This renovation project will help to establish a permanent home for The University of Illinois at Chicago College of Business Administration. The project gives the college access to larger, fully equipped classrooms and on-campus administrative space that will allow the college to deliver its high-quality education in a state-of-the-art learning environment.

Among the building's new features will be a trading training floor that will highlight and strengthen the college's relationships with the Chicago financial exchanges, as well as high-tech student work areas for team projects.

The three-story building was originally designed as a shared multi purpose general classroom facility in 1963. The renovation consists of a total gut and remodel of the existing poured-in-place 30,000 SF concrete structure. Barton Malow’s project scope includes full MEPFP and a new curtainwall system at the exterior to achieve thermal performance.

The project will seek LEED Silver certification through the United States Green Building Council’s (USGBC). LEED features include geothermal power, solar power, construction waste management, low VOC materials, FSC certified wood, and indoor air quality management.

The University chose Barton Malow as its General Contractor because of the expertise we bring to the project. Located on a busy, active site at the heart of the campus, project logistics required intricate planning, allowing on-going campus activities to continue throughout construction.