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Lewis & Clark College Expands Student Housing
Lewis & Clark College is engaged in a comprehensive residence hall improvement program scheduled for phased construction and occupancy from 2001 to 2020. The project will complete the south campus and will expand on-campus student housing from approximately 1000 to 1400 residences. Many modifications to existing residence halls will also be made. The first phase of the project consists of three two- and three-story houses of 56 beds each for junior and senior class students in combinations of two and four-bedroom suites. Each house will have common social spaces.
University of Michigan Constructs Mason and Haven Hall Addition and Renovation
The University of Michigan is connecting Mason Hall and Haven Hall with a $38-million, 213,000-gsf renovation project. Eight stories will be added to Haven Hall, the interior space renovated, and the main entry demolished with an addition extending to the south end of Mason Hall. Haven Hall, with new mechanical, electrical, and telecommunications systems, will house new office space for History, Political Science, American Culture, and the Center for African and Afro-American Studies.
San Diego City College Develops Wireless Mobile Classroom
San Diego City College and Hewlett Packard are developing a $100,000 wireless mobile classroom. The computer lab will house 35 Hewlett Packard notebook computers, a combined printer-scanner-copier-fax machine and a digital camera.
Synygy Plans Corporate Headquarters
Synygy, an employee benefits compensation programming and software company, has commissioned Syska Hennessy Group to design new mechanical, electrical, plumbing and fire protection systems as well as the acoustics, audiovisual, telecommunications, and lighting for a new corporate headquarters. The 163,500-sf tenant fit-out projects is being undertaken in the historically significant Chester Station in Chester, Pa. The building is one of the best-preserved and most monumental early power plants in the U.S. dating back to 1917.
University of Michigan Medical School Builds Biomedical Science Research Facility
The University of Michigan Medical School is building the new $220-million, 472,000-gsf Biomedical Science Research Building on its Ann Arbor campus. Containing 240 lab modules, each accommodating up to four researchers, the facility is designed to promote group interaction. Project features include an animal research facility, two levels below grade, and a 300-seat auditorium.