This summer, California State University Sam Marcos expects to break ground on a 70,000-gsf Integrated Science and Engineering Building. The three-story building will be the campus’ first large-scale construction project in over a decade.
The design firm HGA and general contractor C.W. Driver Companies are leading the building team on this project, which will support the university’s’ engineering and computer science programs. The building will include teaching and research labs, classrooms, student support areas, staff offices, and a café.
The new building will accommodate programs for electrical engineering, computer science, systems engineering, and software engineering.
To meet the university’s sustainability goals, the building will seek LEED Gold certification. Its design features outdoor gathering spaces, and the building will eliminate the use of natural gas and rely instead on a forthcoming solar project for renewable energy.
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