Construction Career Center

Chattanooga, Tennessee

Firm

Artech Design Group

Client

Building and Construction Workforce Center

Area

36,203 sq.ft.

Total Cost

$6,725,668

Completion Date

10/2022

Holt Webb

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A workforce development center was jointly developed by The Associated General Contractors and the Tennessee College of Applied Technology/Chattanooga State Community College (TCAT/CSCC), focusing solely on the construction industry. Artech worked with TCAT personnel to develop the program and the design of this facility. It has four labs, each connected to a classroom. Each lab focuses on different trades and aspects of construction with one “high bay” and outdoor bay. There is a “construction yard” for various outdoor construction activities. The facility also houses meeting space for students, faculty, and the public. The building is designed to have Earthcraft Light Commercial Platinum Certification and to be carbon net zero. This project is an adaptive reuse of an old elementary school.