University of Florida Hough Hall/Gainesville, Florida

Architects
Rowe Architects/Tampa, Florida

Owner
Florida Board of Education/Tallahassee, Florida

Size/Cost
54,000 sf/$18.9 million

TLC Services
MEP/FP/Audio-Visual/LEED Consulting/Energy Modeling

Hough Hall will serve as home to the University of Florida’s Hough Graduate School of Business. Located at the “front door” to the University in the historic district of the campus, the building was designed to meet the needs of demanding professional programs. As a student-oriented building, it will feature comfortable, high-tech spaces that promote individual and team-oriented discussion, research and interaction. The building was designed to blend in with UF’s distinctive architecture and will feature a three-story atrium, five large classrooms, two flexible seminar rooms,17 student breakout rooms, two open student lounges, workspace for staff and administrators and a financial markets lab.In keeping with the University’s commitment to sustainability, Hough Hall will be a green building. TLC provided LEED® design and documentation for the building, which will seek Platinum certification. Some of the sustainable components include:
• Premium efficiency motors for all MEP equipment
• Use of environmentally friendly refrigerants, adhesives and sealants
• CO2 monitoring of all variable/high occupancy spaces
• MEP system measurement and verification integrated into the building automation/DDC system
• The use of ultra low flow water closets and low flow urinals, and the extensive use of sensor operated faucets throughout.