This summer will be another busy one at the University of St. Thomas. Thirteen construction projects, totaling roughly $1.7 million, are scheduled late May through the end of August.
The construction will update, restore and/or increase energy-efficiency in and around buildings on the university’s St. Paul and Minneapolis campuses.
Those projects include:
2085 Grand Ave.
- Installation of a networked Simplex fire alarm system
Brady Educational Center
- Replacement of original (1966) wood auditorium stage floor
Campuswide
- Replacement of sidewalks
- Tuckpointing and stone cleaning of buildings
Murray-Herrick Campus Center: Phase two of remodel
- Five high-tech classrooms to be built on second floor in the former kitchen area
- Student Financial Services will move from Aquinas Hall to first floor of MHC
Owens Science Hall
- Remodeling of chemistry and biology labs
- Construction of offices to meet growing needs of current Mathematics and Biology Departments enrollments
- Replacement of a 350-horsepower burner, which is 50-percent efficient, to a new 95-percent-efficient model
- Replacement of valves on fume-hood systems and 15-year-old Strobic air fans (both are parts of exhaust system)
St. Paul south campus
- Replacement of an oil tank in front of Service Center with a new 20,000-gallon tank
Summit classroom building
- Renovation of five bathrooms
Residence halls
- Carpet replacement of all residence rooms in John Paul II and several floors in Grace and Dowling halls; rooms in the remaining residences will receive new carpeting as needed
- Replacement of original HVAC heat wheel (part of ventilation system), which is 40-percent efficient, in Brady Residence Hall; the new wheel is rated 95-percent efficient
Terrence Murphy Hall
- Replacement of front granite pavers, which are warped, uneven and deteriorating, with patterned concrete
- Major tuckpointing, stone repair and stone cleaning
