Montgomery County Community College

Blue Bell, PA

Loop Road

Montgomery County Community College (MCCC) requested BIA to evaluate the existing conditions of their Loop Road in two different aspects.  The motorists were not obeying the posted speed limits and were endangering pedestrians.  BIA designed traffic calming measures in the form of several strategically placed Watts speed humps.  The existing pavement was also evaluated and a rehabilitation plan was developed. 

Coordinating with the contractor and BIA's Construction Management group, sample sections of the roadway were opened to determine the pavement depths.  A petromat and pavement overlay was determined to be the best action because of the shallow pavement depth found underneath the roadway's surface.

Black Box Theater and Music Center

In other projects, BIA provided structural and mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and fire protection engineering in the design of a new Black Box Theater and Music Center.

The ground floor of the Science Building was renovated to enhance learning opportunities for students active in the performing arts. The project features a state-of-the-art theatrical control center, performance workshop space, soundproof music practice rooms, a choral classroom, percussion space, and a digital piano lab.

The theater, which can seat up to 125 people, opened in spring 2009.

BIA has also provided engineering design for laboratory improvements.

Souderton Area School District

Franconia Township, Montgomery County, PA

Barry Isett & Associates provided a range of services in the  the new Souderton Area High School which opened in 2009.  The project began with a feasibility study for the 104-acre farm site located in Franconia Township, Montgomery County.

The 445,000 SF school, designed by Breslin Ridyard Fadero Architects, accommodates grades 9 through 12 with two 3-story classroom wings. The building’s core facilities include a library, auditorium, cafeteria, food court, music rooms, natatorium, five gymnasiums, fitness center, child care, art and technical education rooms, laboratories, and administration.  The maximum site build-out will provide for approximate 1,000 parking spaces, a multipurpose stadium with seating for 4,000, seven additional multipurpose fields, three softball fields, and seven tennis courts.

Sevices provided by BIA include:

• Boundary and topographic surveys
• Phase I Environmental assessment of the tract
• Wetlands delineation and permitting
• PNDI studies
• Historical resource survey
• Site/civil design
• Municipal and agency approvals and permitting
• Landscape design
• Structural engineering design