Architecture Discipline Building Meeting Minutes
HSI STEM Architecture Grant
El Paso Community College
9050 Viscount Blvd.
El Paso, TX 79925
(915) 831-6572
Meeting Date:
Meeting Time:
Meeting Location:
Attendees:
02/03/2015
8:30 AM
ASC A628
Aditi Sarkar (AS), Roberto Samaniego (RS), Rick Lobato (RL), Luz Terrones
(LT), Alex Mireles (AM), Joseph Barragan (JB), David Alvidrez (DA), Ivan
Lopez (IL), Alfonso Barrera (AB), Charles Eichorn (CE), Donald Davis (DD),
Jose Munoz-Miramon (JMM), Gabriel Rodriguez (GR), Rick Torres (RT),
Emmanuel Moreno (EM)
Agenda
Old Business
1. LT to deliver drawings to SD technologies
2. DA to
a. determine elevation of IT glass wall
b. look into balcony redesign
3. JB will research PA systems
4. AS to determine studio furniture and layout
5. NG will determine AV budget and research new products
6. Lobby lighting to be determined in conjunction with DA
7. AB requires furniture layout to determine location of floor boxes
New Business
1. Security for the new Architecture Discipline Building
Discussion
Issue:
Security
Brought to
attention by:
(AS)
Points of
Discussion:
(DD) Aluminum frame on doors
(DA) Main entrance – store front doors
(DA) The buildings intention is to become a teaching lab.
(LT) Card reader at 5 locations: 1. Main entrance; 2. Second floor (bridge
entrance); 3. IT room; 4. Mechanical room; 5. Stair entrance
(EM) Students should pay deposit for security card to reduce cost to EPCC
(DD) Active Shooter Safety to all exterior doors with magnetic locks that can be
closed down by the police- alternate.
Action
Requirements:
DD drawings to reflect concerns
Issue:
Plotting room
Brought to
attention by:
Points of
Discussion:
(AS) Can plotting room be used for anything else?
Action
Requirements:
None right now. Decision of use and size of room to be made later.
Issue:
Cameras
Brought to
attention by:
(AS)
Points of
Discussion:
(DD) Conduit will be provided by general contractor (Electrical Subcontractor).
SD Technologies will install cameras and associated cabling.
(AB) IT conduit installed by Electrical Subcontractor.
(LT) Card reader on main entrance and at second floor (bridge entrance) IT.
(AB) Suggested to install infrastructure now and install equipment in the future, if
and when funding would be available.
(LT) Will mark up a full set of drawings with the location of cameras.
Action
Requirements:
(EM) Room should be converted to storage/association of Architecture Students.
(GR) Data drops should be included in this room.
Issue:
Auditorium
Brought to
attention by:
(AS) Will stair/auditorium have any sound attenuation materials?
Points of
Discussion:
(DA) Wood seating w/ vertical risers perforated for sound absorption.
(GR) Agreed with location of floor box proposed by (AB).
Action
Requirements:
none
Issue:
IT room location
Brought to
attention by:
(AS) Two options for location of IT and electrical room
Points of
Discussion:
(GR) Floor plan #2 has been chosen (IT and Electrical next to each other)
(DD) Dedicated circuit and fire alarm relay needed in IT room for security.
Action
Requirements:
(DA) Will provide corrected lay out
Issue:
WIFI
Brought to
(AB)
attention by:
Points of
Discussion:
(AB) WIFI (Wireless Internet) two exterior boxes on roof, 3 interior in 2nd floor
Action
Requirements:
none
Issue:
Floor boxes
Brought to
(AB) Need locations for estimate
attention by:
Points of
Discussion:
(DA) Suggested 4 floor boxes per studio
Action
Requirements:
(AS) Needs to identify studio furniture to determine floor boxes
Issue:
Stem wall on 1st floor
Brought to
attention by:
(RT) Does glass touches the floor or does it have a stem wall?
Points of
Discussion:
(RL) 18” stem walls required to prevent glass brakeage by skate board and
water infiltration.
Action
Requirements:
none
End of Meeting Agenda
Old Business
1. LT to deliver drawings to SD technologies
2. DA to
a. determine elevation of IT glass wall
b. look into balcony redesign
3. JB will research PA systems
4. AS to determine studio furniture and layout
5. NG will determine AV budget and research new products
6. Lobby lighting to be determined in conjunction with DA
7. AB requires furniture layout to determine location of floor boxes
New Business
1. DD to reflect security concerns in his drawings
2. LT will mark up drawings indicating camera locations and forward to DD
3. DA to indicate new location of IT room in his drawings
4. Next meeting Wednesday 11th, 2015.