Capital Projects | FACILITIES MANAGEMENT
Levine Hall
Construction continues on Residence Hall Phase 14 (Levine Hall). You can’t miss it as it tends to dominate the front entrance of campus. The hall will house the Levine Scholars Program and is scheduled for completion early November 2016.
Renovations to the Elm, Maple and Pine Residence Halls are now underway, which will replace the roof and windows, and bring these Halls to current code requirements as was done for Oak Hall. Pictured left is a rendering of what the finished project will look like. Completion is scheduled for midJuly 2017. Parking Lot 11A (adjacent the Student Health Center) is currently closed as the lot is being reconfigured to replace the 30 parking spaces that will be eliminated with the new Student Counseling Center (construction to begin shortly) plus add 20 additional spaces. Construction should be done by mid-August.
Holshouser Hall wins CPN Star Award By NiCole Lynch, Facilities Business Office
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he renovation project for Holshouser Residence Hall, which reopened in 2015, received a 2016 Star Award for projects between $10 million and $25 million from the Construction Professionals Network (CPN) of North Carolina. The honor recognizes and promotes professionalism and excellence in “star quality” projects. Built in 1973, Holshouser now offers traditional-style doubles featuring two private bathrooms for every three rooms, and suites with two double-occupancy bedrooms, a living room and bathroom. The approximately 100,138-square-foot reconfigured tower is located in South Village. While there are many innovative qualities to the renovated Holshouser Residence Hall, enlargement of the ground and first floor student common spaces, a new monumental stair connector between the floors, and a new
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exterior student plaza with views of the patio and courtyard are some of the most significant. The new student common locations have large windows, which provide an abundance of natural light. “This project transformed the residence hall into a vibrant place where students want to live,” said Phil Jones, Associate Vice Chancellor for Facilities Management. “The exterior changes to the building have also transformed the entire South Village sector of campus.” Jones, in collaboration with Housing and Residence Life, worked with Jeanine Bachtel, Associate Director of Capital Projects; and a team of CPN members including Clark Nexsen, Balfour Beatty Construction, SKA Engineers, and S&ME, Inc. to complete the project. “It was with the outstanding efforts of the entire project team that helped deliver the successful completion of an exceptional renovation project,” Bachtel said.
The completion of Holshouser Hall is the first of four high-rise residence halls to be renovated in South Village as a part of a multiyear project expected to conclude in 2022.
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