Industry for Columbus commercial properties
Ohio State University is the largest university in the United States by enrollment — more than 15 million square feet of building inventory on the Columbus main campus and the adjacent medical campus. Otterbein, Capital, and Franklin University add to central Ohio's substantial higher education roofing market. We work within institutional procurement systems, historic campus protocols, and occupied building environments.
Ohio State University is not just the largest university in the United States — it is the largest employer in central Ohio. The main campus in Columbus covers more than 1,600 acres and includes buildings dating from the 1870s to construction projects underway today. The building inventory spans every conceivable roofing challenge: historic stone and brick buildings from the early 20th century with copper or slate roofing, mid-century institutional buildings with original BUR systems, and modern research facilities with TPO and green roofs.
Ohio State University is the largest university in the United States by enrollment — more than 15 million square feet of building inventory on the Columbus main campus and the adjacent medical campus. Otterbein, Capital, and Franklin University add to central Ohio's substantial higher education roofing market. We work within institutional procurement systems, historic campus protocols, and occupied building environments.
Ohio State University is not just the largest university in the United States — it is the largest employer in central Ohio. The main campus in Columbus covers more than 1,600 acres and includes buildings dating from the 1870s to construction projects underway today. The building inventory spans every conceivable roofing challenge: historic stone and brick buildings from the early 20th century with copper or slate roofing, mid-century institutional buildings with original BUR systems, and modern research facilities with TPO and green roofs.
Industry work is shaped by uptime, safety, public access, sanitation, tenant coordination, loading activity, equipment sensitivity, and documentation requirements.
The scope is written for the way the operation actually runs, with enough detail to coordinate shutdowns, access, tenant notices, safety, and budget approvals.
Questions
Ohio State University roofing projects follow Ohio public procurement rules, which vary based on project value. Projects above the competitive bid threshold go through the OFCC process with an architect of record, formal competitive bid, and contractor qualification review. Smaller projects may go through the university's informal purchasing process. We are familiar with both paths and maintain the qualification documentation OSU Facilities requires. Contact us to discuss the process for your specific project.
Yes, with the appropriate specialist coordination. Historic buildings on the OSU campus and other Columbus campuses may require restoration of architectural roofing elements — slate, copper, or clay tile — that are beyond standard commercial roofing scope. We work with historic roofing specialists for those elements and manage the full scope, including the OSU Historic Preservation Office review process when exterior modifications require their approval.
Summer — roughly May 15 to August 15 in the Columbus academic calendar — is the primary production window for campus roofing. We plan projects to use the full summer window and hold schedule against fall move-in dates. For buildings with year-round occupancy, we coordinate production schedules with the facilities team and avoid noise-intensive phases during final exams and other critical academic periods.
Share the building address, roof history, current concern, timing, and access constraints. We will give you a practical next step for inspection, repair, maintenance, coating, or replacement planning.
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