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2:15 p.m., Dec. 17, 2002-- Status reports on major ongoing construction projects at the University of Delaware are listed below. Check back for new photos as these projects progress.
UD/Courtyard by Marriott Hotel
This project is scheduled for completion in spring 2003. Currently, the footing, foundation walls and underground utilities are being installed. Watch the construction in progress on the web at [www.udel.edu/hotel].
The four-story hotel will serve as a learning and research facility for students and faculty in the Department of Hotel, Restaurant and Institutional Management. In addition to 126 rooms, the hotel will feature an indoor pool, exercise room and restaurant. New parking places and landscaping also are planned. The $11.5 million hotel will complement the Clayton Hall conference center and provide overnight accommodations for those attending conferences, as well as alumni, parents and others visiting the campus. The University and the Shaner Hotel Group formed the Blue Hen Hotel LLC, with UD owning 75 percent and Shaner owning 25 percent of the hotel.
Otis Smith Laboratory addition, Lewes
A 3,000-square-foot addition is being added to the existing Otis Smith Laboratory in Lewes. The addition will house the “wet labs” that are now spread out in the existing building. The wet labs contain tanks of salt water used in research by marine studies faculty. The addition also includes an area for graduate students, a common equipment room, an environmental chamber and a new mechanical space that will serve the entire building. The project is slated for completion in April.
Computing Center renovation
The Computing Center, 192 South Chapel St., is undergoing a complete renovation. The entire building interior will be reconfigured to better use space that has been recovered because of the shrinking size of computer equipment. The IT groups working in the building also will be reorganized to increase efficiency. All new landscape furniture will be provided and a sate-of-the-art ITV studio and conference rooms of varying sizes will be constructed. New windows and a new roof also are planned. Work should be completed by May.
Mechanical Hall renovation
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The former home of Army ROTC, Mechanical Hall is being renovated to serve as an art gallery to house the Paul Jones Collection, with research and study space, a collection storage area and office space. Lead paint abatement is in progress on the structural timbers and the roof and floor decks. Bids have been received and are being reviewed. Construction is scheduled to begin this month. The appearance of the building’s exterior will not change.
Wolf Hall renovations
Most of the laboratory and student lounge areas have been completed. Offices for the biology and psychology departments on The Green side of the building are still under construction. The project should be finished by the first of next year.
Pencader Dining Hall renovation
Work is currently in progress in the Terrace dining area. Food service equipment is being replaced and the dining area will be redecorated with new carpet and furnishings. This part of the renovation will be completed in January, and the main dining area will undergo a similar renovation from February through May.
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Clayton Hall renovations
A new sprinkler and fire alarm system is being installed. Two auditoriums, Room 128, which holds 500 people, and Room 125, which holds 130 people, are being refurbished with new seating, carpet and ceilings. The restrooms also will be renovated. The project has begun and will be completed in February.
Compiled by Sue Moncure
Photos by Kathy Flickinger
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