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Abingdon , Md. , April 22 – On Wednesday, April 21 st , J. Vinton Schafer and Sons joined The University of Maryland College Park to celebrate the dedication of the John S. and James L. Knight Hall . This new “green” facility is a first for the University, and a start for future sustainability efforts. As construction managers, Schafer worked closely with Grimm and Parker Architects to implement and document all LEED procedures; the goal is to earn a LEED Gold certification. Now complete, Knight Hall acts as a home base for the Philip Merrill College of Journalism. Once spread throughout multiple centers, the Journalism program now rests under one roof.
The new 53,444 square foot facility includes a two-story Great Hall , multiple classrooms plus two 30-seat classrooms, computer labs, a teaching theater/audio broadcast studio with TV production capability, four 18-seat news labs, three seminar rooms, offices for faculty, staff, graduate students, a professional outreach center, an Executive Board room and multiple meeting spaces. After the initial construction was complete, a decision was made to add Studio “C” for a flexible, multimedia lab that combines audio, broadcast, and web story telling applications in one space.
“We are pleased to have been part of The University of Maryland College Park's first “green” project,” said Ron Knowles , president and CEO of J. Vinton Schafer and Sons, Inc. “Schafer takes pride in sustainable construction; creating beautiful and highly functional space.”
The new John S. and James L. Knight Hall adds to Schafer's growing portfolio of higher education clients. Current projects include: construction of a new Library Building on the Catonsville Campus of The Community College of Baltimore County; the complete renovation of Denton Dining Hall, on the University of Maryland College Park (UMCP) campus; the renovation of the Sorority/Fraternity Houses, and the renovation of the Engineering Lab Building, also on the University of Maryland College Park (UMCP) campus. The Schafer completed project list includes: the renovation to the University of Baltimore 's 1300 North Charles Street building, its Dean's Suite and Academic Center ; and Tawes Hall on the University of Maryland College Park campus. Additional higher education clients include UMBC, Coppin State University , University of Maryland , Baltimore , the University of Baltimore , and Loyola College .
J. Vinton Schafer and Sons, Inc. is a 91 year-old construction management firm committed to both quality and customer satisfaction. The company provides predesign, design, preconstruction, construction and postconstruction services for numerous projects around the Maryland , D.C., Virginia , and Pennsylvania areas. For more information on J. Vinton Schafer and Sons, Inc., please visit http://www.jvschafer.com/ . For a complete list of services, please call 410-335-3000.
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