Campuses that never stop teaching.
Science buildings, classrooms, residence halls and student life centers, built on active campuses around the academic calendar.
What owners need from us.
The calendar is the schedule
Move-in day, the first day of classes and commencement do not move. Our schedules are built backwards from them.
Labs are complex buildings
Fume hoods, exhaust, vibration control and process piping make research space one of the hardest building types to get right.
Students are everywhere
Pedestrian routes, deliveries and crane picks have to work around thousands of people walking through campus every day.
What we build.
- 01
Science and research buildings
Teaching labs, research suites, vivariums and the exhaust and air systems behind them.
- 02
Academic and classroom buildings
Lecture halls, active learning classrooms and faculty offices.
- 03
Residence halls and dining
Student housing and dining commons delivered for move-in weekend.
- 04
Student life and recreation
Unions, libraries and recreation centers that anchor campus life.
How we deliver here.
The capabilities owners in this market rely on most.
One team for design and construction when the campus needs a building fast.
Lab exhaust, process piping and casework coordinated in 3D before installation.
Commissioning of lab air balance, fume hoods and building controls.
Equipment moves and lab activation planned with faculty and research staff.
A hospital in miniature, ready for the first cohort.
When a new nursing program has enrollment already open, the first day of classes is the deadline. Faculty set the clinical scenarios first, live medical gases and headwalls are placed where students work, and full dry runs in every suite are scheduled weeks before classes, with the decisions faculty owe us listed by date on the way there.
- Faculty-led
- Clinical scenarios first
- Dry runs
- In every suite before classes
- Dated
- Owner decision list
Questions owners ask us.
Can you work around exams and campus events?
Yes. We publish quiet periods for exams and commencement, and we schedule noisy work and crane picks around them.
How do you handle lab renovations next to active research?
We map vibration, exhaust and utility needs of neighboring labs first, then plan shutdowns with the researchers who depend on them.
Do you build residence halls on a fixed move-in date?
We do. Residence halls are scheduled backwards from move-in weekend, with furniture and punch complete before students arrive.
Planning a higher education project?
Send us your scope, target date and biggest concern. A senior Jacob Wiseman lead will read it personally.