Continuing a decades-long relationship with many successful projects, Boyd Jones partnered with Koelbel and Company, GreenSlate Development, and UNMC to transform a former steel mill into a premier mixed-use facility. This 170,000 SF center promotes research, collaboration, innovation, and entrepreneurship. Highlights of the space, including shared workspaces, retail outlets, a cafe, and high-end amenities, blend…
Sector: Higher Education
The Southeast Community College Student and Academic Support Center is a vital resource to every SCC student. As part of the college’s master planning program, this project was designed to modernize, expand, and add critical academic support functions and services along with fire and life safety upgrades via a 26,000 SF addition and 80,000 SF…
School district facility needs exist regardless of economic health. But in the face of ongoing volatility that has increased materials costs and inflation, it’s more important than ever for K-12 districts to move rapidly and carefully to maximize project financing before interest rate growth continues. “What you’ll see moving forward is that districts pursuing bond-funded…
Our team has traveled around the Midwest working with and listening to owners and design professionals as they navigate the Construction Management at Risk (CMR) delivery method. Iowa recently passed legislation that enables use of CMR as a delivery method in the state. The legislation outlines the process for engaging a Construction Manager (CM) and…
The new Crete Carrier Diesel Technology and Welding Center at Southeast Community College’s (SCC) Milford campus is an immersive laboratory and instructional facility for students seeking hands-on training for careers in diesel mechanics and welding. The 54,000-SF specialized facility includes seven bays for diesel instruction on agricultural equipment; nine bays for diesel truck instruction; 30 bays for…
For every 100 jobs in Nebraska and Iowa, only 31 of them in Nebraska (30 in Iowa) require a four-year degree. More than half of the jobs in these states require skills training that can be achieved within the community college system. As employers seek to fill these skilled positions, technical schools are trying to fill the pipeline and solve…
The University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) selected Boyd Jones as general contractor to install 1,487 solar photovoltaic (PV) panels on the rooftops of three UNMC buildings. The panels provide UNMC with up to 500 kW of electricity. The arrays are ballasted and arranged in an east- and west-facing configuration that optimizes the volume of…
For more than 100 years, University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO) students of Catholic faith had to improvise host locations for campus ministry programs. That changed in 2016, when Boyd Jones completed the Archdiocese of Omaha’s St. John Paul II Newman Center, an 88,000 SF facility adjacent to UNO’s Pacific Campus. The four-story building provides housing…
The new 13,000 SF Outdoor Adventures Center houses the University of Nebraska – Lincoln’s Outdoor Adventures program; including classes and clinics, rock climbing walls, bicycle tours and repair services, a challenge course, and a variety of outdoor adventure excursions. Support services include locker rooms, day lockers, storage areas for recreational equipment, offices, kitchen prep, classrooms,…
The primary goal of the UNMC Eppley Cancer Institute renovation project was to replace the deteriorating systems and create state-of-the-art laboratories for scientists to conduct their research. The design and renovation work has been completed in accordance with NIH requirements for Biomedical Laboratories. The project scope includes the removal and new installation of the entire…