West Woods Residence Hall

College of William & Mary | Williamsburg, Virgina

After a 2021 Housing and Dining Master Plan with CMTA, the College of William & Mary (W&M) solicited a public-private partnership (P3) for two new residence halls and dining hall. The project is set to align with the camps FY2030 Carbon Neutral Goals.

While designing the new residence halls student’s cognitive improvement was an area of focus as well as Virginia’s naturally humid environment.

Through a dedicated outside air system (DOAS) and high filtration, the design team is able to reduce CO2 levels well below standards to increase students performance and sleep quality. On top of that, CMTA worked with the maintance team to reduce the humidity in the buildings year round to improve the student’s comfort.

The P3 investment team is using the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) benefits to not only provide funding that was previously not available to higher education facilities as well as help the College meet their FY2030 Carbon Neutrality Goals.

The largest contribution from the IRA are the energy recovery systems, the geothermal system that eliminates combustibles on-site, and the rooftop solar array to offset combustion from utilities. The power for the building will be purchased though renewable resources from the utility company, with an overall targeted Energy Use Intensity (EUI) of 38.

Project at a Glance Completion: 2025 estimated

Size: 258,445 SF

Cost: $108,000,000

Project Type: New Facility