Aug 20 2010
Barnhart Balfour Beatty has been chosen by the University of California, Riverside (UCR) as construction manager at risk for a LEED Gold-targeted $104-million apartment village to house more than 800 students.
In May, the University of California’s Board of Regents approved the 350,000-SF Glen Mor 2 project, which also includes a parking structure, food emporium, and recreational facilities.
“UC Riverside’s goal is to increase on-campus housing to accommodate 50 percent of the student population, including 75 percent of freshman and half of our transfer students,” said Don Caskey, Associate Vice Chancellor, Campus Architect. “Studies show that the university better retains students who live in campus housing, and Glen Mor 2 is targeting the needs of second- and third-year students.”
Glen Mor 2 will build on the success of Glen Mor 1, the on-campus apartment housing that opened in 2007. Following a year of preconstruction planning, groundbreaking for Glen Mor 2 is expected to take place in June 2011, with completion planned for July 2013.
“We are extremely proud to have been selected to build Glen Mor 2,” said Eric Stenman, president of Barnhart Balfour Beatty. “Project teams from Balfour Beatty Construction offices nationwide participated in the proposal effort, drawing upon the very best ideas and skills our company has to offer for the benefit of UC Riverside.”
In addition to apartments for 814 residents, the plans for Glen Mor 2 include community spaces such as meeting rooms, an academic resource center, a computer lab, a fitness room, a student lounge and a swimming pool. The plans also provide for offices and a dining emporium that will serve both residents and non-residents.
A pedestrian bridge will link Glen Mor 2 to Glen Mor 1 and provide easy walking connections to the campus. Barnhart Balfour Beatty and architect Sasaki Associates are sharing preconstruction planning for the project.
Other projects for UCR with which Barnhart Balfour Beatty is involved include the $15-million renovation of the University’s Geology building, which was completed in February 2010 after two phases: the $10.7-million conversion of the existing Statistics Computing Building to a School of Medicine Education Building, and the construction of a $28-million UCR School of Medicine Research Building.
Source: http://www.barnhart-balfourbeatty.com/