Providing comprehensive, timely, and sustainable design and analysis of the architectural, electrical, and mechanical systems of all University of Georgia facilities to promote the comfort, wellbeing and productivity of all University of Georgia students, faculty, students, and staff.
The Engineering Department consists of three Registered Engineers, two EIT’s, one Architectural Designer and one Architectural Design Assistant. Three of the staff are alumni of the University of Georgia. The Engineering Department provides in-house electrical and mechanical engineering, and architectural and interior design services for a diverse range of University of Georgia stakeholders.
Services provided include:
- Investigates feasibility of modifying existing facilities for OUA and other stakeholders on campus, and helps to develop construction estimates;
- Investigates, trouble-shoots, and solves operational problems in existing buildings in support of the O&M team;
- Provides in-house design services utilizing Revit, AutoCAD, and other design software to create stamped and sealed construction documents for renovations around campus;
- Manages outside design professionals to develop construction documents for FMD projects;
- Manages building commissioning activities to ensure systems in new and existing buildings operate efficiently;
- Utilizes SKM and Pipe-Flo modeling software, creates and maintains campus-wide models of electrical and mechanical infrastructure;
- Provides point cloud scanning of existing buildings to aid in the development of 3D building models;
- Provides quality control reviews of new and renovation designs being administered by Office of University Architects via Bluebeam;
- Continually updates and assists in maintaining the UGA Design and Construction Standards;
- Provides construction administration services for ongoing construction projects.
Location
Our department is located in offices 228-239 on the second floor of Chicopee Building 1, 1180 E. Broad Street Athens, GA 30602-5410. We are a short walk from the Multimodal Transit Center, which you can reach on one of the UGA bus routes. There is bicycle parking to the left of the main entrance of our building. Cars with any valid UGA parking permit may park in the UGA lot across the street.
To find our offices, enter Chicopee 1 through the main door adjacent to the crosswalk that leads from the parking lot. Go through the lobby and up the stairs that are straight ahead. Take an immediate right and follow the hallway. Our offices (228-239) are located in that hallway.
