Completed in 2013

Our project for New Jersey Institute of Technology was a 3-acre mixed-use residential housing complex that includes computer labs, project studios, a library, student lounges, student government offices and guest houses. Island implemented a scope package defining a “modular” approach to construction seeing that all major components are fabricated off-site in order to meet the fast-track project schedule. When completed, the 214,000 square foot complex added 600 beds to NJIT’s existing inventory of residential housing.

Island’s scope of work for the project included the design, fabrication and installation of all buildings enclosures, which featured load-bearing interior and exterior panelized wall systems. The envelope systems are outboard-insulated and utilize multiple materials-brick, cast-stone, and aluminum composite. Island’s responsibilities also extended to manage the sourcing and installation of the precast stairs and planks, and fabrication of the structural shear wall systems throughout the buildings.

Through Island’s method of project delivery, fabrication and installation of assemblies were able to take place simultaneously eliminating the waiting period in between manufacture and construction. The wall assemblies themselves were dual-purposely designed to function as both the superstructure and finish avoided turning to traditional construction methods for project delivery.