EMU breaks ground on Mark Jefferson Building

Friday, December 19, 2008 | Source: Concentrate
Before the scientists can do their work the construction crews need to get on their job, which is happening now at Eastern Michigan University's Mark Jefferson Science Complex.

The university broke ground in November and expects to finish the $90 million renovation and expansion project in 2011. This is the largest single construction project in the history of the EMU. It is expected to meet the university's needs for minting more teachers in science, technology, engineering and math for decades to come.

The overall project includes renovations to the 180,802-square-foot structure and a 151,000-square-foot expansion. It will house space for biology, chemistry, geography and geology, physics and astronomy and psychology courses.

The first phase will create a 72,000-square-foot addition to the existing structure. The second phase will renovate the existing structure and focus on improving mechanical and electrical systems, structural improvements, a new roof and site improvements. EMU is currently looking into ways to make the 1967 building as environmentally friendly as possible.

The building is named for the university's head of the geography department between 1901 and 1939.

Source: Eastern Michigan University
Writer: Jon Zemke
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