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Valparaiso University Completes Student Union
Valparaiso University will dedicate the $74 million Harre Union in January of 2009 in Valparaiso, Ind. The facility is nearly four times the size of the University’s existing student union and is the largest construction project in the institution’s history. Housing the University Book Center, the Career Center, and the Office of Multicultural Programs, the project includes the main student dining room, ballroom, café, lounges, and offices for student organizations. Construction of Harre Union began in fall of 2006.
Kwantlen Polytechnic Campus Achieves LEED Gold
Kwantlen Polytechnic University’s new campus in Cloverdale, BC, Canada, attained LEED Gold sustainable design certification in December of 2008. Designed by Bunting Coady Architects of Vancouver, the 185,139-sf facility houses 27 workshops and 21 classrooms for applied training programs and instruction in trades and technology. The $42.3 million project features a spacious atrium and was built by Ledcor.
Kettering University Designs Science and Technology Incubator
Kettering University will begin construction in 2009 on the LEED-certified Science and Technology Incubator in Flint, Mich. Designed by SHW Group, the 9,000-sf research and office facility is slated for completion by year-end 2009. The project includes a business center, a technology-rich conference room, café, and reception. Wet and dry research laboratories, each with a footprint 700 sf, can be easily reconfigured or expanded.
DePaul University Opens McGowan Science Building
DePaul University will open the $40 million Monsignor Andrew J. McGowan Science Building in January of 2009. Located on the University’s Lincoln Park campus in Chicago, the four-story, 129,000-sf facility features 23 research labs, eight teaching labs, five tiered classrooms, and rooftop greenhouses. The sustainably-designed building houses the department of chemistry as well as classes in biology and environmental science.
University of Queensland Builds Gatton Veterinary School
The University of Queensland is relocating the School of Veterinary Science from Brisbane to Gatton, Australia. Housing teaching and research facilities, the $100 million project is slated for completion in late 2009. The $33 million Centre for Advanced Animal Science, funded by the Queensland Government, is also under construction in Gatton.