Higher Education Facilities
Our Rich History
Established in 1923, Frank L. Blum Construction Company has been a trusted building partner to owners across North Carolina for generations. With the lowest actively-used general contractor license number in the state of North Carolina - License #18 - the 98-year-old firm has a solid reputation for weathering the most challenging economies, partnering with the most exacting owners, and excelling at the most complex projects. Many iconic and beloved buildings bear the Blum Construction imprint of fine craftsmanship on the original structure or its subsequent renovation or restoration.
The organization’s beginnings were humble. When Frank Blum founded his company, he listed just a few assets, including a Ford automobile, two concrete mixers, one team of mules, and a wagon and harness. After surviving the economic challenges of the 1930s and turbulent war years of the 1940s, the company suffered yet another blow –Mr. Blum’s sudden death in 1954. Employees rallied to save the company, and that first ownership team embraced the challenge of carrying on the Blum tradition of excellence. They recruited and developed a new generation of leaders who would carry the company through the recession and recovery of the 1980s and position it to become one of the most stable and respected businesses in North Carolina.
Looking toward the future, Blum’s original team of managing partners has brought new partners to the forefront. This generation of leadership is now firmly in the saddle, is leading Blum’s expansion throughout the entire state of North Carolina and into southern Virginia, and will take Blum Construction well past its 100th anniversary.
Campus Construction Experts
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Construction has been improving higher education campuses across the state of North Carolina for nearly a century. Each campus brings with it a unique set of constraints that must be understood and planned around in consultation with the client and their user groups. Our process has always been simple in concept.
• First seek to understand. Assemble the stakeholders and listen to their concerns, challenges and constraints. Then articulate the goals of the phasing and logistics, as we understand them, to the stakeholders for their agreement.
• Provide solutions with alternatives. Once the team has a firm understanding of the challenges, create a series of alternatives for the review of the stakeholders. Clearly articulate the pros and cons of each alternative.
• Listen. Our greatest asset in creating plans for campus construction are the stakeholders that will use the spaces. Listen to their reactions to the alternatives and adjust as necessary to find the most agreeable solution.
• Over communicate the solution. Once the final plan has been agreed to by the stakeholders, over communicate the solution to the entire user group to limit surprises during construction and gain buy in.
BY THE NUMBERS
More than 98 years of construction experience in NC
More than $900 million
More than 140
NC higher education projects successfully delivered in last 10 years
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Wake Forest University Campus Map
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1 15 Bostwick Residence Hall (R) 16 Collins Residence Hall (R) 17 Facilities Management (R) 17A University Police 17B Central Heating Plant 18 Carswell Hall 19 Manchester Athletic Center 19A Pruitt Football Center 20 Calloway Center (R) 20A Manchester Hall 20B Kirby Hall (B) 21 Wellbeing Center (R) 22 Kitchin Residence Hall (R) Deacon Shop (R) 23 Poteat Residence Hall (R) Post Office (R) 24 Human Residence Hall (R) 25 ROTC Building 26 Alumni Hall 26A University Advancement 26B University Police Transportation & Parking 27 Residential Community
2 28 WFDD Radio Station 29 Museum of Anthropology 29A Anthropology Lab 30 Piccolo Residence Hall 31 Palmer Residence Hall 32 Worrell Professional Center 33 North Campus Apartments 34 Student Apartments (R) 35 Scales Fine Arts Center (R) Mainstage Theatre Hanes Art Gallery Brendle Recital Hall (R) 36 Starling Hall 37 Kentner Stadium 38 Maya Angelou Residence Hall (B) 39 Dianne Dailey Golf Learning Center (B) 40 Haddock Golf Center 41 Martin Residence Hall 42 Spry Soccer Stadium 43 Polo Residence Hall 44 Chiller Plant (R)
3 45 Chiller Plant (R) 46 Chiller Plant 47 Greene Hall 48 Tennis Courts 49 Polo Road Gate (B) 50 University Parkway Gatehouse (B) 51 Reynolda Road Gatehouse (B) 52 Miller Center 52A Shah Basketball Player 53 Porter B. Byrum Welcome Center 54 South Residence Hall (B) 56 Dance Studio 59 The Barn (B) 60 Farrell Hall (B) 61 Dogwood Residence Hall (B) 62 Magnolia Residence Hall (B) 63 North Campus Dining (B) 64 McCreary Field House 65 Sutton Sports Performance Center
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Wait Chapel/Wingate Hall (R)
Efird Residence Hall (R)
Taylor Residence Hall (R) Bookstore Campus Grounds (R)
Davis Residence Hall (R) Subway University Police Satellite Office
The buildings highlighted in Blue above are the buildings Frank L. Blum Construction Company built or renovated. Reynolda Hall Cafeteria (R) Magnolia Room 6 Benson University Center (R) Pugh Auditorium Food Court, Shorty’s (R) 7 Z. Smith Reynolds Library (R) Starbucks (R) 7A Wilson Wing 8 Olin Physical Laboratory 9 Salem Hall (R) 10 Winston Hall (R) 11 Luther Residence Hall (R) 12 Babcock Residence Hall (R) 13 Tribble Hall (R) 14 Johnson Residence Hall (B)
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Farrell Hall
North Campus Expansion
- Farrell Hall
- Magnolia & Dogwood Halls
- North Campus Dining Hall
Wake Forest University
Winston-Salem, NC
307,000 square feet
488 student beds
When Wake Forest University began a $90 million expansion that would result in four new buildings within a three-year period, it turned to Frank L. Blum Construction Company. The construction of all four buildings, totaling 307,000 square feet, would take place in a relatively small footprint. The project site would form what would be known as North Campus, an attractive collection of buildings to greet visitors coming through the campus’ northern entrance. The project required much careful planning and creative problem solving to incorporate elements that tied into the historic campus, yet resulted in a model of sustainability for the campus and the community.
