The $71 million student housing expansion project is in its first phase of the two new resident buildings — totaling 260,000 square feet and 767 beds. Students will be welcomed “home” when the project is complete in September 2013.

“This project will transform the atmosphere on east campus,” said David Singleton, University of Delaware vice president for facilities and auxiliary services, in a statement. “We are confident that Skanska USA will develop spaces that our students will be proud to call home.”

The project consists of extensive site development, which includes landscaping and site finishes, walkways, fire lanes, and utility infrastructure that will include connections to the central utility plant. The utility plant controls the university’s steam distribution, chilled water and electricity. In addition, office space for the university’s Office of Residential Life will be part of Phase I.

“This milestone is significant of Skanska as we inch closer to delivering comfortable student housing for one of the country’s fastest-growing and most esteemed, historic institutions,” said Ed Szwarc, general manager and executive vice president of Skanska’s Delaware and Pennsylvania offices.

The project will be completed in three phases — and with the recent commencement of the topping out ceremony, Skanska USA is on schedule with the project, even though the methods used in the topping out ceremony were untraditional.

The last steel beam was not raised in the ceremony — a hybrid panelized wall system, which is often used for hotel construction, has been installed in place of the traditional steel beams used in most buildings in order to save time and money. For example, hybrid wall paneling for one floor of the building, which is approximately 30,000 square feet, is built in two weeks.

“Skanska has a long track record for success in higher education construction, and we look forward to completing this expansion project with our local partners and the University of Delaware to provide its students with an innovative, collaborative learning environment,” said Szwarc.

Also working to Skanska on the project was Wilmington, Del.-based architecture firm ABHA Architects. The project has a strong Delaware presence, as 66 percent of all the work has been awarded to local Delaware subcontractors in an effort to contribute to the state’s economic recovery and boost job creation.

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One major initiative is the Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Laboratory project at the University of Delaware. The project is a 200,000-square-foot research and teaching facility that has been under construction since 2010 and will be completed in summer 2013.

“Science and engineering are two of the historic strengths of the University of Delaware and this was building on our strengths and encouraging interdisciplinary efforts within the science and engineering field,” said David Singleton, vice president of facility and auxiliary services at the University of Delaware.

The building will include teaching labs, research labs, a large clean-room facility, faculty office space and meeting space.

“Since the last new laboratory was built 20 years ago there’s been considerable growth in science and engineering. A particular emphasis here has been on encouraging collaborative efforts on the different disciplines within science and engineering,” said Singleton.

The cost of the project has not yet been disclosed to the public, but all funding is expected to come from donors and internal sources. The architect on the project is Baltimore-based Ayers Saint Gross and the construction manager is Whiting-Turner Contracting.

Construction throughout the school year differs slightly from summer construction. In addition to work that is noisier, underground utility work that could interrupt services to other buildings takes place when the campus is empty.

The exterior is nearly complete, so the primary focus is building the interiors. Currently, the laboratory fume hoods and benches are being placed in the building.

“When we started this in 2010, many of the students who were here at that point knew they wouldn’t be here long enough to have a class there. Now that we’re getting within a year of completion most of our students who are taking courses in science and engineering have a very good chance that they will have a class there. I think the anticipation has really grown,” said Singleton.

Projects in the West

Another large project comes from the University of Oregon, where the Global Scholars Hall (formerly East Campus Residence Hall) is slated for completion before the fall 2012 semester.

The residence hall will be home to 450 students who are immersed in global study and culture; such as students enrolled in the Robert D. Clarke Honors College, College Scholars, or the global scholars language programs in French, German, Japanese, Spanish, Chinese or Mandarin.

Each of the residential communities will have its own purpose and will contribute to activities such as Campus United Nations, World Café, and international virtual summits.

The building will incorporate five classrooms, a resident scholar, a learning commons and librarian, a multipurpose performance room with an elevated stage, study rooms, the Fresh Marketcafé, and a presentation practice room.

Like the University of Oregon, the University of Hawaii at Hilo will be opening new doors in time for the fall semester. The $4 million state-of-the-art College Campus Store addition needs only a little more paint and furniture to be ready in time for the return of students.

The one-story addition to the Campus Center holds 8,500 square feet of apparel, computer, textbook and café areas, and is made to replace the existing bookstore. The center will be the primary outlet for selling school supplies, textbooks, school merchandise, snacks, computers and computer accessories.

“I think the store’s close proximity to the new Student Services Building, combined with the goods and services it offers will provide students with an added element of convenience,” said Jason Tanaka, College Campus Store manager in a statement. “That will enable them to get more of the things they need in the same, general area.”

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