November 19, 2015

WSU: Top 10 capital projects

Washington State University’s biggest projects represent a wide range of campus structures: housing, labs, classroom buildings and even a student center renovation.

The projects below are ranked by budget. All are in planning or construction, or were completed in the last year. Completion dates refer to the end of construction or beginning of occupancy.

The information is from WSU Facilities Services.

1. Plant Sciences Building

This 100,000-square-foot research lab would be the fourth of six or seven planned buildings in the Research and Educational Complex.

Budget: $66 million (estimated)

Location: Pullman

Architect/general contractor: To be determined

Completion: June 2019

2. North Puget Sound at Everett Academic Building

The four-story, 95,700-square-foot classroom and lab building will house WSU North Puget Sound at Everett and Everett University Center.

Budget: $64.6 million

Location: Everett

Architect: SRG Partnership

General contractor: Hoffman Construction Co.

Completion: July 2017

3. Global Animal Health Phase 2

A 75,500-square-foot project to house WSU’s disease surveillance lab. The building would connect to the Paul G. Allen School for Global Animal Health, which opened in 2012.

Budget: $61.3 million (estimated)

Location: Pullman

Architect/general contractor: To be determined

Completion: June 2019

4. Digital Classroom Building

An 80,000-square-foot building with high-tech classrooms. Read more here.

Budget: $55 million

Location: Pullman

Architect: ZGF Architects

General contractor: Clark Construction

Completion: June 2017

5. Paccar Environmental Technology Building

A 96,000-square-foot hub of interdisciplinary research and education in renewable materials, sustainable design, water quality and atmospheric research. Read more here.

Budget: $52.8 million

Location: Pullman

Architect: LMN Architects

General contractor: Skanska USA

Completion: October 2015

6. Global Scholars Hall

A five-story, 275-bed residential hall.

Budget: $40 million

Location: Pullman

Architect: Genus Architecture

General contractor: BNBuilders

Completion: August 2015

7. Chinook Student Center renovation

The 88,000-square-foot space will house a restaurant, study and recreation spaces, a fitness center and an outdoor courtyard.

Budget: $40 million

Location: Pullman

Architect: GGLO

General contractor: Absher Construction

Completion: January 2017

8. Troy Hall renovation

This 1920s brick building will be renovated to house chemistry and environmental sciences programs. Read more here.

Budget: $32.3 million

Location: Pullman

Architect: Perkins+Will

General contractor: Lydig Construction

Completion: February 2017

9. Ste. Michelle Wine Estates WSU Wine Science Center

A 39,300-square-foot research and teaching winery with labs, classrooms and a 3,500-bottle wine library. Read more here.

Budget: $23 million

Location: Richland

Architect: ALSC

General contractor: Lydig Construction

Completion: December 2014

10. Chief Joseph Village Apartments

An energy-efficient update and expansion of a 42-year-old student apartment complex. It will have 113 units after the addition is completed.

Budget: $20 million

Location: Pullman

Architect: Genus Architecture

General contractor: BNBuilders

Completion: To be determined

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