From the Ground Up: Darr Agricultural Center, Phase III

Owner/developer: Missouri State University/William H. Darr School of Agriculture
General contractor: DeWitt & Associates Inc.
Architect: The Clark Enersen Partners Inc. (Kansas City)
Engineers: The Clark Enersen Partners Inc., structural, mechanical, electrical and plumbing; SK Design Group Inc. (Overland Park, Kan.), civil
Size: 27,331 square feet
Estimated cost: $5.3 million
Lender: None
Estimated completion date: April 2011
Project description: The 27,331-square-foot expansion of Missouri State University’s Darr Agricultural Center includes new classrooms, laboratories and a conference space/banquet hall that can hold up to 400 people, according to MSU officials. The project is designed to achieve Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design-Silver status, and will include automated lighting and temperature controls, use of natural light and a ground source heat pump.

Send project info to jmuzinic@sbj.net.
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