"Storage Solved" at the oldest institution of higher education in South Carolina When the College of Charleston, the oldest institution of higher education in South Carolina and one of the oldest in the United States, recently opened the $30 million, 140,000 square-foot Addlestone Library, it was with an eye to the future and a plan to maximize growth of the collections without having to increase the size of the new building. The Addlestone Library currently shelves over 500,000 volumes, with about a third of the collection on compact shelving. There is room for a million volumes. Bound journals in the public space on the second floor are housed in three banks of Spacesaver powered compact systems. Compact mobile shelving helped minimize the footprint of the Addlestone Library. The architect estimates that the existing compact shelving saved 4,000 square feet. The architect chose powered mobile with passive safeties after he discovered it was more cost effective and safer than mechanical assist units with in-aisle safety devises. Storage solutions (design, layout and installation) provided by Ben McCollum, Patterson Pope, in conjunction with Spacesaver Corporation. Architectural design by Michael Cohen, AIA, of Boston’s Fletcher, Harkness, Cohen, Moneyhun, Inc. Learn more about the Addlestone Library project. For a chance to win an iRiver 512MB* MP3 Player, click here. Offer expires October 31, 2005. Drawing to be held November 1, 2005.	“By planning for future growth at the time of design and construction, we were able to build capacity into the floor slabs for eventual compact shelving throughout the stack area of the building.” — Michael Cohen, AIA Boston's Fletcher, Harkness, Cohen, Moneyhun, Inc. Achieving ADA Compliance Floor Loading Educational Seminars Specifications Local Support Services Products Delta Designs, Ltd. Role of compact storage in green building design				Subscribe to Space Planning Tips Space Planning Tips Past Issues
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