University of Washington - Foster School of Business

Seattle, WA
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85,500 SF
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2022
UW's First Mass Timber Hall
"The purpose of the Foster School is to bring communities together to better humanity through business," says Frank Hodge, the Orin and Janet Smith Dean of the Foster School.

Built using the Progressive Design-Build delivery model, this new LEED Gold facility increases the capacity of the Michael G. Foster School of Business and cultivates diverse student-facing programs to further the school's interactive culture of learning, strategic thinking, and entrepreneurial initiative. The 88,500 SF building includes classrooms, program offices, research centers, career services offices, interaction spaces, event spaces, and amenity spaces to augment PACCAR and Dempsey Halls and support the School's vision and goals.

VECA Technologies scope included 900+ cat6A cables providing connectivity to each IDF on floor served, campus ring fiber optic tie-in, and low voltage systems (Lighting control, DAS, AV).

Achievements
LEED Gold; 2022 NWCCC, Award for Innovation & Achievement in Sustainability
Core Services
Electrical
Technologies
Project Team
Owner:
University of Washington
General Contractor:
Hoffman Construction
Architect:
LMN
Electrical Design Engineer:
PAE Consulting Engineers
Contract Type
Progressive Design-Build
Market
Education
Expertise Provided
Fabrication
Diversity
VDC
Preconstruction
Sustainability

By the Numbers