TOWSON, Md. — Towson University is undergoing a slew of construction projects to help accommodate its growing student population. The university currently has an enrollment of 20,000 on-campus students, but expects that number to rise to 25,000 by 2029, according to . Here is a roundup of five currently under construction:
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse University kicked off the first phase of a long-term plan to modernize the campus with the start of 120 construction projects this summer. Everything from $9 million technology enhancements to the installation of single-occupancy bathrooms in residence halls to ADA-compliancy upgrades are included in the long-term plan. Here are more details on four projects that began in May and are scheduled for completion in August:
ENFIELD, Conn. — Asnuntuck Community College celebrated the groundbreaking of the new 27,000-square-foot Advanced Manufacturing Technology Center building on July 20. When completed in spring 2017, the facility will include smart classrooms as well as laboratories dedicated to computing, 3-D printing, machining and metrology. The project’s architect is Moser Pilon Nelson Architects of Wethersfield, Conn.
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CEDAR CITY, Utah — Almost 10 years in the making, major changes are underway to the Sharwan Smith Student Center at Southern Utah University (SUU) in Cedar City. Among those changes are relocating several offices, adding a clerestory in the main hallway and applying new flooring and fresh paint to modernize the building.
BETHEL, Ohio — Only a year after completing energy-conservation projects, Bethel-Tate School District is seeing more cost and energy savings than expected. Bethel-Tate partnered with Monroe, Ohio-based Four Seasons Environmental Inc. to analyze existing utility bills, conduct an energy audit, recommend energy-conservation measures and pricing, and complete the construction of the projects.
FULLERTON, Calif. — California State University, Fullerton (CSUF) and San Jose, Calif.-headquartered SunPower Corp. announced June 28 that construction is now underway on a 4-megawatt SunPower solar power system at three university parking areas. CSUF will purchase the emission-free solar power generated by the system under a power-purchase agreement, enabling the university to offset more than one-third of its peak electrical load and potentially saving millions of dollars in electricity costs over almost 20 years, according to a statement by CSUF.
HARRIS COUNTY, Texas — The Sheldon Independent School District (Sheldon ISD) located in unincorporated northeast Harris County will soon embark on a $285 million bond program. The bond program is the largest in the school district’s history and will support a number of new construction projects, system upgrades, technology improvements, and additions and renovations to existing facilities.
The school district selected Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam Inc. (LAN) of Houston to serve as program manager for the bond program.
KATY, Texas — Katy Independent School District (Katy ISD) broke ground June 7 on the new Robert and Felice Bryant Elementary in Katy, Texas. When complete in fall 2017, the new $33 million facility will accommodate 1,030 students.
Construction of the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University at Buffalo (UB) is on schedule for a 2017 opening.
