BRISTOL – Shawmut Design and Construction last week broke ground on a 52,000-square-foot building at the heart of Roger Williams University’s main campus.
The new Global Heritage Hall, overlooking Mount Hope Bay, will feature a three-story glass atrium.
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It will be home to the communications, foreign languages and humanities departments, housing a student newsroom, multimedia production studio, language and graphic design labs and classroom space “that reflects regional heritages,” the university said.
Construction is slated for completion next June. Once work is complete, the developers hope the building will be awarded a Silver-level certification from the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) program.
“When this facility opens in the fall of 2009, it will undoubtedly stand as the centerpiece building on our waterfront campus,” RWU President Roy J. Nirschel said in a statement. “Shawmut brings to the project a strong track record and a solid reputation – we’re happy to partner with them on such a major endeavor.”
Roger Williams University, ranked by U.S. News & World Report as 9th among comprehensive colleges in the North, is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges. It enrolls more than 5,000 students at its 140-acre main campus in Bristol; its School of Law; and its Providence Metropolitan Center for Education and Law. For more information, visit rwu.edu.
Shawmut Design and Construction has offices in Providence, New York City, Las Vegas, Atlantic City and New Haven. Its Providence office was ranked among the 2008 Best Places To Work by Providence Business News. Additional information is available at www.shawmut.com.
