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University Facilities outlines campus projects
University Facilities currently has 246 projects of all types at various stages of planning, design or construction, including 176 active renovation projects. There are several capital construction and maintenance and repair projects under way as well. The following list highlights some of the major projects.
Completed Projects
Construction of the addition to Ketter Hall, North Campus, was completed on Oct. 15. This project expands earthquake engineering research laboratory space in that facility. The earthquake simulator equipment will be installed and is scheduled to go on line in September.
E-tech equipment upgrades were completed on the North Campus in Talbert 103, 106 and 107, and Clemens 103 over the winter break.
Interim repairs to the steam tunnel on the South Campus are complete.
Renovation of the historic Hayes Hall bell tower is complete.
Capen Lobby renovation for the Office of Enrollment and Planning is complete.
On-going Projects:
Construction of the addition to Jacobs Management Center, North Campus, for the School of Management has begun. Work is expected to be complete in January, 2005. The 34,000-square-foot addition will contain offices, three lecture halls and public gathering space.
Replacement of the curtain wall in Allen Hall, North Campus, is in design. This project also includes renovation of the building's heating system.
An addition to Bissell Hall, North Campus, to enhance locker rooms and support spaces for University Police is under construction. Completion is expected this month.
A major rehab is under way in Cary Hall, South Campus, that will upgrade laboratories for the Center for Computational Biophysics. The first phase of the project is complete and work has begun on the second phase.
The UB Center of Excellence in Bioinformatics in the Buffalo Life Sciences Complex is under construction, with completion expected in Spring, 2006.
Renovation of the MacKay Heating Plant, South Campus, began in May 2003. The old coal-fired boilers have been removed and replaced with new energy-efficient, gas-fired boilers. Temporary gas-fired boilers are providing steam to the South Campus this winter. Completion is expected this summer.
ChevronTexaco Energy Services has been selected to perform energy conservation measures on the South Campus. A detailed energy audit is complete. The implementation phase is expected to begin this spring and summer.
Renovation of the Center for Hearing and Deafness on the first floor of Cary Hall, South Campus, is under construction. Completion is scheduled for this spring and summer.
Renovation of the steam tunnel system under the South Campus is in design.
A comprehensive Americans with Disabilities Act study and survey is under way and scheduled for completion this spring.
Replacement of the bleachers in Alumni Arena, North Campus, has been bid. Project completion is expected by this September.
Construction of offices for several administrative units in the Division of Athletics is under way in Alumni Arena. Completion is expected by this summer.
Architectural and mechanical renovations to research facilities in the Research Institute for Addictions are under way.
A project is under way to extend the fiber-optic cable network from the North Campus, through the South Campus, to the new Buffalo Life Sciences Complex. This project will increase high-speed, onsite computing capabilities.
New Projects:
Additional e-tech equipment upgrades are scheduled for this summer in six classrooms in Alumni Arena and Diefendorf and Kimball halls, South Campus.
Rehabs are planned for the School of Architecture and Planning in Hayes and Crosby halls, South Campus.
Renovation work is planned for the fifth floor of O'Brian Hall, North Campus, to renew space for Law School programs and activities.
Roadway resurfacing, including the Audubon Parkway, and parking lot repairs will take place during the summer.
The New York State Department of Transportation and the City of Buffalo will reconstruct Main Street between Bailey and Hertel avenues, beginning this spring. Improvements will include revisions to the Kenmore Avenue/Main Street intersection, new entrances to the Main/Bailey and NFTA parking lots, timed traffic lights during rush hour and safer pedestrian crossings.
