Virginia Tech Beamer-Lawson Indoor Practice Facility
MAXIMIZE YOUR INVESTMENT
Integrated planning for collegiate athletic facilities creates environments that reflect the character, values, and long‑term vision of your college or university. W. M. Jordan Company brings the insight and experience needed to help your athletics department and campus leadership transform those goals into high‑performance spaces that elevate student‑athlete development and strengthen institutional pride. Your priorities extend beyond budgets and schedules. Today’s student‑athletes expect advanced training technology, high‑quality equipment, and facilities that support both performance and well‑being, along with sustainable design that aligns with their environmental values. W. M. Jordan Company partners with leading designers to deliver athletic environments that meet these expectations—spaces that enhance recruitment, support retention, and reinforce your university’s commitment to excellence.
CUSTOMIZED SOLUTIONS
From advanced Virtual Construction and Building Information Modeling to the latest technologies that streamline construction operations, we leverage industry‑ l eading tools to enhance every aspect of our project delivery. As builders first, our team offers practical, experience driven guidance to help you make informed decisions about sustainability, constructability, life‑cycle costs, and long‑term value turning your vision into a durable, high performing reality.
W. M. Jordan Company understands the diverse needs of public and private institutions of higher learning. Colleges and universities face unique challenges, including tight budget parameters and project schedules that must align with the academic calendar. Our team brings extensive experience working in active campus environments, where safety, security, and minimal disruption are essential. We are committed to maintaining a smooth, well‑coordinated construction process that respects campus life and supports your institution’s mission.
SERVICES
• Construction Management
• Design Build
• Real Estate Development
• Public Private Partnerships
• Virtual Construction
• Sustainability and Green Construction
• Preconstruction Services
QUALITY THAT LASTS
Campus buildings should be designed to stand the test of time. With W. M. Jordan’s experienced team by your side, we help you navigate the many choices available and identify the ideal combination of systems and materials to meet both your budget and your long term goals.
Our constructability analysis focuses on value added solutions that enhance sustainability, durability, and overall performance. We can also develop comprehensive Facilities Management Building Information Models, empowering your operations and maintenance teams to work efficiently ‑ now and for decades into the future
VIRGINIA TECH BEAMER-LAWSON INDOOR PRACTICE FACILITY
Virginia Tech uses this 91,600 square foot, state of the art athletic training facility throughout the year for football and for spring sports such as baseball, softball, lacrosse and soccer. Sited on the east practice field adjacent to the football locker room, the facility accommodates the university’s football program by offering capacity for full speed workouts and drills that could not be practiced in the previous indoor facility because of size constraints.
The building is 210 feet wide, 400 feet long and 85 feet high, allowing plenty of room for punting and kicking. Its eight foot padded walls, wide sidelines, full scoreboard and 40 second clocks on each end allow the football team to hold a full contact scrimmage. The floor is a durable artificial surface called Shaw Sports Turf Momentum, a high performance synthetic turf system known fori ts durability and overall performance.
Stadium lights inside and outside of the building allow teams to practice well into the evening. If the team is practicing outside and it begins to rain, players can quickly move inside through the roll up doors and continue practicing. The building has two observation decks; a lower one for observing practices, and an upper deck for filming practices.
$29.7 million in 2026 dollars • Design Build • HKS, Inc. Architects
AWARDS
▶ Engineering News Record East
▶ 2016 Award of Merit ‑ Sports/ Entertainment
▶ Design Build Institute of America
▶ 2016 National Award of Merit Educational
▶ Mid Atlantic Region: 2016 Design Build Award Educational
▶ Hampton Roads Chapter: 2015 Honor Award Educational
WILLIAM & MARY JIMMYE LAYCOCK FOOTBALL CENTER
The Jimmye Laycock Football Center is a two story, 30,445 square foot sports center. The project features eight coach’s offices, including a 500 square foot head coaching suite with a balcony view into Zable Stadium. Assistant coaches’ offices overlook the practice field. A 1,650 square foot grand entrance displays proud historical moments from the college sport’s program as well as Tribe Football Hall of Fame space. The building’s first level is constructed with concrete masonry units and brick veneer, while the second level is steel framed with exterior wall studs and brick veneer. The center includes offices, meeting rooms, training areas, recruitment areas, locker rooms and classroom space as well as full and 1/2 full‑length football fields. The rehabilitation of the football practice fields included regrading the existing fields, irrigation system and new turf.
