The unit also provides for make up air to the fume hood exhaust systems in the area. Work will also include the replacement of an obsolete electrical substation. Work is tentatively scheduled for Summer 2001. The library skylight has been leaking since the late 1980's. A temporary fix was initiated in the mid 1990's but, has since become progressively worse.
Plans are underway to remove the old skylight and replace it with a series of three new skylights.
New lighting the atrium area will be upgraded as part of this project in coordination with a model of the Wright B Flyer that will hang in the area beneath the skylight. The project will start May 14 and be complete in time for fall quarter. The sign will similar to the one at Center Rd. Construction is scheduled to start in mid May and be completed July 1, 2001. The improvements are part of a maintenance study conducted in 1998 to get all campus pavements into a PCI range that would minimize cost and provide better parking lot and road surfaces.