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July 2, 2002--With its Georgian façade and Corinthian pillars, the Du Pont Hall addition adds elegance and flair to The Green between Delaware Avenue and Memorial Hall and completes the original plan for this central part of campus. 
P.S. Du Pont Hall, which honors one of UD’s most generous and influential benefactors, is home to the College of Engineering.
After approximately two years of construction, the moving-in was in June, with equipment installation to be completed this month. A rededication ceremony is scheduled for Sept. 22.
The three-story addition of 60,000 square feet cost $26.4 million. It features a large entranceway, an office for the dean, faculty offices and state-of-the-art laboratories to support research and teaching of the departments of Materials Science, Civil and Environmental Engineering and Electrical and Computer Engineering.
Among the building’s specialized facilities are a clean room for electrical and computer engineering; a cold room, a dark room and autoclave for materials science; and a Bridge Design Laboratory, funded by the Unidel Foundation, for civil and environmental engineering.
Du Pont Hall faces Gore Hall, both of which were designed by architect Allan Greenberg. The buildings complement each other and blend in with the other buildings on the north lawn, which has been restored with brick walkways, grass, new trees and other plantings.
Summer construction
During the summer months, when many students and faculty are away, UD undertakes numerous construction and renovation projects. A majority of these improvements are scheduled to be completed before the start of the fall semester, including the following:
Raub Hall
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Raub Hall
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The ongoing renovation of this former site of the Career Services Center, at the corner of Main Street and North College Avenue, will be completed this summer, and it will then serve as the new home of the Department of Hotel, Restaurant and Institutional Management. Renovation of this early 19th- century structure includes new mechanical, electrical and life-safety systems. An addition houses a new elevator, stairway and restrooms.
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Raub Hall
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Art Studio Building
Staff and students will move into modern offices and studios in this new 35,000-square-foot Department of Art site, located at the south end of the Hollingsworth parking lot off North College Avenue. This facility will offer the latest safety and ventilation features, as well as new printmaking implements, kilns, sculpturing tools and other updated equipment for ceramics, sculpture and printmaking. In July, the cluster of former art sites located near Cleveland Avenue, known as the Hollingsworth Building, will be demolished and replaced with parking spaces and new landscaping.
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Hollingsworth Building
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Hollingsworth Building
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UD/Marriott Hotel
Site work will continue through the summer, with foundation construction beginning in August on the new Courtyard by Marriott hotel at the University, to be situated south of Clayton Hall off Route 896. The project is scheduled for completion in the spring of 2003. In addition to its 126 rooms, the four-story hotel will house an indoor pool, exercise room and restaurant. Enhanced landscaping and 145 new parking spaces will be part of this project.
Wolf Hall
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Wolf Hall
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The final portion of this building’s renovation continues this summer and will be completed in December. The focus is on The Green side of the building, which was built in 1918. Renovations are taking place on all floors. The building provides office space for the biology and psychology departments, as well as laboratories and student lounges.
Computing Center
UD’s Computing Center on South Chapel Street is being renovated to provide new mechanical and electrical systems and ergonomic workspace for staff. A Computer Room will be reconfigured to make use of space that has been gained over the years as computing equipment has decreased in size. Construction will be completed in spring 2003.
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Wolf Hall
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In anticipation of a mid-July construction start, the Vice President for Information Technologies office has moved to 109 Hullihen Hall, space formerly used by the vice president for student life. Management Information Services administration and staff are located on the second floor of the Maintenance Center. Network and Systems Services administration and programmers have relocated to the Institute of Energy Conversion building on Wyoming Road. Telephone Services, the Help Center, Systems Security and Access, Data Entry and network engineers and technicians are now at 910 South Chapel St.
Administration and staff of Production Control and Operations, who manage and operate the Data Center, will continue to reside at the Computing Center during construction.
Residence Hall Sprinklers
Renovation also continues in a number of residence halls and conference facilities. Projects include fire alarm and lighting upgrades, sprinkler installation, roof replacement, driveway repairs, sidewalk replacement, meeting room and dining hall enhancements, mechanical and electrical upgrades, landscaping improvements, painting and installation of new furniture.
Other projects
Other projects include carpet replacement in Morris Library, upgrading of the water chilling equipment at the central utility plant and landscaping and paving projects throughout East Campus.
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