Hewitt Hall Renovation

The renovation of Hewitt Hall, led by Cannon Design, will provide 132,285 square feet of innovative teaching spaces, studios, and laboratories for the following programs within SCMA – the School of Communication, Media and the Arts.

Communication Studies

• Broadcasting and Mass Communication.
• Communication.
• Journalism.
• Public Relations.
• Strategic Communication.

Art & Design

• Graphic Design.
• Illustration.
• Interaction Design.

Cinema & Screen Studies

Hewitt Hall has been reimagined with the following design goals

• Be a State of the Art Facility that elevates the Broadcasting and Mass Communication Program to the Top 10 in the Country.
• Provide collaboration and innovation across programs.
• Create an Arts Cluster with Tyler Hall.
• Reinforce and strengthen the connections between faculty and students.

KEY FEATURES

• State of the art teaching studios and laboratories.
• Collaborative Core with center atrium skylights, staircase, and lounge areas for informal interactions.
• Ballroom with redesigned exterior patio and garden courtyard.
• Screening Room for watching film and practicing public speaking.
• Whitebox Gallery for multi-media design display.
• Café with interior and exterior seating.

IMPORTANT NEW SPACES

Communication Studies

• 2 State of the Art Broadcasting Studios and Control Rooms.
• Newsroom.
• Media Production Lab.
• Audio Editing and Audio Foley Suite.
• Video / Audio Editing Lab.
• Audio, ADR, and Voice-over Booths
• Focus Group and Observation Rooms.

Art & Design

• Whitebox Gallery.
• Foundation Studio.
• Intermediate Studio and Breakout Studio.
• Advanced Studio.
• Workroom with Spray both and custom work tables.
• Printing and Protyping Room.
• Interactive Studio.

Shared Spaces across Programs

• 4 Virtual Reality Booths and Breakout Studio.
• Screening Room.
• 3 Project Studios.
• 4 Mac and PC Computer Labs.    
• 4 Classrooms.
• Animation Lab.
• Team Work Areas and Meeting Rooms.

Sustainable Performance Goals include

• LEED Silver Certification.
• SUCF Directive 1B-2 Net Zero Carbon New Buildings and Deep Energy Retrofits of Existing Buildings.

LEED Silver Certification is being pursued for the Hewitt Hall renovation. LEED uses 8 main categories to assess the quality of sustainable performance. The following are the 8 categories with some of the specific building implementation strategies:

Location and Transportation

• Sensitive Land Protection - Reuse of existing site. 
• Access to Quality Transit - Public transportation system access on campus.

Sustainable Sites

• Construction Activity Pollution Prevention - Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan and temporary erosion control to reduce sediment into nearby waterbodies.

Water Efficiency

• Outdoor Water Use Reduction – Reduction in landscaping watering through the use of native / adaptive plant species, no site irrigation planned.
• Indoor Water Use Reduction – WaterSense Certified / Energy Star products in water fixtures.
• Building Wide Water Metering - Track water usage, so that efficiency can be reviewed and maintained.

Energy and Atmosphere

• Building Wide Energy Metering - Track energy usage, so that efficiency can be reviewed and maintained.
• Optimized energy performance – Geothermal heat pump system with chilled beams significantly reduces energy and carbon consumption.

Materials and Resources

• Storage and Collection of Recyclables - Collection of waste for recycling of building occupants will be in alignment with the Campus’ recycling efforts.
• Construction and Demolition Waste Management – The project will aim to recycle 75% of the construction waste generated.

Indoor Enviromental Quality

• Indoor Air Quality Performance - Meet ASHRAE standard 62.1 for improved indoor air ventilation.
• Environmental Tobacco Smoke Control – No smoking on campus.
• Low Emitting Materials – Interior materials to be chosen that have low / no VOCs.

Innovation

• Walkable Project Site.
• Back-Up Power Generation.
• Building as a Teaching Tool – Signage throughout the building will provide educational insight into the energy efficient strategies implemented.

Regional Priority

• Rainwater Management.
• Heat Island Reduction.
• Building Life Cycle Impact Reduction.

 The SUCF Directive 1B-2 Net Zero Carbon New Buildings and Deep Energy Retrofits of Existing Buildings seeks specific performance goals to reduce energy consumption and carbon emissions.   

• Goal - 50% reduction of site’s annual energy consumption.
  • Hewitt Hall Design achieves 67.2% reduction in site’s annual energy consumption (exceeds 50% goal by 17.2%).
• Goal – 25% reduction in building’s current annual site carbon consumption.
  • Hewitt Hall Design achieves 52.6% reduction in carbon emissions (exceeds 25% goal by 27.6%)

Energy reduction strategies being implemented to exceed these goals include:

• Water to water geothermal heat pump loop with chilled beams, incorporating 90 Geothermal wells, 499 feet deep.
• Night flush cooling.
• Roof, window, and curtain wall replacement.
• Wall and roof insulation optimization.
• Reduction in thermal bridging and incorporation of air barriers.
• Incorporating South/ west façade glazing shading.
• Skylight solar gain and daylight optimization.
• High efficiency LED lights.
• High efficiency lighting controls, daylighting and occupancy sensors.