Buildings

Chemistry Building addition as viewed from the building courtyard

Chemistry Building addition opens doors to new labs and opportunities

  • by Scout Mata

Almost three years after breaking ground, the Chemistry Building’s new addition opened its doors at the beginning of September — just in time for fall quarter. This expansion and renovation of the building marks an exciting step forward for the Department of Chemistry, equipping it with modern, multidisciplinary and collaborative lab and work spaces to facilitate cutting-edge research and valuable experiences for students.

Segundo Infill Project rendering shows white and beige 5-story buildings surrounded by sidewalks and trees

UC Regents Approve New Student Housing at UC Davis

  • by BreAnda Northcutt
UC Davis will break ground on a new residence hall next spring in the Segundo area, following approval this week by the UC Board of Regents. The $100 million project aims to address the growing demand for on-campus housing and commitments the campus has made with the city of Davis.
Collage of recent housing projects

Past, Present and Future of On-Campus Housing

  • by Scout Mata
The opening of Orchard Park marks the latest in a series of impactful collaborations between DCM, SHDS, and CPES to expand student housing while prioritizing sustainability, and taking advantage of evolving construction methodology.
Collage of the Mondavi Center, the Manetti Shrem Museum, Edwards Family Athletic Center and Diane Bryant Engineering Student Design Center

Building Excellence

  • by Scout Mata
In the past two decades, philanthropic support has played a vital role in funding the construction of state-of-the-art facilities that support UC Davis’ objectives, including providing students with a world-class education and supporting impactful cutting-edge research.
Construction of an apartment building in Orchard Park

Your House on Campus

  • by Donald Guckert and Jeri Ripley King
Just for the fun of it, we wondered what would it take to renovate your house into a campus facility? Let’s suppose this facility is located on campus and you request that we renovate the living room into a classroom, the kitchen into a lab, and the bedroom into an office. Let’s take a walk through your house to see what we will need to do.
Group of people sit at a table near the large staircase outside the Teaching and Learning Complex

Why Does It Cost So Much?

  • by Donald Guckert and Jeri Ripley King
UC Davis Design and Construction management provides increasingly complex facilities under shortening timelines and proliferating code and regulatory requirements. Underpinning our efforts to meet these challenges, we continue to hear the same question echoed by our governing boards, administration and customers: “Why does is cost so much?"
Olson 267 after renovation

Drab to Fab

  • by Sienna Mata

As UC Davis welcomes more and more students to campus, Design and Construction Management has been hard at work building new and upgrading old classroom space to provide the best environments for teaching and learning.  

Seismic improvements construction in process

Bring in the Reinforcements

In 2020, UC Davis completed seismic evaluations for all of its 1,186 buildings. Since the evaluation process started, renovations and construction on 12 buildings at the Davis campus have commenced, ensuring compliance with the new seismic standard. Another 150 buildings have ratings requiring further study and possible seismic improvement — all of which must be completed by 2030 to meet UC requirements. 
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