Campus Construction and Maintenance Projects
Active Projects
As of the week of September 15, 2025. The following are facilities projects that impact access or regular use of buildings or services or pose a significant disruption to regular operations like classes, research, or work due to noise, debris, relocations, utilities interruptions, or other impacts.
- Tower Lawn Lighting Improvement
- Central Classroom Building construction
- Tower Hall façade repair
- Duncan Hall Space Renovation
Do not enter fenced areas or touch equipment stored in or around the construction zones. Exercise caution if crossing outside the recommended detour route and be aware of uneven pavement if using mobility devices. Interior construction work happening during the academic year will impact regular operations through noise or access disruptions. FD&O and/or each affected College and/or department(s) will communicate additional information to building occupants when necessary.
Contact Facilities Development and Operations (FD&O) at (408) 924-1990 to report any facilities issues.
Tower Lawn Lighting Improvement
This project to enhance lighting around Tower Lawn is nearing completion. Over the summer, crews successfully installed new underground conduit and lighting fixtures across campus.
Landscape restoration is ongoing in the areas impacted by the underground work.
This project replaced outdated infrastructure with a modern, reliable, and energy-efficient lighting system. In addition to improving campus safety, new electrical power stations on Tower Lawn, offering enhanced support for campus events and student activities—especially in the evening.
Central Classroom Building: Occupational Therapy Spaces Renovation
This is an interior renovation to upgrade five rooms on the first and second floors. The scope of work addresses Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) deficiencies by creating a new interior ramp, upgrading restroom fixtures and entry to provide sufficient space for all users.
This project's goal is to create functional spaces to meet programming needs, and includes equipment, new millwork, and improved lighting, abatement, and new furnishings. The demolition and abatement was completed this summer.
The project is still in active construction, and the fence at the southside of CCB must stay in place during this time, but is anticipated to be completed in October. To support this work, fencing encloses a staging area behind the Student Wellness Center which is planned to be removed mid-September.
Ongoing Tower Hall Façade Repair
The exterior plaster on some parts of Tower Hall is delaminating, or coming apart from the concrete structure. This issue was reviewed by a specialty architect last summer who tested the façade to assess the conditions and provide recommendations in a feasibility study and report. Design work will commence this fall 2025 semester.
While the fence may impact movement around Tower Hall and disrupt iconic visual sightlines to this prominent landmark, fencing will remain to keep passers-by safe from any potential falling debris.
Duncan Hall Space Renovation
22 spaces in Duncan Hall will undergo renovation, asbestos abatement and new finishes to serve as refreshed offices for faculty and staff and to support academic programming and other College of Science space needs. This work supports the moves from the old Science Building and promotes smarter use of limited building spaces.
This renovation will entail the removal of older laboratory utilities and benches, electrical work, and fresh paint and new finishes. Preliminary utilities cutting and capping at lab benches is already substantially completed. Major work will begin in September and complete through November 2025. Renovations will take place while classes and labwork are happening but a high degree of safety and containment measures will be in place. Expect noise and disruption as well as additional communication either from the College of Science or FD&O.
