Featured Projects

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At any given time on campus there are numerous projects being overseen by Design and Construction Management. In these pages we go into greater detail about the construction progress on some of our higher-profile campus projects.

Capital Project Report: Spring 2022

Click to view and download the Spring 2022 Capital Project Report and learn more about new and ongoing projects. Browse Featured Projects by scrolling through the web pages linked below.

Drab to fab

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.

Featured Projects

AggieAccess

In order to comply with the Campus Security Standards Implementation Project, UC Davis is replacing multiple types of key-card control systems with AggieAccess, the new standard for electronic building access.

Arboretum Waterway Enhancement Project

Phase One, at the West End of the Arboretum, was completed in 2018. A new $5.4 million dollar grant from the State of California Natural Resources Agency, will allow the completion of the project. The waterway channel will be renovated, removing concrete and gabions, dredging the waterway, reconfiguring the side slopes and planting with riparian species.

Bainer BioNano Tech Laboratory

Bainer Hall is home to diverse engineering programs that research, create and innovate, including bionanotechnology — the science and engineering of micro- and nanosystems applied to biological fields, like health. Three lab spaces on the third floor of Bainer Hall — rooms 3069A, 3125 & 3123 — are being renovated to accommodate new equipment...

Big Shift

To decrease our campus’s reliance on natural gas and move our university closer to becoming carbon neutral by 2025, UC Davis is converting our building heating system from one that utilizes steam heat generated by natural gas, to a heating system that uses hot water generated by electricity – a renewable resource.

Briggs Hall Lab Renovations

The renovation of 14,000 square feet of the College of Biological Sciences’ lab space on the northwest side of the first floor of Briggs Hall will increase the utilization of laboratory space, providing a more open lab configuration.

Briggs Hall Roof and Electrical Renovations

Briggs Hall, home to dozens of research groups and labs, opened in 1971 – almost 50 years ago – to accommodate major increases in students and faculty studying and researching the biological sciences. Today the roof and electrical systems need major renovations to protect critical research and academic equipment.

Photos of buildings: Poultry Q, Trailer J-11, Headhouse 2 and 3, Poultry R, Animal Husbandry Feed Lab, Hopkins Cold Storage

Building Demolitions

A comprehensive program has been established to provide for demolition of beyond repair buildings throughout campus. Over 100 buildings have been identified for demolition. Many of these structures are older, small buildings in south and west campus or temporary buildings that have long outlived their temporary status.

C.N. Gorman Museum at Nelson Hall

With over 2,500 pieces of contemporary art by Native American and Indigenous artists, the C.N. Gorman Museum will be relocating to this larger, more flexible and innovative space complete with over 4,500 square feet of public gallery space.

Central Plant & Fire Police Seismic Improvements

Seismic Improvements 2020 project consists of structural upgrades to the essential services buildings of Fire and Police and Central Heating and Cooling Plant (CHCP).

Chemistry Addition and 1st Floor Renovations

The addition will include new research laboratories, a multi-disciplinary team laboratory, upper-division teaching laboratories, research laboratory support, office space for faculty and graduate student researchers and shared collaboration spaces.

Chemistry Annex Seismic Work (Phase 2)

To provide increased protection and accessibility for students, employees and the public, these buildings are being renovated to improve their seismic and fire safety in conjunction with the construction of multiple ADA improvements.

CNPRC Central Plant & Energy Improvements

A new central plant for the California Natural Primate Research Center will be constructed to replace the existing heating and cooling system with a more energy-efficient hot water system. In order to run the new plant with a lower carbon footprint, while also reducing operating costs, a solar/thermal collector panel field will be installed.