Projects

Ohio Union at The Ohio State University


The Ohio Union at The Ohio State University project started as a plan/specification bid project, with over 700 Bulletins, 2000 RFIs, and 250 fully executed Change Orders. This project became a design assist project with Post and Beam Construction, Brick and Stone Veneer with Glass Accents, Multi-Functional Facility, with multiple food service vendors and performance venues.

Unique Electrical Features

  • 2-4000 amp double ended Switchgear lineups that extend over eighty feet each.
  • A three Story Great Hall which links the entire building together is accented with three custom made chandeliers and twelve custom made wall sconces that each wear the legendary Ohio State “Block O”.
  • The Performance Hall has one of a kind custom made chandeliers and wall scones
  • that are accented with multicolored glass beads.
  • The Conference Theatre has custom made Block O’s that illuminate when the lights go down.
  • Woody’s Pub, an Ohio themed pub that only serves Ohio made beers and wines is loaded with Tiffany stained glass custom made Woody’s logo and Block O pendent hung lights, that are dimmable to set the mood.
  • The Archie Griffin Grand Ball room is fitted with three enormous custom made Block O Chandeliers that each includes over 600 crystal bead drops and 120 aluminum rods that are filled with fiber optic strands that illuminate
  • the crystal tips. The crystal and rods were individually hand installed.

Project Size

315,000 square feet off multi use areas.

Contract Value

Total Project Cost of $81 Million with an Electrical Contract of $12.3 Million.

Project Duration

Our work commenced in January of 2008 and was completed in January of 2010.

Percentage of Self-Performed Work

Vaughn Industries accounted for more than 40% of the entire projects workforce, with all but 5% being self-performed.