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Join AIA Oregon, CSI Willamette Valley Chapter. Hennebery Eddy Architects and Andersen Construction for a tour of Cordley Hall at Oregon State University, followed by a Happy Hour at the McMenamins on Monroe at 2001 NW Monroe Ave, Corvallis, OR 97330, sponsored by Andersen Construction.
This is an active construction site - personal protective equipment will be needed.
Wheelchair accessibility may be challenging, but not impossible, with some assistance.
The Tour is free for AIA and CSI members, and $15 for non-members.
Just want to attend the Happy Hour?
Half of the project is completed and occupied, and the other half is still under construction. Cordley Hall is a 235,000 square foot, multi-story academic laboratory building that was completed in two phases starting in 1956. The core project goals for the “new Cordley” are centered around integration, collaboration, and engagement and have been formulated into the following goals and objectives:
Transform Cordley Hall to be Relevant and Competitive in the biological sciences community for the next 30-50 years.
Provide Flexibility and Efficiency with clearly organized research labs, teaching labs, lab support, and office functions.
Promote Student Success with inclusivity, collaboration, integration into research, and involvement in outreach.
Become a Home for Biology for students, faculty, staff, and visitors.
Create Resiliency with enduring and wise design decisions regarding MEP systems, technology, lighting, materials, and finishes.
Encourage Collaboration with shared conference rooms, lounges, study spaces, and transparency of research and collections.
This course/tour will focus on the benefits, to the campus and the environment, of choosing to renovate this 1950’s era building rather than demolishing and building a new lab building. Participants will see first-hand 235,000 square feet of concrete structure and brick skin that did not make it to a land fill and is functioning well in a completely renovated, state of the art, lab building. New window systems and new MEP systems throughout makes the building preform to meet the campus standard RSD Outstanding (similar to LEED Silver).
Learning Objective 1:
Participants will observe a relevant renovation of a mid-century modern, historic building. Every campus has these buildings, that may not be considered the favorite on campus, but at the same time are a significant resource. The result is proving to not only be worthy of the renovation effort, but a building that is providing a competitive environment for the biological sciences.
Learning Objective 2:
Participants will learn how re-organized labs with clear zones for shared equipment rooms, shared lab modules, and shared collaboration spaces, creates a much more flexible and efficient building.
Learning Objective 3:
Participants will understand that by not tearing down the resource of the Cordley Hall building, and making smart decisions with totally replaced MEP systems, that the result is a resilient project now and long term.
Learning Objective 4:
Participants will understand that a collaborative team of Owner, Architect, Contractor, and select trade partners results in an efficient and quality construction project.
