PROJECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
Skanska wins contract to
build new engineering
facility at Duke campus in
Durham Tower at Mutual Plaza after it is rede-
veloped. The University of North Carolina at
Greensboro (UNC Greensboro) has
broken ground on its new Nursing
and Instructional Building.
Skanska has signed a contract
with Duke University to build a new
engineering building at its Durham
campus. The $85-million contract calls for
the construction of a 14,000-sq. m.
new engineering structure to house
education, research and entrepre-
neurship initiatives at the Pratt
School of Engineering.
The building site is located on Re-
search Drive near the Fitzpatrick Cen-
ter for Interdisciplinary Engineering,
Medicine & Applied Sciences and
next to Bostock Library.
In a statement, Duke University
said that the new building will ex-
pand engineering student program-
ming space by nearly 50 percent,
with two floors for active-learning
teaching and design spaces; special-
ized educational centers focused on
entrepreneurship and energy, engi-
neering and environment; and a
Learning Commons dedicated to nur-
turing teaching excellence and the
student experience.
The project is expected to be
completed in November 2020.
New South Ventures plans
to redevelop 14-story
building in Durham
Durham-based New South Ven-
tures plans to redevelop the NC Mu-
tual Building, an 183,000-sq.-ft. office
building in downtown Durham, Re-
Business Online reports.
The 14-story tower — originally
constructed in 1965 — at 411 W.
Chapel Hill St. will be renamed The
18 — May-June 2018 — The North Carolina Construction News
UNC Greensboro breaks
ground on $105M facility
Planned renovations include
16,000 sq. ft. of newly-constructed
space on the first floor and a new
mezzanine; a remodeled and ex-
panded lobby with a glass curtain
wall and revolving doors; stone floor-
ing and wrapped columns; LED light-
ing; grab-and-go coffee and
concessions; exterior façade restora-
tion; skylights in the concourse and
lower level; and the addition of new
conference rooms, a fitness center,
tenant storage rentals and indoor
bike parking. In addition, the devel-
oper plans to add 15,000 sq. ft. of
shared office and co-working space.
No construction timeline has been
disclosed yet.
N.C. A&T State University
plans to build five-story
residence hall
The North Carolina A&T State Uni-
versity has unveiled plans to build a
new five-story residence hall, the
Greensboro News & Record has re-
ported. The $32-million project calls for
construction of a new 440-bed resi-
dence hall near the oldest part of its
campus. Andrew Perkins, A&T’s as-
sociate vice chancellor for facilities,
said the five-story dorm will have an
interior courtyard, common areas for
students to gather and ground-floor
retail spaces.
The dorm will be built on Bluford
St., across from Harrison Auditorium
that dates to 1939.
Construction is scheduled to start
in December, with completion ex-
pected by the end of 2019.
The 180,000-sq.-ft. facility re-
ceived funding from the Connect NC
Bond, which was passed by North
Carolina voters in the spring of 2016.
The $105-million building will house
39 labs, 14 classrooms, nine re-
search suites and a community en-
gagement center.
The School of Nursing, currently
located in four buildings, will occupy
approximately 50 percent of the
building. In addition to providing
more space for the School of Nurs-
ing, the facility will provide teaching
and flexible laboratory research
space for the School of Health and
Human Sciences and the Depart-
ments of Biology and Chemistry, as
well as classroom space.
The Nursing and Instructional
Building will be located on the for-
mer site of the McIver Building,
which was demolished earlier this
month. The project is slated to open
in the summer of 2020.
Columbus County
commissioners approve
$18 million school
construction plans
The Columbus County Board of
Commissioners has approved
Whiteville City Schools’ request to
apply for a state grant for construc-
tion of Whiteville High School.
The school system hired LS3P ar-
chitect firm to design the project.
The layout includes starting 60,000
sq. ft. of new construction and