Category: Facilities
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$4.1M Naval Architecture & Marine Engineering building renovation
We are happy to report that the $4.1 million renovation of the NAME building is nearly complete. The scope of the project included the renovation of 8,400 square feet of key spaces, including classroom 138, restrooms, the lounge, and the Undergraduate Marine Design Lab (UGMDL). Additionally, the corridors and the two main interior entrances received…
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Regents approve $4.1M for updates to the NAME building
The Board of Regents has officially given the green light to a $4.1 million renovation project aimed at transforming approximately 8,400 gross square feet of classrooms, offices, restrooms, the Marine Design Computer Lab, and refreshing the two building interior entries. Constructed in 1962, the building is in need of both deferred maintenance renovations as well…
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Students test a Michigan marine oddity
Thought to be the first all-steel metal pleasure-craft, the Aha was built in 1891 by lumber baron and inventor Ephraim Shay and operated on Little Traverse Bay until the 1930s.
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Historic Marine Hydrodynamic Lab gets makeover and new name
EXPERTS: The 112-year-old “tow tank” in West Hall recently got a fresh face and a new name through a renovation project ending this month. Renovations focused on making its workspaces more open, flexible and collaborative, and on creating a space that’s more engaged with the campus around it. The facility also has a new name:…