atlantic Cape STEM Core Team, architects prepared a design that incorporates a palette of materials and colors that complement the colors, textures and scale of current campus buildings, while maintaining the natural quality of the campus landscape. Exterior building materials will feature brick cavity wall construction on the first floor, insulated metal panel walls on the second floor and penthouse, and glass window walls in the two-story atrium/lobby.
It is a $16 million project designed by Burt, Hill Architects and will receive LEED Silver certification for its “green” design.
The building will be located on the south side of the main campus quadrangle between the library, D building, and the Central Plant, F building.
Solar Photovoltaic Project
Mays Landing and Cape May County Campuses
Estimated Project Timeline: March-September 2011
Atlantic Cape entered into a Power Purchase Agreement with Pepco Energy in 2010 to lease land in parking lots at its Mays Landing and Cape May County campuses to install solar arrays. The college will purchase the energy generated at a discounted rate to help power the college.
Pepco Energy will design, own and operate the 2.3 megawatt solar electric generating system, one of the largest land-based solar systems in New Jersey. The CMCC portion will be the largest array in Cape May County.
The photovoltaic system includes the installation of carports in four parking lots on the Mays Landing and Cape May County campuses. About 80 percent of the carport arrays will be at the Mays Landing Campus. The solar panels will cover Parking Lots 1, 2 and 5 (these lots are across from A building, D building and behind E building, respectively) at the Mays Landing Campus and the lot at the Cape May County Campus.
With the savings from the Power Purchase Agreement and another power consortium agreement the college entered into, Atlantic Cape anticipates saving $500,000 annually on its utility bills.
Hospitality Studies Center for Workforce Training
Worthington Atlantic City Campus
Estimated Project Timeline: January 2011 - May 2013
Because the job growth in the Atlantic City hospitality industry is outpacing the growth of the local skilled workforce, especially in the vocation of culinary arts, Atlantic Cape intends to build new continuing education technical training facilities to fulfill these needs as an addition to the existing Atlantic City campus. Customized training services for the Atlantic City regional hospitality industry, especially related to ESL, supervisory skills and housekeeping skills for incumbent workers, will also be provided.
This new approximately 20,000-square-foot facility will train workers for the hospitality and culinary arts industries within the region. It will include two teaching kitchens, classrooms, offices, a mock hotel room and a rooftop garden.
This $10 million project is funded by a grant from the Casino Reinvestment Development Authority and Atlantic County government.
Central Plant (F building)
Mays Landing Campus
Estimated Project Timeline: December 2010 - December 2011
The College is performing a major upgrade to the Central Plant. The existing 600-ton chiller will be replaced with two 450-ton high efficiency chillers with new cooling towers providing more capacity for the new STEM building. The two existing boilers will be replaced with five small high efficiency gas-fired condensing boilers, allowing the College to eliminate the oil storage tank. All associated pumps and valves will be replaced. All domestic water pumps and tank leveling equipment will also be replaced, and a new roof will be installed.
The contractor, Bernal Mechanical, has completed the removal of the gas-fired absorption chiller and all associated chilled and hot water piping, all chilled water circulation pumps and pads, overhead air handling unit, and the abatement containment enclosure for the archive storage area. The abatement process has begun on the removal of the ceiling in the archive storage area and should be completed shortly. Abatement will then move into the central boiler room
Rutgers Building
Mays Landing Campus
Estimated Project Timeline: Spring 2011-Spring 2012
Rutgers University will move its operations from Q Building to a new facility that will be built on the existing tennis courts. The project will cost between $6 million and $7.5 million, with about 22,000 square feet, allowing Rutgers to accommodate as many as 2,000 Atlantic Cape graduates. The building is designed to expand to twice the original size, if/when necessary, and is expected to meet LEED Silver certification standards.
Additional Information
Mark P. Streckenbein, director of facilities, planning & construction, is the principal contact for all issues concerning construction projects. Any and all concerns, questions, problems and complaints should be brought to his attention. Mark can be reached at (609) 343-5124, strecken@atlantic.edu, or his office in the facilities management office, L-building. Mark can also be reached through Phyllis Bagnell, (609) 343-5671. Any construction-related environmental concerns should be brought to the attention of Deanne Gipple, chemical compliance specialist, at (609) 343-4956 or dgipple@atlantic.edu.