The site required relocation of almost all campus utilities - main campus water feed, sanitary sewer, chilled water, fiber optics, high voltage electrical, medium voltage electrical, and storm drainage before construction could begin. The process required intense coordination with WFU Facilities, the City of Winston- Salem, Forsyth County Utilities Commission, and the N.C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources.
During the summer of 2012, the site footprint of the first phase was significantly reduced to allow the improved road to reopen to traffic. Due to accurate preplanning, Blum and the subcontracting team relocated staging and lay down areas, which accommodated the change in student access to campus with no time lost in the construction schedule. Blum credits exceptionally close teamwork, including facilities supervisors, designers, and end user groups, from the very beginning.
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Magnolia and Dogwood Halls
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Maya Angelou Residence Hall
Wake Forest University
Winston-Salem, NC
The new freshman residence hall at Wake Forest University was named to honor the late Maya Angelou who was a professor at the university.
The five-story facility houses student beds in a traditional double-loaded corridor configuration. The building includes offices for Residence Life and Housing, a media/game room, recreation lounge, classrooms, laundry facilities, kitchens, and study rooms.
The building’s structural system is the Infinity load-bearing steel stud system with Epicore deck. The exterior was designed to mimic the traditional style of the other dorms on the campus, many of which were constructed in the 1950’s.
76,00 square feet
224 student beds
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Baseball Clubhouse
Wake Forest University
Winston-Salem, NC
Blum Construction has been pleased to partner with Wake Forest University on many of its sports facilities. The Baseball Clubhouse consists of a new state-of the-art clubhouse, batting cages, pitching lab, and other amenities for the players.
Crews excavated approximately 40,000 cubic yards of earth to make way for the two-story, 34,000-square-foot facility. The existing concession stand and about one third of the stadium’s bleachers were demolished in order to accommodate the lower level of the building which opens directly onto a new dugout near third base.
Wake Forest’s new state-of the-art facility rivals any collegiate baseball program in the country and will allow the University to recruit the best high school players for their program.
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High Point University Campus Map
18 Higher Education Facilities Alumni Avenue Amphitheater 16 Belk Residence Hall............................................ 29 Biomechanics Lab and Department of Physician Assistant Studies 47 Blessing Residence Hall ..................................... 30 Centennial Square II Residential Community 51 Centennial Square Residential Community ........ 15 Club/Intramural Fields 39 Congdon Hall ........................................................ 3 Congdon School of Health Sciences 49 Cottrell Hall: Home to the Flanagan Center for Student Success 12 Coy O. Williard Baseball Stadium ...................... 35 David R. Hayworth Hall 8 David R. Hayworth University Park 24 Erath Baseball Field ............................................ 34 Finch Residence Hall ............................................ 5 Fred Wilson School of Pharmacy 48 Greek Village and Conference Center ................ 14 Hayworth Chapel 7 Hayworth Fine Arts Center ................................... 2 HPU Estate and Ropes Course 46 Ike Belk Track ..................................................... 37 Kester International Promenade 4 McEwen, North, Wesley, Yadkin Residence Halls 28 Millis Athletic and Convocation Center ............. 32 Millis Residence Hall 22 Nido R. Qubein School of Communication 11 Norcross Graduate School .................................. 31 North College Administration ............................. 43 North College Terrace Apartments 45 North College Townhomes ................................. 44 North College Court Residential Community 42 Norton Hall ........................................................... 9 Phillips Hall 6 Plato S. Wilson Commerce Building .................. 10 Point Place Apartments, 806 20 Point Place Apartments, 812 ............................... 19 Point Place Apartments, 818 18 The Reflecting Pool............................................. 52 Roberts Hall 26 School of Education School of Undergraduate Sciences (Proposed) Slane Student Center Smith Library Steele Sports Center The Aldridge Village Residential Community University Building (Proposed) .......................... 33 University Residential Housing 53 U-Ville Apartments ............................................. 41 R.G. Wanek Center 23 Wilson Residence Hall ........................................ 21 Witcher Athletic Center at Vert Stadium 38 Wrenn Admissions Building ................................. 1 York Honors Living Residence Hall 17 15 14 13 11 12 16 51 10 17 19 20 21 9 7 2 4 6 22 23 33 18 24 25 31 1 27 30 32 34 53 36 37 35 38 29 28 26 52 5 8 3 48 49 50 39 40 41 41 The Aldridge VillAge 43 42 44 45 47 Biomechanics LaB and department of physician assistant studies 46 HPU EstatE and RoPEs CoURsE
The buildings highlighted in Blue above are the buildings Frank L. Blum Construction Company built or renovated.
