Edgar L. Rhodes Center for Animal and Dairy Science

University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia

The Edgar L. Rhodes Animal and Dairy Science building represented a major expansion to the veterinary program at the University of Georgia, located in Athens, Georgia. Columbia’s contribution to the design team was to provide civil engineering design and landscape and irrigation design for the project. The site had complex water, sanitary and storm sewer issues that needed to be resolved. Additionally, balancing the earthwork construction was a critical component.

Columbia Engineering worked with the maintenance staff to design a diverse, interesting but low-maintenance landscape for the building. We addressed the parking needs for the building. We also worked with the veterinary faculty to provide pasture areas, chutes and gates to handle the travel of animals from the pasture areas to the entrance to the building.