Capital Projects

Everett Community College celebrated the grand opening of its newest building, the Cascade Learning Resource Center. The Sept. 28 event included a ribbon cutting ceremony and self-guided tours of the three-story building and was open to the public.

Here is the presentation to the Board of Trustees  for September 22, 2020. The project is on track to complete design by the end of December.

Here is yesterday's presentation from the campus-wide shareout of the Learning Resource Center design . The project is in the third phase of the design process. The next major milestone is submitting construction documents in early July to the City of Everett for their review.

The Design Designment (DD) phase is about 50% completed. This update includes the presentation to LRC Design Committee  with updated floor layouts and exterior renderings. This phase of design is scheduled to be completed at the end of March.

The initial design of the Learning Resource Center (schematic design) is just about completed. The next phase, Design Designment (DD) will begin in January, where the initial design will be refined. This update also includes the presentation to LRC Design Committee  with the initial ideas on landscaping, pedestrian bridge options, the parking layout, updated floor layouts and interior renderings. 

Here are four important action items related to the LRC project:

1. We will develop a task force in the winter quarter to look at the enhancement of funding and services for students with disabilities to address needs associated with campus mobility and the location of instructional support services. We will also look campus-wide at issues and concerns that students with disabilities experience.  Membership should include representatives from the Center for Disability Services, Student LIFE, Facilities, Instruction, and Administrative Services.
2. College employees continue to work on the design and funding phases of a pedestrian bridge.  The college has collaborated with the City of Everett, Washington State University, members of the state legislature, including the chair of the Senate Transportation committee and members of the House Capital Budget committee.  The project was not funded in the latest round of capital project requests.  Continued advocacy will take place in collaboration with the City of Everett during the short session beginning in January.  Much of the discussion about capital projects has been on hold until after the November elections.  Project architects for the LRC have incorporated into the LRC planning ideas and preliminary designs for integration of the bridge and the project site.
3. Campus Safety has been engaged in planning for the expansion of facilities, including consideration of increased student and employee population and the impact of vehicle traffic in and around campus.  Preliminary indication is that existing staffing levels will be sufficient to continue active security monitoring in and around the new buildings east of North Broadway.  Architects have incorporated a traffic flow plan into the design of the facility and have also planned for the eventual traffic flow once Baker Replacement is sited adjacent to the LRC.
4. Plans for additional campus parking and green space are of interest.  We have seen the Index site converted into green space, and know that once Baker Hall is replaced there's a strong likelihood that demolition of that building will result in more green space on the northwest side of campus.  Architects will plan for parking as part of both projects (LRC and Baker replacement) and the college will continue to look for opportunities to acquire more property for future use including parking, facilities, and other long-term considerations.  These discussions are part of the master planning activity led by Campus Operations.

The new center will be built on the east side of Broadway. Innovative and versatile preliminary designs  below exhibit a space for students where they can use library resources, study, and receive help at the Tutoring Center and Writing Center. An expanded space was designed for the Center for Transformative Teaching and Instructional Media Services.