Groundbreaking on New Life Sciences Building at Nassau Community College

NEWS RELEASE

 

Immediate – June 3, 2010Media Contact: Alicia Steger516.572.9634E-mail: alicia.steger@ncc.eduncc.edu/newsreleases  

Groundbreaking on New Life Sciences Building at Nassau Community College

Garden City, NY - 

• WHO: Nassau Community College
• WHAT: Groundbreaking on the new Life Sciences Building College, state and local officials are expected to attend
• WHEN: Friday, June 11, 2010 at 10:30 a.m.
• WHERE: Nassau Community College Campus D Garden City, New York Adjacent to the cluster buildings on the north end of campus - south of Stewart Avenue off Endo Boulevard (Rain location Room 252/253 of the College Center Building)

* WHY: Construction began this spring on a $40 million Life Sciences Building that will house the Nursing and Chemistry departments, benefitting approximately 1,300 students annually. The building will be “U” shaped with glass walls lining, and an open-air courtyard enclosed in, the inside of the U. It will incorporate smart boards and wireless technology throughout. The building design seeks to attain a LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) “Gold” certification by the U.S. Green Building Council. The architect on the project is Canon Designs; the construction manager is Jacobs Engineering; and the construction contractor is Aurora Contractors. Construction on the Life Sciences Building is expected to take 20 months.

* FOR MORE INFORMATION: Dr. Joseph Muscarella, Vice President of Administration and Planning, at 516.572.0605.

 

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