The Ruth and Steve West Workforce Development Center, on the Blount County campus of Pellissippi State Community College, will house programs from the community college and TCAT-Knoxville, including advanced manufacturing, engineering technology, computer science, cyber defense, robotics and culinary arts.
The building is flexible, accommodating academic and workforce development programs that evolve with changing technologies and workforce needs. The design responds to the campus’s existing traditional architecture with technical, modern spaces that reflect the curriculum. The building utilizes sustainable design elements like clerestory windows to maximize daylight and roofs designed for solar panels and rainwater collection to reduce utility costs.
Completion Date: 2022
Type: New Construction
Location: Friendsville, Tennessee
Building Area: 52,937 SF
Services: Interior Design, Architecture
Use: Education
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