Encouraging Through Facility Design

A new ministry for EDI, beginning in the year 2000, is assisting Christian organizations with the design of facilities.  Christian organizations are often faced with the challenge of expanding existing facilities or building new facilities in order to increase their ministry of serving our Lord.  In many instances these organizations do not have the expertise to know best how to design these facilities.

EDI strives to encourage by providing professional design services, in the form of architectural and engineering design.  When possible it will be through the use of full-time staff.  If full-time EDI staff is not available then volunteer professional designers will be sought out to help us in this ministry.

 

Services to be offered

Planning:

	Long-range
	Feasibility studies
	Relocation studies
	Site selection

Architectural Design & Engineering:

	Preliminary architectural and engineering design to be used for fund-raising
	Construction documents to be used for bidding and constructing a project
	Construction support by design professionals by reviewing submittal and coordinating critical issues with the client ministry

Construction:

One of EDI’s original ministries has been to help in the construction of facilities where possible.  If possible, EDI will coordinate short-term work teams to a ministry site and perform construction of facilities.

Consulting:

	Provide professional opinions regarding evaluation of existing facilities for continued use or expansion.
	Provide professional opinions, as able, for specific building related questions.

Costs for our services:

Facility design services are provided at a cost very reasonable to the client ministry.  

For ministry projects located within the United States the cost for facility design services includes an nominal hourly service charge per man-hour expended on the project, plus reimbursement for all costs associated with the project including: phone calls, travel, printing, postage, etc.

For ministry projects located outside the United States, when possible, EDI seeks to provide these services free of charge.

 

Recent Projects

Kids Alive International - A new residence for the ministry to homeless boys in San Lucas, Guatemala.  EDI is designing the foundation, masonry bearing walls and roof framing for these new facilities.  We have included seismic design and detailing for these facilities due to their location in a high seismic risk area.

EDI is providing a master plan for a new ministry site for the Mt. Kenya Children's Home in Kenya for Kids Alive.  EDI will be traveling to Kenya to evaluate the site and give recommendations on how to effectively use the site for their ministry.

EDI is providing structural engineering help to the Hawai Home in Lima, Peru.  The home is expanding an existing one story building into a  two story building.  Lima is located in a high earthquake prone area and requires special design considerations.

JAARS - A new one story office building to serve their Vernacular Media Services ministry for their Waxhaw, NC campus.  EDI is providing the structural design for this building.

Campus Crusade - Kiev, Ukraine - Campus Crusade has asked EDI for consultation in deciding a building to purchase for the New Hope Christian School serving missionary children in Kiev.  Rich and Lou traveled to Kiev in May and gave valuable insight into items to consider in purchasing a building.  Some renderings were made to help the mission in fund raising.  The can be seen at a web page by clicking here.