Rutgers Fred Hill ComplexReed Shuttle

Ann Marie Hill, Director

Purpose To support the project team in the

completion of the proposal, bidding contracts, and site plans for the Fred Hill

Complex building

SignificanceThis new building will give Rutgers baseball

and softball teams a place to practice in inclement weather. The facility will give the

teams a place to practice in the fall and winter when it is too cold to practice outside.

This will ideally level the playing field between Rutgers and southern schools, who

can practice outside all year.

Methods The proposed building was completed

using best practices methods. We conducted research by comparing

building designs to see which would work best as well as what building

materials should be used. The study also used Site Maps and Land Use Maps to keep within building codes. We then

had to review all designs with code.

Outcomes The proposal was completed and sent to bid for the general contractors. The plan is for the building to have artificial turf inside with batting cages as well as a full baseball and softball infield. These

plans were made due to the research done by the project team including

myself. This structure will be a prefabricated fabric structure with

support unlike a bubble which is held up by air. The building will have 2

commercial sized garage doors to allow equipment to enter and exit easily. The building will have heating and electric

to allow for a controlled climate during the winter, in a plot of land within minimum distance from existing

bathrooms.

EvaluationThe proposal will allow Rutgers

University to build its first athletic building since 2008. The building will be able to give athletes a place to practice that is out of inclement weather. This building will also be vital in recruiting

since Rutgers is a northern school with a long off season in the BIG 10.

Acknowledgements I would like to thank Doug Kokoskie, my preceptor, as well as Ann Marie Hill and Tamara Swedberg with their assistance

in completing this internship.