{"585521":{"#nid":"585521","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Campus Construction Continues through Winter Months","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAs a new year unfolds, construction equipment continues to roar around campus.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThis semester, projects include infrastructure upgrades, new buildings, and a facility that is on the national radar for its net-positive energy use.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch5\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ENEARLY COMPLETE\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h5\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch6\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ETech Tower\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h6\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe interior renovation of the\u0026nbsp;Lettie Pate Whitehead Administration Building, better known as Tech Tower, is nearing completion. Occupants, including members of the Office of the Registrar, members of the College of Sciences, and members of the College of Engineering, will move back into the space during the spring.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch5\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EIN PROGRESS\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h5\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch6\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWest Campus Dining Commons\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h6\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThis new eatery and academic space will include retail options and more than 500 dining seats. The structural steel has been erected, and the exterior envelope is being pulled together. The project is on schedule for a Fall 2017 opening.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch6\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EVan Leer Interdisciplinary Design Commons\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h6\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EConstruction is active on the renovation of the rotunda at the south side of the Van Leer building. The completed three-story facility will house a 15,000-square-foot makerspace with advanced fabrication tools and electronic technologies. The space will support research and hands-on learning, and will offer a dedicated project-based lab area for undergraduate courses that cover subjects such as embedded systems, analog devices, and communications, as well as senior design projects.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe project is on schedule to meet material completion in December, with the aim of opening for occupants by February 2018.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch6\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAtlantic Drive\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h6\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe last phase has begun on the replacement of underground steam lines and hardscape improvements along the entirety of Atlantic Drive. When the project is complete in Fall 2017, there will be a new pedestrian corridor from 10th Street all the way to Tech Green.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EConstruction fencing will soon be moved further north and initial hardscape upgrades including brick pavers, granite curbing, and bike racks will be in place from Tech Green to the Howey Physics Building by the end of January.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch6\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ELibraryNext\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h6\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ELibraryNext will be a cutting-edge library to support excellence in scholarship and research well into the 21st century. Construction fencing has been strategically placed around the east side of the library to support demolition and abatement activities inside of the building. This fencing will change over time as more intense construction in the Crosland Tower begins in the summer months. Updates will be posted on the construction fencing. The Library continues to provide its robust services to the campus community throughout construction. Learn more about this project at \u003Cstrong\u003Elibrarynext.gatech.edu\u003C\/strong\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch6\u003ECoda\u0026nbsp;\/ High Performance Computing Center\u003C\/h6\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.news.gatech.edu\/2016\/12\/13\/construction-begins-transformational-coda-project\u0022\u003EGround broke in December\u003C\/a\u003E on this new high-rise office tower, of which Georgia Tech will be the primary tenant.\u0026nbsp;As an expansion of Technology Square, Coda will be framed by Armstead Place,\u0026nbsp;Fourth\u0026nbsp;Street,\u0026nbsp;Spring Street, and West Peachtree Street. The 21-story building will place an emphasis\u0026nbsp;on multi-disciplinary research centered around computing and include a\u0026nbsp;state-of-the-art\u0026nbsp;data center known as the High Performance Computing Center. 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