NAME
PALM BEACH STATE COLLEGE TECHNICAL EDUCATION CENTER

LOCATION
Belle Glade

ARCHITECT
Astorino

SIZE
28,160 SF

DESCRIPTION

The Technical Education Center is a LEED NC 2.2 PLATINUM Certified project. Hedrick Brothers completed a new 28,160 SF building on the College’s Belle Glade active campus with limited site access. The building includes classroom areas for automotive learning, criminal justice corrections, construction trades specialists, and cosmetology. Palm Beach State College worked with US Sugar to include sugar technology in the new curriculum, and it is the first college in North America to offer any type of sugar technology course.

Sustainable Construction Features

• Photovoltaic array
• Natural day lighting
• Lighting controls No irrigation for landscaping
• Rainwater harvested to cistern for sanitary systems
• Low VOC materials to protect indoor air quality
• Reflective glass