This gut renovation project will reconfigure floor layouts, restore the exterior building envelope, replace the exterior windows, replace the Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing & Life Safety systems, and generally modernize the facility to meet the School of Integrative Plant Science’s Instructional and Research needs in the 21^st century.

• The project obtained B&P’s Construction Approval on March 23, 2023.
• FAHS Construction is the General Contractor.
• The 30-month Construction period began on July 5, 2023, and is scheduled for substantial completion in January 2026.

Progress Update

• Exterior masonry cleaning and restoration is ongoing with current focus on the North (Ag Quad side) facade. · Exterior window replacements are roughly 85% complete.
• The East end of the breezeway could not be opened on November 20th as previously planned. The structural steel beam supporting the slab was in a worse condition than had been anticipated and must therefore be replaced. The project anticipates that the work will continue through early February 2026.
• The installation of the new elevator has begun will be on-going through the next several weeks.

Two-week look ahead

• Roofing installation will continue through the next three weeks.
• Mechanical, Electrical & Plumbing rough-ins installation will continue through the next several weeks.
• Installation of rigid insulation on the interior face of the exterior walls will continue on all floors through the next three weeks.

Upcoming shut-downs

• A full building power shutdown that was originally planned for the fall has been re-scheduled for Spring 2025.

Egress/Ingress changes

• The Western end of the Breezeway has been opened up. Work on the eastern end of the breezeway – from the Mann & Plant Science entrances to the Mann/Emerson courtyard – will proceed through the early February 2026.
• Public access to the building via the North Entrance (Ag Quad side) and the South Entrance (off Tower Road, directly opposite Minns Garden) have been blocked and will remain blocked for the duration of the construction.
• Public access to the building via the North Entrance (Ag Quad side) and the South Entrance (off Tower Road, directly opposite Minns Garden) have been blocked and will remain blocked for the duration of the construction.