CAMPUS NEWS VV architecture building expected in March
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February 15, 2017
Tejano Tribune
Amanda Arney Tejano Tribune
If you attend EPCC at the Valle Verde campus you have probably seen the construction going on. The building that is under construction is the new architectural building that will serve for fuuture students registered in the architecture degree program as well as others. “This project was initiated in 2011, which started via grant that was given to us by the Federal Government and was supposed to be shared between El Paso Community College and Texas Tech University. The idea was that the El Paso Community College’s Architectural program would become a feeder program to Texas Tech and their four-year degree program,” said Robert Lobato, Executive Director of the Physical Plant. Construction started about a year ago and the building is scheduled to be finished during March, Lobato said. The budget for this project was a little over $4 million. This is just one of the many projects that El Paso Community College has planned this year in order to renovate the Valle Verde campus. The building will have classrooms, offices and studios. It will also feature an open walkway between buildings that will be used for lectures, and guest speakers.
PHOTOS BY AMANDA ARNEY / TEJANO TRIBUNE
New EPCC architecture building at the Valle Verde campus, which is schedueled to be ready by the end of March.
Some of the other features in this building are the energy saving LED lighting and roof top units. EPCC Valle Verde also has other renovations happening such as the restrooms in building A. One of the upcoming projects that
Papagayo looking for members
EPCC Valle Verde has programmed is a fire lane extension in front of A building. They plan on widening the existing road to let emergency vehicles through. At the beginning of next month, faculty, staff and students will get a chance to walk through the campus at night to look for potential areas that require extra lighting.
“Pardon the mess, or the inconvenience this is just growing pains in moving forward to the next century and it’s all for the students. We are making it a better teaching environment,” said Richard Torres, Managing Director of the Physical Plant.
The Papagayo Project meets at 1:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m., on Wednesdays at EPCC Rio Grande Campus in room A125. For more information call (915) 831- 4420. PHOTOS BY AMANDA ARNEY / TEJANO TRIBUNE
An inside view of the EPCC architecture building at the Valle Verde campus.
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