While spring has been very slowly making its way to New England, construction of the new Holy Cross integrated science complex is quickly getting underway.
Web site visitors can tune in and monitor construction progress on campus via a new real time webcam.
The first phase of the new $60 million state-of-the-art complex is construction of a new four-story building. The 44,000-square-foot building will house lecture and lab space for chemistry students, as well as research laboratories for approximately half of the chemistry faculty. Occupancy is expected in January 2009. The new building will be linked to the existing science and social science buildings on campus (Beaven, O’Neil, and Swords halls).
Immediately thereafter, top-to-bottom renovation of Haberlin Hall will begin. The 45-year-old building will be gutted and completely rebuilt, with an expected completion date of January 2010.
Designed to offer many more opportunities for interdisciplinary teaching and learning, the new complex is the most ambitious building project in the College’s history. From the sharing of sophisticated equipment to the evolution of new research teams, the new complex is being developed to unite student and faculty researchers from across scientific disciplines and to stimulate new, collaborative approaches in the Holy Cross acclaimed undergraduate science curriculum.
Related information:
* Holy Cross Announces Plans for Science Complex
* 2006 President’s report
Webcam Offers Real Time View of Construction Progress on New Science Complex
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