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Alumni Avenue Amphitheater .......... 16 Belk Residence Hall .......................... 29 Biomechanics Lab and Department of Physician Assistant Studies ............ 47 Blessing Residence Hall .................. 30 Centennial Square II Residential Community ...................................... 51 Centennial Square Residential Community ...................................... 15 Club/Intramural Fields ...................... 39 Congdon Hall ..................................... 3 Congdon School of Health Sciences . 49 Cottrell Hall: Home to the Flanagan Center for Student Success ............ 12 Coy O. Williard Baseball Stadium 35 David R. Hayworth Hall 8 David R. Hayworth University Park 24 Erath Baseball Field ......................... 34 Finch Residence Hall ......................... 5 Fred Wilson School of Pharmacy .... 48 Greek Village and Conference Center ............................................... 14 Hayworth Chapel ............................... 7 Hayworth Fine Arts Center ............... 2 HPU Estate and Ropes Course 46 Ike Belk Track 37 Kester International Promenade 4 McEwen, North, Wesley, Yadkin Residence Halls ............................... 28 Millis Athletic and Convocation Center 32 Millis Residence Hall 22 Nido R. Qubein School of Communication ............................... 11 Norcross Graduate School .............. 31 North College Administration .......... 43 North College Terrace Apartments . 45 North College Townhomes ............. 44 North College Court Residential Community ...................................... 42 Norton Hall ......................................... 9 Phillips Hall ......................................... 6 Plato S. Wilson Commerce Building 10 Point Place Apartments, 806 ........... 20 Point Place Apartments, 812 ........... 19 Point Place Apartments, 818 18 The Reflecting Pool 52 Roberts Hall 26 School of Education ......................... 13 School of Undergraduate Sciences (Proposed) ......................................... 50 Slane Student Center ...................... 25 Smith Library .................................... 27 Steele Sports Center ....................... 36 The Aldridge Village Residential Community ...................................... 40 University Building (Proposed ......... 33 University Residential Housing ....... 53 U-Ville Apartments ........................... 41 R.G. Wanek Center ......................... 23 Wilson Residence Hall ..................... 21 Witcher Athletic Center at Vert Stadium .................................... 38
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Congdon School of Health Sciences & Fred Wilson School of Pharmacy
High Point University
High Point, NC
The 216,000-square-foot facility houses classrooms and lecture halls, study spaces, auditorium, computer lounge, offices, dining space, grand lobby and laboratories. The laboratories provide areas for learning and research for biomechanics, neurology, musculoskeletal, gross anatomy, exercise physiology, and simulation.
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Wanek Center
High Point University
High Point, NC
Frank L. Blum Construction Company was chosen by High Point University to build a multi-use complex that includes dormitories, an adult gaming restaurant, a steak house restaurant, and movie theater, among other amenities.
The mammoth 277,000-square-foot project forms two L-shaped buildings surrounding an inner courtyard. The facility includes 600 student beds, a cafeteria, a library, a convenience store, a banquet space, and a conference space.
Construction started in May 2008, and was completed in time for the fall 2009 semester. The accelerated schedule meant site work and steel fabrication began before the design was finalized and guaranteed maximum price determined.