$16.6 million in 2026 dollars • Design-Bid-Build • Moseley Architects
CLEMSON UNIVERSITY DUCKWORTH FAMILY TENNIS CENTER
Sherman Construction provided Construction Management at Risk services for this $10.9 million, 61,200 square foot transformation to Clemson University’s Duckworth Family Tennis Facility increased their indoor court capacity by 30 percent. The 45,000 square foot state of the art indoor facility features six courts that replaced a smaller fourcourt facility and accommodates nearly 400 spectators with an elevated viewing level of bleachers, as well as three separate viewing balconies that overlook the exterior courts. Exteriorly, six tennis courts were added and the six existing courts were fully replaced. Additionally, the grandstands were entirely refurbished that also included new bleachers installation.
The new varsity court amenities boast individual electronic scoreboards and an overall match scoreboard. Also included in this project, a new 11,000 square foot, two story clubhouse that replaced an outdated operations building. The clubhouse houses coaches and administrative offices, locker rooms, men’s and women’s lounge areas for players, sports medicine rehab area, hydrotherapy room, Hall of Fame, and spectator viewing areas of outside courts. Additional amenities include a rooftop plaza with capacity for up to 100 people, public rest rooms on the ground level, and outdoor concession stands. Site improvements include an adjoining lot with 80 new spaces for guest parking. $16.6 million in 2026 dollars
CLEMSON UNIVERSITY INDOOR PRACTICE FACILITY
Sherman Construction provided Design Build services to Clemson University for the new 88,218 square foot Indoor Football Practice Facility. The core indoor football facility measures 410 feet by 210 feet and houses a full sized regulation NCAA football practice field. A pre engineered metal building with brick and metal panels was implemented that included translucent wall panels around the perimeter of the building, incorporated to maximize natural lighting.
Other support spaces within the facility include a training room, rest‑rooms, storage, AV, mechanical and electrical rooms. The facility additionally features two filming towers at 55 feet above the field and a center platform that allows both interior and exterior viewing.
$15.3 million in 2026 dollars • Design Build • Goodwin, Mills & Cawood Architects • Sherman Construction
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA INDOOR PRACTICE FACILITY
Sherman Construction provided General Contracting services to the University of South Carolina to construct this Indoor Football Practice Facility. The completed facility provides over 111,000 square foot, housing a full sized regulation football field accommodating field goal kicking, as well as other support facilities, training and storage rooms. The building design and construction executed “green” building principles.
$18.7
NORTH GREENVILLE UNIVERSITY BASEBALL STADIUM
Sherman Construction provided General Contracting services to North Greenville University for the design and construction of the George Bomar Family Stadium, which is a 300 seat baseball facility that features Presidents Club Box Lounge Suites. This two story facility was constructed to host Crusader Club members in the lounge suite area which also includes patio seating, private dining and restrooms. The first floor of the facility houses the concessions, restrooms, press box, and the coaches meeting room. $1.7
CHRISTOPHER NEWPORT UNIVERSITY FREEMAN CENTER
As Christopher Newport University’s student athletic center, the Freeman Center features a 200 meter indoor track, three basketball courts, a volleyball court, a restaurant, and a Health and Fitness Pavilion. Portions of the new addition provide a practice gymnasium with basketball courts, volleyball court with spectator seating areas, and a full stage and auditorium complex that seats 364 people. Improvements to the facility include a high‑efficiency building envelope system, energy management systems, high‑ efficiency boilers, and energy recovery units, which add longevity to the life cycle of the facility.
$38.1 million in 2026 dollars • Construction Management at-Risk • Glavé & Holmes Architecture
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
2025 $720+ million
2024 $720+ million
2023 $520+ million
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 1958, 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 Carolina
RANKINGS
Engineering News Record
• Top 400 Contractors: #180
• Top 100 Green Contractors: #99
• Top East Contractors: #37
• Top Texas & Southeast Contractors: #95
BD+C Giants 400: #77
WHERE WE WORK
• Newport News, VA
• Richmond, VA
• Wilmington, NC
• Raleigh, NC
• Greenville, SC
• Charleston, SC
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
OUR 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 $720+ 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 3 of the Virginia Building Excellence in Safety, Health and Training (VA voluntary compliance program), and we carry these best practices to all regions. Additionally, W. M. Jordan has achieved the Safety and Health Achievement Recognition Program (SHARP) certification through the NC Department of Labor (NCDOL). All staff are OSHA-10 certified 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.
Coastal Virginia
Erica Viola, Senior Business Development Manager eviola@wmjordan.com 757.708.2290
Central Virginia
Glenn A. Thompson, Vice President of Business Development gthompson@wmjordan.com 804.400.0708
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