ACADEMIC BUILDINGS
MAXIMIZE YOUR INVESTMENT
Integrated planning results in places of learning that reflect the character, values, and vision of your college or university. W. M. Jordan Company offers insight and experience to help your team bring your visions to life.
Your concerns go beyond budgets and schedules. Today’s tech-savvy students expect the best equipment and technology available. They are concerned about sustainable design and its impact on the environment. W. M. Jordan Company teams with the finest designers to help you create elevated learning environments that help attract and retain the best students.
CUSTOMIZED SOLUTIONS
From Virtual Construction and Building Information Modeling to the latest tools for efficient construction operations, we use technological advances in our industry to enhance our project services. As builders first, our staff can help you make informed decisions about sustainability, constructability, life-cycle costs, and value that effectively and efficiently move your plan from imagination to reality.
W. M. Jordan Company serves the diverse needs of public and private places of learning. The delicate balance between budget constraints and the scheduling requirements of the academic year require a team with experience working on college and university campuses. We recognize the importance of minimizing disruptions to ongoing activities and stress both safety and security at each of our projects.
SERVICES
▶ Construction Management
▶ Design Build ▶ Real Estate Development
▶ Public Private Partnerships
▶ Virtual Construction
▶ Sustainability and Green Construction
▶ Preconstruction Services
QUALITY THAT LASTS
Campus buildings must be built to withstand the test of time.. W. M. Jordan’s experienced staff can help you sift through the myriad options and develop the best combination of systems and materials to meet your budget and longterm needs.
We provide constructability analysis with an emphasis on value added options, sustainability, and durability. We can even develop Facilities Management Building Information Models to help your operations and maintenance staff do their jobs effectively, now and in the decades to come.
OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY CHEMISTRY CENTER
Old Dominion University is a Research University serving more than 24,000 students. The Chemistry Building is a 110,500 square foot, four- story building with 13 teaching laboratories, 24 research labs, a tutoring/active learning center, faculty offices, and departmental administrative and technical support space for the Departments of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Biology. The building enables faculty, staff and more than 5,000 STEM-H students to do world- class research – all in one location.
Previously, chemistry classes were spread out over 28 locations across campus. Now, first-year students can attend class, go to labs, consult with faculty members and receive tutoring all on the first floor, and all within view of each other. A similar setup on the second floor holds classes and labs for sophomores. Much of the first two floors are visible from the outside through a large swath of glass creating “STEM on display.” Juniors and seniors participate in research with graduate students and faculty on the upper floors.
The 122- seat Michael and Kimthanh Lê Planetarium/Digital Theater serves as a planetarium, chemistry lecture hall, and seminar venue. It’s 3-D model simulation and cutting-edge high-resolution, dual-laser projection system projects images on a 49-foot dome in 4-K. Professors can project three-dimensional proteins and molecules, notes and videos on the dome, all at the same time.
An expansion of ODU’s existing chiller plant accomodates multiple buildings on campus, including this one. The team used Aquatherm pipe to allow a four-month CUP expansion to be completed over a five-week winter break.
AWARDS
▶ 2021 ABC VA Excellence in Construction
▶ Honor Award of Excellence
Educational - Public & Private Schools
▶ Allegiance Award
▶ 2021 ENR MidAtlantic Region Best Project Award, Higher Education/Research
VIRGINIA TECH HOLDEN HALL
Holden Hall houses the Mining, Minerals and Materials Science Engineering Program at Virginia Tech. The planned expansions and renovation of Holden Hall added a 5-story laboratory and instructional wing featuring new active learning spaces and a mock-min space where students can develop, build, test, and engage in national competitions for Autonomous Mining and Robotics. Renovations to Holden Hall included new laboratories, three 50-seat classrooms, cutting edge Center for Autonomous Mining and Robotics and a two-story space that allows students and faculty to engage in autonomous mining and work with natural materials that are three-to-four feet deep. This building also includes a new outdoor roof terrace, faculty offices and elevators.
$67.5 million in 2025 dollars • Construction Management at Risk • SmithGroup • Moseley Architects
VIRGINIA TECH HITT HALL AND DINING FACILITY
Virginia Tech’s Hitt Hall and Dining Facility provides an expansion to the Myers-Lawson School of Construction as well as adding dining and academic spaces for students. Spanning three floors, Hitt Hall will include a 600-seat full service dining facility featuring multiple distinct dining venues which will increase dining services for students, faculty, and staff at Virginia Tech. The dining expansion also includes numerous support spaces for management and administration of this facility.
