Bowers Hall Renovation
Phase I
   This site is designed to be a source of information during the process of the first phase of the Bowers Hall renovation.  A concerted effort  will be made to keep the information current, but if you are looking for something that is not here, there are lists of people you may contact on the oversight committees.  Additionally, it should be noted that this site is maintained by one of the "end users" and will undoubtedly have misstatements and use of imprecise language.  Apologies are offered prior to their existence and to minimize these errors, help is solicited from all, particularly from Cortland's Facilities Planning, Design and Construction team, the Burt Hill consultants, and SUNY Cortland's contacts at the State University Construction Fund .

 

Overview of the Process.    What has happened recently and what to expect for the future.
Oversight Committees.        Individuals on the Bowers Hall Advisory and Steering Committees and campus consultants.

 

Room Sheets and Teaching Lab Designs from Burt Hill These are the provisional lab layouts that were discussed with each department on March 26th and 27th, 2008.

Site Diagrams.  March 27, 2008. These are some very preliminary concepts of some possible overall building configurations presented by Burt Hill.

Building Concept Diagrams.  April 19, 2008.  Four files showing each floor of the building with labs, classrooms, etc.  One file showing Renovation Only option, one file showing Renovation Plus Addition option and two showing New Building Options.

Initial Cost Estimates.  May 21, 2008.  Two files.  One is a pdf file from Burt Hill that is a version of the PowerPoint presentation they made to the Advisory Committee.  The second is a limited summary of the meeting with Burt Hill.

Selection of Renovation Plus Addition option.  June 5, 2008.  Recommendation from Advisory and Steering Committees to the President's Cabinet to select the Renovation Plus Addition option.

Renovation Plus Addition options.  June 13, 2008.  Five preliminary versions of possible placements of the Additional floor space.

Renovation Plus Addition options.  July 15, 2008.  Three secondary versions of the renovation plans.

Final Space Programming Summary.  August 19, 2008.  The State University Construction Fund's analysis of Bowers Hall space needs.

Life Cycle Costs:  HVAC & Electrical.  September 12, 2008.  Initial discussion of various options for HVAC and their costs.

Final Concept Design Options.  October 14, 2008.  The penultimate concept options presented by Burt Hill.

Final Programming Meeting.  November 12, 2008.  The final Concept Design was selected.

 

Campus Visits:  Below are links to summaries and pictures from visits to other colleges made by Cortland science faculty and staff in the summer of 2007.  These colleges have science facilities that have been recently renovated or are in the process of being renovated.

Brockport Summary Brockport Pictures
Geneseo Summary Geneseo Pictures
Hamilton Summary Hamilton Pictures
Oberlin Summary Oberlin Pictures
Oneonta Summary Oneonta Pictures


Bowers renovation web site maintained by:
        John Sternfeld