Engineering Complex Phase 2

Project Description

As Phase 1 is being implemented, the University’s School of Engineering is expected to continue to grow at a rapid rate due to three key factors: on-going roll-out of recently introduced Mechanical, Biomedical and Computer Engineering programs, increased enrollment in existing undergraduate and graduate programs and expanding fields of research especially in areas related to sustainability. A doubling in student enrollment and faculty is anticipated in the coming years requiring the implementation, subject to available funding, of a second phase of construction.

 

Phase 2 (approximately 52,000sq.ft. of renovation and $22.3M total project cost) will achieve the greatest utility of existing facilities by consolidating the dry lab and faculty spaces in the Richards Building, which will be gutted and retrofitted, while the core of the Thornbrough Building is being reconfigured as a unified wet lab area. These major renovations will accommodate the accumulating need for research and teaching spaces, design studios, and faculty offices as the expansion of the School of Engineering continues to unfold.