277,00 square feet
600 student beds
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Greene Residence Hall Renovations
East Carolina University
Greenville, NC
The renovation to the existing 1966-era ten story high-rise residence hall included renovations to ensure conformity to modern code requirements for all areas. The modernization of the elevator utilizes an elevator door smoke containment system designed to increase safety and the useful life of the structure. Additional structure reinforcement for the space and the building overall were initial top priorities. The project is part of a comprehensive update to provide a competitive residential housing alternative for students while improving the visual harmony of the West End Neighborhood.
91,00 square feet
388 student beds
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Carmichael Gymnasium Renovation and Addition
North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC
Frank L. Blum Construction Company was chosen by High Point University to build a multi-use complex that includes dormitories, an adult gaming restaurant, a steak house restaurant, and movie theater, among other amenities.
The mammoth 277,000-square-foot project forms two L-shaped buildings surrounding an inner courtyard. The facility includes 600 student beds, a cafeteria, a library, a convenience store, a banquet space, and a conference space.
Construction started in May 2008, and was completed in time for the fall 2009 semester. The accelerated schedule meant site work and steel fabrication began before the design was finalized and guaranteed maximum price determined.
83,00 square feet
LEED Silver certified building
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Sigma Kappa Sorority House
Gamma Phi House Corporation
Raleigh, NC
The new, 1000 seat facility includes the stadium, practice site and the hockey site. Site logistics and safety were primary concerns since the project includes two sites and serves students, faculty, and staff.
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Guilford College Campus Map
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A. New Garden Hall
B. Duke Memorial Hall
C. Hege Library
D. King Hall
E. Hendricks Hall
F. Frank Family Science Center
FC. Campbell House
FS. New Garden Friends School
G. Bauman Telecommunications Center
H. The Hut
I. Founders Hall
J. Ragsdale House
K. Milner Counseling Center
L1. Ragan-Brown Field House And Physical Education Center
L2 Alumni Gym
L3 Jack Jensen Golf Center
L4 McBane Field
L5. Armfield Athletic Center
M. Haworth Fields
MT1. McMichael Tennis Courts
MT2. Arthur Bluethenthal Tennis Courts
N. Hege-Cox Hall
O. Archdale Hall
P. Mail And Print Services
Q. Dana Auditorium
R. Bonner Center For Community Learning
S. Alumni House
T. George White House
U. Facilities And Campus Services
V. Student Residence Halls And Apartments
• V-1 Binford
• V-4 Bryan
• V-5 Milner
• V-7 North Apartments
W. Special Interest Housing For Students
X. Early College Classrooms
Y. Community Center
Z. Hildebrandt
GF. Guilford Farm
The buildings highlighted in Blue above are the buildings Frank L. Blum Construction Company built or renovated.
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Founders Hall
Renovations
Guilford College
Greensboro, NC
The 16,330-square-foot project included demolition and replacement of its first, second, and third floors. The project also required removal and replacement of the roof decking while dining and classroom facilities in the basement remained in use. Installation of a new four-pipe HV/AC system was also part of the scope of work.
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20. Strong Residence Hall (R)
21. Bitting Residence Hall (R)
22. Corrin Refectory (R)
23. Fitness Center (R)
24. Bryant Hall (N,R)
25. Rondthaler Science Building (R)
26. Student Center and Plaza (N)
27. May Dell (N.R)
28. Rondthaler-Gramley House (R)
29. Hanes House
30. Elberson Fine Arts Center (R)
31. Fogle Flats (R)
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Salem Square
Inspector’s House (R)
Home Moravian Church (R)
Main Hall (R)
South Residence Hall (R)
Center for Learning Enhancement
Penn Alumnae House (R)
Shober House (N)
Clewell Residence Hall (R)
Lehman Hall (R)
Gramley Library (R)
Babcock Residence Hall (N,R)
Bahnson House Residence Hall
Gramley Residence Hall (N,R)
Tennis Courts
Boner House
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Student Center
Salem College
Winston-Salem, NC
Salem College’s new Student Center was the first new building built on their campus in decades. The building was constructed between three existing buildings in the heart of their active campus which led to the project team calling it “a ship in a bottle.” The building houses a large living room, study area, cafe, student organization spaces, book store, theater, and meeting spaces. The exterior of the building is designed to compliment the historic Moravian architecture of the campus.
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McHugh Sisters Flats
Salem College
Winston-Salem, NC
This four-floor, rectangular building provides 92 additional upperclassman beds in an apartment-style configuration. The building is wood framed with Flemish bond brick veneer and a splayed mansard simulated slate roof at the fourth floor to complement the architecture of the campus and adjacent Old Salem Museum and Gardens. This is Salem’s first apartmentstyle housing, and the first residential construction since Blum constructed Gramley Residence Hall in 1965.
35,432 square feet
92 student beds
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