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Information for Contractors About Construction During COVID-19

January 05, 2021

Since mid-March 2020, several communications and orders related to the COVID-19 coronavirus have been provided by local municipalities, counties and the state, affecting the mission of Design and Construction Management (DCM). Information about the communications and orders affecting the Davis campus are available within.

La Rue Road Bridge Opening

December 17, 2020

Infrastructure

The La Rue Bridge replacement project and 2-year detour around the bridge is officially over, with the paths in the Arboretum now open to the public just in time for scenic strolls and holiday hikes. Over the past couple of years, the expansive project required pedestrians, bikers, and cars to maneuver around the construction via detours while the Arboretum walkways under and near the bridge were closed.

Big Shift Fall Construction Update

by Scout Mata
November 03, 2020

Infrastructure

Check out what Big Shift construction crews are working on as well as current current road closures and detours.

Get Campus Ready with DCM

by Scout Mata
August 14, 2020

Engagement

Design and Construction Management is playing a crucial role in facilitating a gradual return to campus by providing office configuration guidance.

Graphic that features a rendering of the TLC south staircase and canopy. The text reads "Be a Part of Campus History. Sign the TLC 'Topping Off' Beam"

Sign the Teaching Learning Complex Topping Off Beam

July 20, 2020

Leave your mark on the university's new state-of-the-art Teaching Learning Complex by virtually signing the final steel "topping-off" beam before it's secured into place. Signatures submitted by July 26 will be added to the beam, which will remain visible once construction is completed!

Big Shift Toward Carbon-Neutral Future

June 02, 2020

Steam Out, Hot Water In, to Heat Campus Buildings

Moving UC Davis toward a carbon-neutral future is kind of a big deal. And the construction project that is literally laying the groundwork to help the campus get there is big, too.

UC Davis Activities and Recreation Center

Building Sustainably

by Scout Mata
April 30, 2020

Buildings

For the past three years, University of California Davis has been ranked the most sustainable university in the country by GreenMetric World University Rankings. Design and Construction Management plays an important role in building and maintaining a sustainable university with every project it undertakes.

uc davis students moving into student housing

Building Community | Housing More Students than Ever, Sustainably

November 07, 2019

Buildings

The most ambitious student housing development plan in UC Davis history is underway right now. As UC Davis grows its student population, the campus has also committed to house even higher percentages of students than in the past.

north elevation rendering of teaching and learning complex

Two New Tools Inform Community About Campus Construction Projects

by Katie Ferguson Hetrick
March 19, 2019

Engagement

In response to feedback from the 2018 Satisfaction Survey, our campus’s Design and Construction Management (DCM) unit has been hard at work developing tools that create transparency and inform our community about all the exciting construction projects occurring on campus.