Discovery Center

Completion of the Discovery Center’s $4 million addition and renovation has been pushed back from the end of the year to mid-February. DeWitt & Associates is the general contractor for the 31,000-square-foot project, which is Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design-certified through the U.S. Green Building Council. H Design Group LLC is the architect, and Mettemeyer Engineering LLC is the structural engineer. Malone Finkle Eckhardt & Collins is the mechanical, electrical and plumbing engineer.

As part of the interactive science center’s sustainable design goals, the project uses flowable fill, a concrete mix with a high percentage of fly ash, which is a recycled material, instead of rock and soil to fill in excavation. The project includes two large classrooms, more space for videoconferencing, a new theater and expanded exhibit areas.