The Pennsylvania State University Constructs Health and Human Development Building

The Pennsylvania State University will begin construction in January of 2013 on the $58.5 million Health and Human Development Building in University Park. Designed by Bohlin Cywinski Jackson, the project includes construction of a 77,800-sf facility and renovation of 35,000 sf in the existing Henderson Building South. The ground level will have 31 research offices and four labs and observation rooms for the Department of Human Development and Family Studies (HDFS), along with a 90-seat general classroom. HDFS will occupy 19 administrative and research offices on the first floor, which also will include two conference rooms, two graduate student office areas, an internship resource room, and office support space. On the second floor, the department will have 32 faculty, research, and graduate student offices along with a conference room, common area, and various support spaces. The dean’s suite and administrative offices will occupy the third floor. The fourth floor will house the offices of the Methodology Center. Occupancy is expected in January of 2015. LEED sustainable design certification will be sought for the project.