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Centennial Commons
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Construction is underway for Centennial Commons, a 124-bed housing complex for upperclass CSB students, which will open for fall 2012 classes. It is named in honor of CSB's upcoming centennial in 2013.
The $8 million project, located at the corner of College Avenue and Calloway Street across from the main campus, will consist of four eight-unit townhome style buildings and one community center building.
There will be 31 four-bedroom two-story units with two full baths, laundry facilities, full kitchen with dining space, living room, storage space and shared front porches.
The community center will provide multi-purpose rooms for programming and student gatherings as well as a kitchen, fitness room, a computer lab, small-group study rooms and an office for the residential life staff.
Read the full news release about the new Centennial Commons.
The building is being built to "meet the standards of at least silver certification" in LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) classification, according to Judy Purman, CSB's director of sustainability.
The complex is being built to a 100-year life and the design engineering is as efficient as possible - high efficiency windows and furnace, natural daylight harvesting, low-flow plumbing, exterior LED light fixtures, etc. There will also be native plantings that will hopefully cut back on the need for turf, Purman explained.
"Also, we will 'source locally' and choose vendors as close to Saint Ben's as possible for wood, furniture, carpeting," she noted. The interior materials, such as carpet, will have highly recycled content.