Holy Cross to build $60m science complex
The College of the Holy Cross will build a $60-million integrated science complex, beginning this spring, in what it describes as its most ambitious project to date.
The project is expected to take three years to finish. Groundbreaking for a four-story, 44,000-square -foot building is expected to take place this spring. The new building, expected to be occupancy-ready in Jan. 2009, will house lecture and laboratory space for chemistry students and for about half the chemistry faculty. It will link to the existing science and social science buildings on campus, followed by the complete renovation of the 45-year-old Haberlin Hall, expected to complete in 2010.
The complex is intended to unite student and faculty researchers in various disciplines and to encourage collaborative approaches to Holy Cross’ undergraduate science curriculum. Holy Cross President Rev. Michael C. McFarland, S.J., says the integration acknowledges the interdependence of science and mathematics, as well as their role as components of the college’s liberal-arts education.
The new complex will be designed as a "green" building, with energy efficient and innovative environmentally-friendly construction, including an energy recovery wheel to capture and reuse heat.
The project will be funded by the school’s internal reserves, a bond issue and private fundraising from alumni, friends, business and foundations. An anonymous alumnus has given the school a lead gift. Worcester’s foundations have also contributed significant support, with the Fuller Foundation, Stoddard Trust, and Alden Trust contributing more than $1.575 million toward the project. The project architect is the Boston firm of Einhorn, Yaffe & Prescott. Construction manager is Bond Brothers of Everett.
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