Navarro & Wright Consulting Engineers, Inc. provided geotechnical engineering and related construction services for this $10.7 million Phase II project at Dickinson College. The project involved Dickinson College’s addition to the LEED Goldcertified Rector Science Complex that included:
- More than 20,000 SF of state-of-the-art research and teaching space
- An enclosed courtyard
- Additional study nooks
A subsurface evaluation was performed during the design phase. The foundations were constructed in karst terrain, in consideration pinnacled limestone bedrock and potential sinkholes. Special inspections of soils, foundations, structural steel, structural masonry and fireproofing were provided during the construction phase.