Hitt Hall provides Myers-Lawson School of Construction with innovation and discovery spaces for students such as a unique two-story Innovation Lab. This multipurpose facility also will also feature additional flexible general assignment classrooms with cutting-edge technology for students at Virginia Tech.
$66.3 million in 2025 dollars • Construction Management at Risk • Cooper Carry
DUKE UNIVERSITY RENCI RENOVATION
In a joint venture with Bordeaux Construction, W. M. Jordan Company provided general contracting services to renovate and expand the first floor of the existing, occupied Telecommunications Building at Duke University. The result is the Technology Engagement Center, a vibrant hub for technology innovation and experimentation. The expanded Co-Lab Studio is a makerspace with three multi-use workshops featuring workbenches, multiple 3D printers, and fabrication equipment such as laser cutters and computer-controlled cutting machines. A multi-discipline, multi-media conference room with an 8K video wall and the Ideation Room, an interactive learning suite, promote collaboration and idea sharing. The center offers a recording studio with a green screen and four recording and editing suites.
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VIRGINIA TECH ACADEMIC CLASSROOM BUILDING
Virginia Tech’s Classroom Building brings the light of learning to students in a whole new way. The three-story building helps Virginia Tech prepare more than 10,000 students each semester live their motto of Ut Prosim: That I May Serve.
The building contains 15 state-of-the-art classrooms, four teaching labs and seating for 1,450 students. Teaching spaces support interdisciplinary team-based, technology-driven learning experiences. W. M. Jordan Company managed construction of this building, using Building Information Modeling for 3D coordination, 4D scheduling and pre-fabrication of building components.
$46 million in 2025 dollars • Construction Management at Risk • EYP Architecture
NASH COMMUNITY COLLEGE
CONTINUING EDUCATION TRAINING FACILITY
The Nash Community College Continuing Education/Public Services Training Facility is a two-story, 80,000 square foot facility featuring state-of-the-art equipment and instructional and classroom support. The building houses offices, a multipurpose room, 75-seat lecture hall, and support spaces. A firing range and Forensic Crime Scene laboratory support law enforcement training. Computer and simulation laboratories are housed in the new facility. The project team was composed of members from the Joint Venture of W.M. Jordan Company and Bordeaux Construction Company.
UNIVERSITY OF MARY WASHINGTON IT CONVERGENCE CENTER
The University of Mary Washington Information and Technology Convergence Center is the new data center for the University of Mary Washington campus network. The Center houses the Speaking and Writing Centers, a Digital Knowledge Center, the computer HelpDesk, technology training activities, and the Division of Teaching and Learning Technology (DTLT). The 76,718 square foot, four-story, multipurpose facility is designed to facilitate the application of current innovative learning technologies and to provide smooth transitions to new technologies as they develop. A Digital Auditorium provides for entertainment, classes, lectures, training, and performances with flexible seating for up to 150 people. The building offers multi-function conference rooms, a digital gallery, classrooms, offices, a café, a “quiet study” zone and corridor niches that can be used for a variety of activities.
$37.4 million in 2025 dollars • Construction Management at Risk • Hanbury
VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE PRESTON LIBRARY RENOVATION
W.M. Jordan Company provided Construction Management at Risk services for the 90,151 square foot VMI Preston Library Renovation project that was originally constructed in 1939 with an addition in the 1970s. The Library Archives were expanded and HVAC equipment, fire detection and protection systems equipment were upgraded to increase protection systems for the precious artifacts in the VMI archives. All windows were replaced with energy efficient aluminum windows while maintaining the original historical appearance.
$21.1 million in 2025 dollars • Construction Management at Risk • RRMM Lukmire Architects
COASTAL CAROLINA UNIVERSITY STUDENT CENTER ANNEX
Sherman Construction built this 50,000 SF Student Center Annex, located on the bustling campus of Coastal Carolina University. The annex connects to and expands the existing Lib Jackson Student Center. This two-story facility provides oncampus entertainment options for the students at Coastal Carolina University allowing them to remain on campus if desired.
The Annex features a 200-seat movie theatre/ auditorium, game room, and lounge space. This project further includes conference rooms and retail services, as well as areas for student organizations to meet, and a courtyard area between the existing center and Annex which includes an area for entertainment venues.
