UNCG broke ground on June 4 on a new $30 million, 170,000 square-foot residence hall at the corner of Spring Garden and Kenilworth streets in Greensboro. The structure, which is designed to meet Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design standards set by the US Green Building Council, will be the first “green” residence hall on campus. The building was designed by Raleigh-based Pearce Brinkley Cease and Lee and Baltimore-based Ayers/Saint/Gross. Construction is being managed by Michigan-based Barton Malow and Greensboro-based Samet Corp. State economist cited by the university estimate that for every $1 million spent on construction, 36 jobs are created, and that each dollar spent on projects such as the residence hall an additional $2.28 is pumped back into the state’s economy. The new residence hall, which will house 400 students in suite-style rooms, is expected to open in August 2011.
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