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  • In the News: A Luminous Lab at Ohio State Models Renewable Energy Strategies

    Brooke McKivergan | April 1, 2024
    Architectural Record recently highlighted the 64,000-square-foot Energy Advancement and Innovation Center (EAIC). Brendan Flaherty, Facilities Design and Construction (FDC) project manager of the EAIC, said the team had initially considered making the EAIC net zero, but that a PV array to meet the project’s full demand would be “way, way too big.” By pivoting to a research facility that allows for...
    The EAIC seen at night with a lit up "block O" seen on the exterior.

  • Slideshow: Cannon Drive Stormwater Detention System

    Brooke McKivergan | March 22, 2024
    A stormwater detention system with the ability to hold up to seven acre-feet (more than two million gallons) of storm water is being installed at the Cannon Drive Relocation – Phase 2 site. Crews start by digging out the site and preparing the sub-grade. Next, geogrid is placed in the base stone, followed by installation of Storm Traps. Once complete, the system will temporarily store runoff...
    A large stormtrap system in the ground. Ohio Stadium is seen behind it.

  • Slideshow: Campbell Hall

    Brooke McKivergan | March 15, 2024
    Demolition and abatement are complete at Campbell Hall where crews are now preparing to begin Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing rough-ins and begin reconstruction of the interior, which includes preserving some of the original elements of the building. “We’re focusing on trying to keep some of the features of the 1916 building,” said Todd Henderly, Facilities Design and Construction (FDC)...
    A white hallway with green paint at the top and crown molding can be seen above the green.

  • In the News: Columbus skyline changing with four tallest new buildings in more than 20 years

    Brooke McKivergan | March 14, 2024
    As highlighted by The Columbus Dispatch, the Wexner Medical Center Inpatient Hospital is one of four buildings being built in Columbus that are at least 24 stories high. The four are the first new buildings in Columbus that are at least 24 stories high since 2001. The story mentions the inpatient tower’s impressive build at 26 stories and 410 feet high. It includes enough steel to construct two...
    A view of the exterior of the inpatient tower from a drone.

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