Wake Tech Community College - Hendrick Automotive Center of Excellence
Raleigh, North Carolina
Built to house the Collision Repair and Refinishing Technology program, the new Hendrick Center for Automotive Excellence is located on the Scott Northern Wake Tech Campus in Raleigh, North Carolina. The $42 million, 100,000sf facility enables the college to more than double the number of students in its automotive systems technology program (from 90 to 200) and add a new degree program in collision repair. This new program features education and training in advanced diagnostics, brakes, electrical/electronic systems, engine performance, steering/suspension, transmission, climate control, and manual drive trains. Collision repair includes painting and refinishing including special finishes, non-structural and structural repair, automotive plastic and adhesives identification repair, automotive detailing, body shop operations, and auto body estimating.
The project consists of 75,000 square feet of automotive/collision repair lab space and 25,000 square feet of classroom space. Thorburn Associates partnered with WTCC to design a standard classroom audiovisual solution to be installed in each of the classrooms and computer labs. The conference rooms are equipped with conferencing systems and room scheduling. A digital visual art focal point was developed for the lobby, allowing students to share their work with the community that enters this remote campus building. It will also allow campus messaging and programs to be shared with the automotive students. The automotive labs are outfitted with cameras for instructors to project a demonstration onto a large screen for enhanced student viewing. Telecommunications were designed for the entire facility following BICSI and ANSI TIA0568-D Family of Standards and the State of North Carolina Statewide Information Security Manual.
Because of the nature of education/work that occurs in this facility, Thorburn Associates also conducted long term site noise measurements to have a baseline noise level as well as allowing the development of the appropriate level of noise control. Recommendations were made for room acoustics, sound isolation and mechanical noise and vibration control.
The project consists of 75,000 square feet of automotive/collision repair lab space and 25,000 square feet of classroom space. Thorburn Associates partnered with WTCC to design a standard classroom audiovisual solution to be installed in each of the classrooms and computer labs. The conference rooms are equipped with conferencing systems and room scheduling. A digital visual art focal point was developed for the lobby, allowing students to share their work with the community that enters this remote campus building. It will also allow campus messaging and programs to be shared with the automotive students. The automotive labs are outfitted with cameras for instructors to project a demonstration onto a large screen for enhanced student viewing. Telecommunications were designed for the entire facility following BICSI and ANSI TIA0568-D Family of Standards and the State of North Carolina Statewide Information Security Manual.
Because of the nature of education/work that occurs in this facility, Thorburn Associates also conducted long term site noise measurements to have a baseline noise level as well as allowing the development of the appropriate level of noise control. Recommendations were made for room acoustics, sound isolation and mechanical noise and vibration control.