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Wofford breaks ground on new Chandler Center for Environmental Studies
Staff Report //October 21, 2019//
Wofford breaks ground on new Chandler Center for Environmental Studies
Staff Report //October 21, 2019//
Listen to this articleWofford College has broken ground for construction of its Chandler Center for Environmental Studies, named in honor of longtime college supporters J. Harold and Delores Wilson Chandler.
The 20,000-square-foot facility will be Green Globe Certified for its sustainable and environmentally conscious features, such as a partial green roof and solar roof panels, according to a news release. The building will include advanced laboratory space, a seminar room, outdoor patio and garden spaces, and classroom and office space for Wofford’s Department of Environmental Studies, as well as the other sciences. The building also will include a system for capturing rainwater for irrigation and will use cross-laminated timbers, which are made of sustainable, all-wood construction.
The Chandler Center for Environmental Studies will open in the fall of 2020, the release said.