ELIZABETH CITY STATE UNIVERSITY MOORE HALL AND G. R. LITTLE LIBRARY RENOVATION
Elizabeth City State University (ECSU) enhanced its campus with long-awaited renovations of two facilities, the two-story G. R. Little Library and Moore Hall, a two-story brick building constructed in 1922, listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The 90,510 square feet of renovations took place in two separate buildings, with one fully-operational building them.
Moore Hall includes 41,778 square feet of “dressed down to the studs” renovations, resulting in a finished high-quality facility that reflects ECSU’s project goal, to preserve this historic 100-year old educational facility while also providing new modernized classroom space. The building features 20 modern classrooms with state-of-the-art IT and projection equipment, new exterior windows, exterior masonry repair & replacement, cornice replacement, roof repairs, MEP upgrades, and renovaitons to the auditorium.
The concurrent renovation of G. R. Little Library resulted in a modern floor plan that meets the needs of the students, faculty, staff, and the public. The Library’s renovations included new flooring throughout, ceiling tile, MEP upgrades, elevator refurbishment, as well as removal and reinstallation of new hydronic PTAC systems.
$13.2 million in 2025 dollars • Construction Management at Risk • Woolpert Architects
VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY CABELL LIBRARY
A makerspace, a reading porch, 1,500 new seats and loads of natural light. VCU’s transformed James Branch Cabell Library is 277,477 square feet with 69,446 sf of new construction. The enhanced library provides flexible workspace with 90% of its square footage devoted to study space and student use rather than housing books. The original library, constructed in 1970 and expanded in 1975, served only 17,000 students. Designed for research, study and collaboration, the new library doubles the number of seats to 3,000. Over 63,000 weekly visitors enter its revolving doors.
Work included phased renovations of occupied space on four floors of the existing library. Renovations created a new Special Collections and Archives, staff and faculty offices, and an enlarged Starbucks Café. The addition contains the Circulation and Information Services Center; a collaborative, creative Makerspace lab; Innovative Media Studios, a multi-media laboratory with green screen capability and viewing/editing rooms; student work spaces with power and data connections; individual and group study areas; and a 300-seat presentation theater.
Located on Shafer Court, an important pedestrian gateway with an iconic compass paving pattern, the site reinforces the civic importance of the library as the heart of the campus. The library’s entrance façade engages students with new seat walls and views into Cabell’s study and learning spaces.
$56.6 million in 2025 dollars • Construction Management at Risk • Moseley Architects with Shepley Bulfinch
AWARDS
▶ 2016 ENR Mid-Atlantic Best Project Award, Higher Education/Research
OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY GOODE THEATER
The lobby of the 22,050 square foot Goode Theatre is animated with colored lights and projected images created by the students, beckoning visitors inside to see student performances. The department produced trailers of their plays which are projected onto the north wall of the lobby so that they were visible to all passersby.
The building includes a 3,300 square foot prop shop, a 2,400 square foot sound stage and a 2,200 square foot theater. The Theatre seats 167 guests on the first floor and an additional 56 guests at the balcony level. The second floor houses the dressing rooms and mechanical room.
The project team used a 3-D Building Information Model (BIM) to review spatial relationships and to maximize the layout of the Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing and Fire Suppression Systems so as not to interfere with rigging and lighting.
$11.3 million
HAMPDEN SYDNEY COLLEGE PAULEY SCIENCE BUILDING
The Hampden-Sydney College Science Building exemplifies the college’s unwavering commitment to excellence in science education. This state-of-the-art facility is designed to foster collaboration and innovation, housing programs in Biology, Biochemistry, Chemistry, Environmental Science, Computer Science, Neuroscience, Physics, and Anatomy. Strategically located at the corner of College Road and Via Sacra, the new science building redefines this pivotal intersection at the heart of the campus. It enhances the adjacent central green space while respecting the established axis that connects important student residential areas to the north and south.
Spanning approximately 73,000 square feet, the facility is equipped with cutting-edge research and teaching labs, lab support and material management spaces, classrooms, student study areas, and faculty offices. This comprehensive design supports Hampden-Sydney College’s dedication to providing top-tier science education and promoting interdisciplinary collaboration. A notable aspect of the project is the restoration of the historic sightline between Cushing and Venable, a deliberate design element from the 1820s. Efforts were made to reclaim and reuse materials from Bagby Hall, including the cupola, which has been thoughtfully incorporated into the new building’s landscape. During the spring of 2020, three classes conducted meticulous architectural, photographic, and oral history documentation of the building, preserving its legacy.
