page_title: University of Illinois at Chicago
section_title: Campus renovations
hierarchical_section_title: University of Illinois at Chicago / Campus / Campus renovations
caption_attribution_description: The University of Illinois at Chicago East Campus a new "fresh" look to one of the original buildings
context_page_description: The University of Illinois at Chicago is a public research university in Chicago, Illinois. Its campus is in the Near West Side community area, adjacent to the Chicago Loop. The second campus established under the University of Illinois system, UIC is also the largest university in the Chicago area, having more than 33,000 students enrolled in 16 colleges.
  UIC is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity".
  UIC competes in NCAA Division I Horizon League as the UIC Flames in sports. The Credit Union 1 Arena is the Flames' venue for home games.
context_section_description: After the major $550 million South Campus expansion, the university began renovating existing facilities on campus. This focus is in part due to a constrained state budget: state funds for new buildings are scarce. Since renovation is less costly, this approach is being used to update facilities.
  The first such renovations were to three original "pillbox" buildings: Grant Hall, Lincoln Hall, and Douglas Hall. The renovated buildings use solar and geothermal power which required digging fifty wells 500 feet into the ground east of University Hall. The energy savings of 20–25% led to Lincoln Hall and Douglas Hall being certified US LEED Gold. Grant Hall did not apply for LEED certification even though it was the prototype for many of the features found on Lincoln and Douglas Halls. The new fascia are all glass and the buildings contain facilities for faculty and students. There are plans to expand the renovation project to every lecture hall cluster if the pilot program is successful.
  Other campus renovations include the roof of the Behavioral Sciences Building and the terrace of the Education, Performing Arts, and Social Work building.
  A brand new building housing the College of Engineering was opened in 2019 to accommodate the increase enrollment in the college. It features the only high bay structural laboratory in the city of Chicago.
caption: Grant Hall (renovated)
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