Frederick Community College Facilities Master Plan Executive Summary ES-12 May, 2023 should be fiber. Disaster recovery planning should be addressed. And the campus blue emergency phones and call boxes should be replaced. Buildings and Building Systems Planning for the four building and renovation projects (Health & Wellness Building, Campus Services Building, Innovation and Technology Center, and Enrollment Services / Welcome Center proposed in the ten-year campus development plan needs to continue so as to meet future funding cycles and current and future needs of the College. Correspondingly, capital renewal projects must continue to be implemented and even re-defined as needs change. Campus standards should continue to be developed and to be incorporated into new and renovation projects. Similarly, design guidelines described in Section 6E Design Guidelines of the FMP report should be followed for all projects. Some important elements from Section 6F College-Wide Recommendations follow: • The need for more large classrooms and a lecture hall • Minimize sound transmission into classrooms • Learning spaces and their furnishings should be as flexible as possible • A long-term plan for a CEWD Center, possibly located on the main campus • A long-term plan to better accommodate Early College and Dual Enrollment students • Additional gathering spaces for students throughout all buildings, especially those used by students • Pursue strategies to deal with the possibility of an active intruder event on campus Sustainability Not just limited to the main campus or the Monroe Center, several opportunities to lower the College’s carbon footprint present themselves. Some key recommendations follow: • Explore enhanced public transit service to the main campus and the Monroe Center • Generally, pursue strategies to re-introduce native species and habitats to the main campus • Convert certain areas of grass to wildflower meadows • Restore the seasonal drainage course to a more natural setting • More (deciduous) trees, even in parking lots • Develop solar photovoltaic arrays (on raised framing) on some existing parking lots and on the roofs of proposed buildings • Minimize impervious surfaces • Continue to implement LEED certification practices, also including buildings that are not State-funded • Incorporate biophilic design principles in new buildings • Use bird-friendly glass in new buildings, at least for large expanses of glass • Replace existing gas fired boilers with more efficient condensing gas fired boilers • For buildings connected to the central plant, replace existing heating water coils with low temperature hot water coils • Consider heat recovery chiller or heat pump chillers at the central plant to provide simultaneous chilled water and heating water capacity • Develop uniform standards for trash, recycling and compost receptacles and deploy throughout the campus • Provide healthy food options at existing and new food venues, including vending machines • Convert College vehicles to electric or at least hybrid • Develop sustainability education and awareness programs for the entire FCC community
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