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Construction on Schedule for Maintenance & Operations/ Sheriff's Station
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The new Maintenance & Operations/ Sheriff's Station is under construction. Architect: La Canada Design Group; Contractor: CTP Construction, Inc. |
Construction is on schedule for the Maintenance & Operations/ Sheriff's Station on Parking Lot D. About 70 percent of the facility is complete, and it should be open for business in March of 2006.
Groundbreaking ceremonies for the Maintenance & Operations/Sheriff's Station complex took place on April 26, launching LAVC's new educational master plan. The structure will be the first LEED-certified, environmentally sustainable building in the LACCD that is funded as a Proposition A and AA project.
"This is an exciting day for Valley College," said President Tyree Wieder. "Students, faculty and the community have all been a part of this process, and soon we will see the results of our hard work."
The $6.6 million, 28,000-square-foot, one-story facility will consist of three connecting structures that form a compound with an inner courtyard. It will house maintenance equipment, shipping and receiving, warehouse offices, and Sheriff's personnel and operations.
"With renovation and construction at all nine of our campuses," said LACCD Chancellor Peter Landsberger, "we are using the bond funding that voters approved. Valley College's new building is an important step forward in the construction process."
LACCD Trustee Nancy Pearlman applauded the planned environmental building, saying, "it will contain skylights, photo-voltaic panels, and recycled building materials."
M&O/Sheriff's Station is scheduled for completion in early 2006, at which time the temporary structures currently housing those services will be demolished so construction can begin on the Allied Health and Sciences Center.
Valley College currently employs 75 electricians, plumbers, painters, carpenters, auto mechanics, locksmiths, gardeners, and custodians. The Sheriff's Station, which operates 24 hours a day, is the base for campus security officers, cadets, and Sheriff's administrative staff.
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Solicitation of construction bids is underway on the 3-story, 98,000-square-foot Allied Health & Sciences building, which has received Division of the State Architects (DSA) approval for meeting code standards. LAVC also has received an additional $15 million in state funding for the project, and construction is scheduled to begin in Spring 2006 on the current M&O site.
The building will be a state-of-the-art teaching lab and classroom facility that incorporates energy-saving, sustainable components.
CO Architects has designed the structure for the diverse educational programs of Life Science, Physical Science, Earth Science, Anthropology, and Health Science departments.
The building will have lab and office wings that form a courtyard at the structure's center. Located on the site of current bungalows at the corner of Burbank Blvd. and Fulton Street, the new facility and its plaza will function as an entrance to LAVC as well as a destination point along the pedestrian thoroughfare that runs within the campus.
Allied Health/Sciences will be LEED-certified (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) and incorporate energy-efficient heating and cooling systems and lighting, photovoltaic panels for energy generation, and a storm water retention pond in the landscaping. The building also will be flexible enough to accommodate changes in curriculum over the life of the structure.
Ashen + Allen's Sarah Dennison is the Principal in Charge and Frances Moore is the Project Architect.
LAVC's new energy-efficient
Allied Health/Sciences building and plaza also will function as a campus entrance.
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April groundbreaking ceremonies for the new Maintenance & Operations/Sheriff's Station facility marked the beginning of a decade filled with major campus construction projects funded by the passage of Propositions A, AA and 47.
When the M&O/Sheriff's building is completed in Spring 2006, the facilities' current buildings will be razed and construction of the 3-story Allied Health and Sciences Center will begin on that site.
In 2007, construction will commence on the Robert M. Hertzberg Library and Learning Resources Center at the site of the current Library.
Meanwhile, the construction and renovation of the athletics field and Gymnasium Complex is slated to start in 2005. In addition, a TV Broadcasting studio expansion is planned for 2007, and a new Student Services structure will be built on the current site of the physics and chemistry buildings.
Expansion of the Central Plant is scheduled for this Fall, and renovations are planned for the Behavioral Science building in Summer 2006. Projects under DSA review include refurbishment of the Art building, Campus Center Courtyard, and the remaining campus restrooms.
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Phase I Completed
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Painting the exteriors of most campus buildings is complete.
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The exteriors of most campus buildings now have an earth-tone color scheme, as Phase I of the painting project was completed this summer. Phase II began Fall 2005. It will include Campus Center, Cafeteria, Main Arcade and overheads and walkways, refurbishing of college letters on the main archway, Planetarium dome, Bungalow 78, and the Stadium restrooms.
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The Campus Center interior has been painted, new marker boards have been installed in classrooms, and the roof deck has been replaced. In the Foreign Language, building, the interior has been painted, floors replaced, ceilings and restrooms painted, and new projectors and marker boards have been installed in the classrooms.