$39.9 million in 2025 dollars • Construction Management at Risk • Hanbury
ABOUT W. M. JORDAN COMPANY
W. M. Jordan Company provides construction and real estate development services in Virginia and the Carolinas. Founded on the values of integrity and respect and powered by a culture of continuous learning and improvement, we focus on developing leaders, advancing innovation, and building our communities. While we integrate the latest and most advanced technologies in the business, our people carry out our mission: The relentless pursuit of excellence.
ANNUAL REVENUE
2024 $725,020,544
2023 $523,778,554
2022 $500,579,181
W. M. Jordan Company is a leader in providing professional construction and real estate development services. The firm focuses its efforts regionally, yet consistently ranks in the Top 400 Contractors nationally according to Engineering News Record, a leading industry publication, and is ranked among the Giants 300 by Building Design + Construction magazine. The firm is a privately owned S-Corporation headed by Ronald J. Lauster, Jr, President. Our bonding company is Travelers Casualty and Surety Company of America. Travelers is an A+ (Superior) A.M. Best rated insurance company (Financial Size Category, XV ($2 billion or more.) W. M. Jordan Company is nationally ranked, regionally based, and locally committed to each and every customer.
OUR HISTORY
In 1959, William M. Jordan and Robert T. Lawson founded W. M. Jordan Company, Inc. with a commitment to excellence: to strive for quality in every job, regardless of the size of the project, the budget or the time frame. Fueled by this commitment, under the leadership of John R. Lawson, II since 1986, the company grew into an organization providing a broad range of services to a diverse clientele across Virginia, North
RANKINGS
Engineering News Record
▶ Top 400 Contractors: #243
▶ Top 100 Green Contractors: #90
▶ Top MAR Contractors: #24
▶ Top SER Contractors: #82
BD+C Giants 400: #96
WHERE WE WORK
Newport News, VA
Richmond, VA
Blacksburg, VA
Greenville, SC
Charleston, SC
Carolina and South Carolina. After 32 years at the helm, John Lawson passed the reigns to Ronald J. Lauster, Jr. to continue the legacy of excellence. The corporate headquarters is in Newport News, Virginia. Regional and satellite offices allow us to best serve our clients across the region.
CORE COMPETENCIES
▶ Skilled in multiple delivery methods: Construction Management at Risk, Design Build, Design/Bid/Build
▶ Real Estate Development and Public-Private Partnerships
▶ Virtual Design and Construction
▶ Pre-Construction Services
▶ Sustainability and Green Construction
▶ Lean Construction Techniques
▶ Skilled in new construction, complex renovations, and historical adaptive reuse
DIFFERENTIATORS
▶ Nationally Ranked. Regionally Based. Locally Committed. ENR Top 400 Contractor | four regional offices and three satellite offices in VA, NC and SC
▶ Financially sound organization with annual revenues exceeding $700 million
▶ Substantial bonding capacity through Traveler’s Casualty and Surety Company of America, an A+ (Superior) rated firm
▶ In-house expertise in Preconstruction Services, Virtual Design and Construction, Building Systems and Lean Construction
▶ Extensive relationships with trade partners and suppliers
▶ Safety is a core value. W. M. Jordan Company is the first construction company to achieve Level 2 of the Virginia Building Excellence in Safety, Health and Training (VA voluntary compliance program.) All staff are OSHA-10 certfied and all field personnel are OSHA-30 certified.
▶ History of strategic joint venture and mentor-protege alliances
▶ All projects are within a 2-hour radius of a regional office for customer and project team support.
CONTACT US
Glenn A. Thompson, Vice President of Business Development gthompson@wmjordan.com 804.400.0708
Coastal Virginia
Erica Viola, Senior Business Development Manager eviola@wmjordan.com 757.298.3188
Central Virginia
Hayley Evans, Business Development Manager hevans@wmjordan.com 804.836.7770
Western Virginia
Ryan Stinnett, Senior Business Development Manager rstinnett@wmjordan.com 804.380.0388
North Carolina
John Cheshire, Senior Business Development Manager, Carolinas jcheshire@wmjordan.com 910.409.3680
Raleigh, North Carolina
Sholes Homewood, Business Development Manager shomewood@wmjordan.com 919.696.0103
South Carolina
Chris Dill, Business Development Manager cdill@wmjordan.com 864.419.3349