College - Author 1
College of Architecture and Environmental Design
Department - Author 1
Construction Management Department
Degree Name - Author 1
BS in Construction Management
Date
6-2022
Primary Advisor/Subject Matter Expert (SME)
Philip L. Barlow, College of Architecture and Environmental Design, Construction Management Department
Abstract/Summary
The purpose of this paper is to outline the process of planning, designing, and constructing a storage shed for the non-profit organization, Transitions-Mental Health Association (T-MHA). This project was developed through a Cal Poly Construction Management course, CM 420, Service and Experiential Learning. The goal of this class is to gain experience through physical construction by building a service project for an organization or person who needs it. For this project, T-MHA asked that a storage chest be built for their landscaper who maintains the on-site garden. Due to multiple change orders by the owner, what was originally going to be a wooden chest blossomed into a large shed with a concrete foundation. The concrete foundation was completed for CM 420 and the shed was built and finished as a project-based senior project. The project took two months to complete and was built mostly off-site before being transported to the T-MHA site for finishing touches. The shed stands at 6 feet tall by 4 feet wide with a 2x4 frame, T1-11 siding, and a slanted, composite shingled roof. The shed contains all of the landscaper’s tools and will be on the T-MHA property for years to come.
URL: https://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/cmsp/552
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