Construction projects on tap at University Park this summer
The Office of Physical Plant updates an interactive construction map identifying construction projects across campus and the Campus Visitor Map also offers capital project construction information.Image: Patrick Mansell
Construction projects on tap at University Park this summer
May 10, 2021
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. As students head home for the summer, Penn State’s Office of Physical Plant (OPP) will turn its attention to a wide range of campus construction and renovation projects at University Park.
OPP, along with Penn State Transportation Services and project contractors, will work to minimize disruptions to the campus community wherever possible. OPP updates an interactive construction map identifying construction projects across campus and the Campus Visitor Map also offers capital project construction information.
Plans for a new, $228 million Penn State College of Engineering building on West Campus are moving forward following a recommendation for approval on Thursday by a university’s Board of Trustees Committee on Finance Business and Capital Planning.
The full board will vote on approving the plans and authorizing the funds during its meeting on Friday.
At 290,000 square feet, Engineering Research and Teaching Space 1, also known as West 1, will be Penn State’s largest academic facility.
West 1, which will be located just off of White Course Drive north of the Earth and Engineering Sciences, is part of a
multi-phase master plan to improve the quantity and quality of the College of Engineering’s facilities.
Penn State set to approve $228M engineering building, the first part of a West Campus revitalization
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Penn State is inching closer to spending $228 million on the construction of West 1, a new engineering building that would become one of the largest academic facilities on the University Park campus.
The board of trustees’ Committee on Finance, Business and Capital Planning unanimously voted to recommend approving the move to the full board, which is expected to formally OK the plan Friday. West 1, also known as Engineering Research and Teaching Space 1, will be 290,000 square feet or nearly 40% larger than Smeal’s Business Building.
Penn State’s Board of Trustees met Friday to unanimously approve plans for and authorize the use of funds to construct a new College of Engineering building on the west side of campus.
The building, known as Engineering Research and Teaching Space 1 or West 1, will span 290,000 square feet, easily making it the largest academic facility on campus. It will be located just off of White Course Drive north of the Earth and Engineering Sciences.
The facility’s $228 million construction is part of the university’s
multi-phase plan to boost the College of Engineering’s facilities and resources.
West 1 will house the college’s aerospace, architectural, civil, and environmental engineering departments. It’ll also feature research labs, classrooms, office spaces, a small library, food service, and even a few common areas for students.
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