Central Washington University Constructs Science II Facility

Central Washington University is building the $64 million Science II facility in Ellensburg, Wash. Ground was broken on the five-story, 120,000-sf project in May of 2014 and completion is expected in spring of 2016. Accommodating the departments of geological sciences and physics as well as programs in math and astronomy, the facility will feature an 80-seat lecture hall and planetarium, an observatory tower, optics and laser labs, an ice core lab, and an acoustic lab with an anechoic chamber. The building will also include classrooms designed to accommodate progressive pedagogies, teaching labs, and the Center for Excellence in Science and Mathematics Education. The project is being built by Lydig Construction of Spokane with occupancy expected in fall of 2016.