Date of Award

Spring 2024

Document Type

Thesis

First Advisor

Tracy Abbott

Second Advisor

Rachel He

Abstract

As Santa Clara University expands its community, more on-campus residence halls are needed to support the growing student population. Constructing brand new residence halls using traditional framing could take months or years, interrupting the academic environment and campus aesthetic. This demands technology that can speed up construction time. A proposed solution is to use modular construction, or construction that is partially or fully assembled before it is delivered to site. This paper will explore the feasibility of using modular construction to build a residence hall within a three (3) month summer quarter, when campus is less active and less student housing is needed. For the purpose of this study and hypothetical scenario, the site and architecture of Dunne Hall will be utilized, however, it is assumed that construction will begin with a graded site with an existing foundation, but no existing building. Using Structural Insulation Panel Systems (SIPS) for nonstructural walls and ConXTech framing, the complete structural system will be designed in accordance with the California Building Code (CBC) 2019 and American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) 7-22, specifically focusing on seismic adherence. In addition to structural design, the parking lot on Market and Lafayette Street will be reconfigured with multiple alternatives for the calculated number of trips generated for this dormitory, and the safety of drivers and pedestrians will be taken into account. The traffic intersection of Market and Lafayette Street, where Dunne Hall is located, will be analyzed in its existing conditions, and a new proposed plan will be provided to achieve efficiency and lessen delays for all directions based on the expected traffic impact. The stormwater management system will be verified for pipe size and length based on Santa Clara’s Municipal Code, and the sanitary sewer system will be resized to manage the increased capacity of the dorm hall residences. The landscape behind Dunne will have bioretention planters added in as new features for stormwater management, and the earthwork of the landscape will be analyzed. These two (2) types of design will be compared to the dorm’s existing systems and the feasibility of the proposed designs will be determined.

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