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A state-of-the-art, 10-lane track and football/soccer field are scheduled to be installed, beginning November 2005, by contractor Byron-Davey. New visitors' bleachers are planned for 2006. In addition, renovation of South Gym, expansion of North Gym, construction of 2 new pools and a therapy pool, and the addition of 5,000 square feet to the DSPS fitness center will begin in Summer 2006.
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| Building
| Start Date
| Completion
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| Maintenance & Operations / Sheriff's Station |
2005 |
2006 |
| Track & Fields |
2005 |
2006 |
| Gymnasium Complex |
2006 |
2008 |
| Allied Health/Sciences |
2006 |
2008 |
| Hertzberg Library/Resource |
2007 |
2009 |
| TV Broadcast Studio |
2007 |
2008 |
| Student Services |
2008 |
2010 |
| Media Arts |
T.B.D. |
T.B.D. |
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The schematic design phase is complete for the 2-story, 93,000-square-foot Hertzberg Library & Learning Resource Center to begin construction in November 2007 on the site of the existing library. Discussions are underway regarding temporary space for the current library staff. The new structure will house an expanded library, Academic Resource Center, Staff Development, Instructional Media Services, Virtual Valley, and the Historical Museum. Pfeiffer Partners, Inc. is the architect for the Hertzberg Library, which is expected to be complete in 2009.
Design model for the new Hertzberg Library and Learning Resource Center.
Architect: Pfeiffer Partners, Inc.
Media Arts, a 2-story, 52,000-square-foot building constructed on Parking Lot C, will accommodate a 250-seat, state-of-the-art screening room with stage; classrooms for cinema, TV, radio, digital art and music, and photojournalism; TV and cinema studios; and editing rooms. Steven Ehrlich Architects is handling the design.
Artist's rendering of the new Media Arts Center.
Architect: Steven Ehrlich Architects.
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Arborist and urban forest specialist Michael Mahoney taps and pokes a tree trunk to determine if it has decay, loose bark, fungus, or insects. |
As part of the LAVC site improvement master plan, which includes landscaping, trees, signage and lighting, arborist Michael Mahoney has completed a full assessment of the 1837 trees on campus and has categorized each by type, health, and maintenance requirements.
The urban forest specialist has compiled a database that will be used to make decisions about managing the campus forest and protecting trees during construction, and it also will be a valuable asset to botany students, scientists, and the general community.
"The campus has a fabulous species dynamic," Mahoney said, "with 83 different kinds of mostly mature trees."
Valley College has 199 American Sweet Gum trees that comprise 11 percent of the campus forest. There are 192 Canary Island Pines, 192 Italian Cypress, and 112 magnolia trees in addition to pine, Chinese elms, ficus, olive, oak and Carob trees.
Perhaps the rarest is a China tree, often called a "happy tree," which is alleged to have curative properties for treating cancer.
"Valley College's campus tree environment is a vital community," Mahoney said, "and we need to foster its care."
The results of his study will be used to find ways to develop a long-term maintenance plan for the campus forest during construction.
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| Former Assembly Speaker Robert M. Hertzberg and his wife, Dr. Cynthia Telles (L), present a $100,000 check to LAVC President Dr. Tyree Wieder, launching a $1 million endowment campaign to fund programs and services for the new Robert M. Hertzberg Library & Learning Resource Center.
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L.A. Valley College's new $24 million library, scheduled for construction in 2006, will be named the Robert M. Hertzberg Library and Learning Resource Center in honor of the former California State Assembly Speaker.
Hertzberg donated an initial gift of $100,000 to launch the $1 million endowment campaign that will fund programs and services in the new facility.
The library will feature state-of-the-art computer and videoconferencing labs, a tutoring center, a large selection of books and reference materials, multipurpose rooms, and LAVC's Historical Museum.
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The Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for Valley College's Facilities Master Plan has been certified by the LACCD Board of Trustees. This was the final step required by the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) of 1970, which regulates the effects of projects undertaken by public agencies.
Certification allows LAVC to officially begin implementing the Master Plan, a blueprint for revitalizing the campus with state-of-the-art facilities to meet the needs of the college's projected enrollment growth.
The EIR covered traffic, parking, construction noise, air and water quality, historical resources, geology and seismicity, hazardous materials, population and housing, public services, transportation, public utilities, building height, and landscaping. The latter included the decision to build the Hertzberg Library and Learning Resource Center on the site of the current Cafeteria rather than in the quad area.
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