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The new “Link” / Scott Engineering Center Renovation
Approved by the NU Board of Regents on Aug. 3, 2019, this project will create and update spaces in the Scott Engineering Center and the Link, a 34-year-old structure that connects the Scott building to Nebraska Hall. When completed, the updated facilities on the University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s City Campus will benefit students, faculty and research.More About Phase 1
Architects | RDG Planning and Design; HOK / CM: Hausmann Construction |
CM | Hausmann Construction |
Total cost | $75,465,000 |
Total gross square footage | 68,000 sf renovated space (Scott Engineering Center); 3,600 sf (new building) |
New addition start and completion | November 1, 2019 – July 15, 2021 |
SEC renovation start and completion | July 1, 2021 – December 31, 2022 |
Project funding | $70 million - bond proceeds / $5.456 million - private donations |
More | New home for Civil & Environmental Engineering Department and Electrical and Computer Engineering Department / Graduate students' offices and collaborative spaces / More than 50 advanced research labs; State-of-the-art teaching labs |
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Kiewit Hall
A $20 million commitment from the Omaha-based Peter Kiewit Sons’ Inc., to build Kiewit Hall was announced in September 2019. Designed to enhance engineering education, this building will enable 21st century teaching and learning and create the next generation of engineering, computing and construction professionals. More About Phase 2Architects | The Clark Enersen Partners; Ballinger |
CM | Kiewit |
Total cost | $85,000,000 |
Total square footage | TBD |
Start Date | Fall 2020 |
Completion (estimated) | Fall 2023 |
Project funding | Private donations; $20M naming gift |
More | Focus on enhancing engineering education; home to Construction Management program on City Campus; student design and collaborative spaces; instructional classrooms and labs; college administrative offices |
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We are building a College of Engineering that will be a major source of economic development in the state and region while addressing problems of global importance.
Lance C. Pérez Dean, College of Engineering