Campus Planning And Construction

Vanderbilt will install Davidson County’s first enhanced crosswalk on 25th Avenue as part of the university’s West End Neighborhood project and FutureVU goal to improve the safety and walkability of campus. Construction will begin the week of Feb. 28 and will last approximately three weeks. Read More

Campus Planning and Construction is implementing a Feb. 15 deadline for summer 2022 project submissions due to the supply chain and labor shortage issues that are heavily impacting the construction industry nationwide. Read More

As part of a project to survey Vanderbilt University’s utilities, drone flights are scheduled Nov. 20–24 throughout campus. The flights are expected to occur daily from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Read More

A fire alarm test at the 17th and Horton Building, formerly known as the Sony Building, is scheduled for Wednesday, Oct. 13, beginning at 9 a.m. The test is expected to last a couple of hours. Read More

To prepare for foundational blasting at the Residential College C construction site, Layton Construction will be surveying buildings in the vicinity beginning Wednesday, Sept. 29. Read More

A fire alarm test at the 17th and Horton Building, formerly known as the Sony Building, is scheduled for Wednesday, Sept. 22, beginning at 9 a.m. The test is expected to last a couple of hours. Read More

West End Avenue between 24th and 25th avenues will be closed June 17–20 for the removal of a 20-story construction crane used to complete the exterior and masonry work on the West End Tower connected to Nicholas S. Zeppos College. Read More

Starting Monday, May 17, work will begin in the “historic core” of campus adjacent to Kirkland Hall, Neely Auditorium and Benson Science Building. This work will update the underground infrastructure, including the installation of new chilled water lines in support of FutureVU’s sustainability goals. Read More

In preparation of an infrastructure and utility project planned for this summer in the historic core of campus near Kirkland Hall, Neely Auditorium and Benson Hall, hydro-drilling—a less invasive process using high-pressure water to dig—will occur at six to seven spot locations starting on Monday, March 22. Read More

Undergraduate students and their families are invited to a virtual town hall meeting on Wednesday, Nov. 4, to discuss ongoing construction in the West End Neighborhood as well as student housing in the area. The virtual meeting is scheduled from 5 to 6 p.m. and will be conducted via Zoom. Read More

Vanderbilt’s E. Bronson Ingram College has been awarded LEED Gold certification by the U.S. Green Building Council, making it Vanderbilt University's 21st LEED-certified new construction or renovation project since 2007. Read More

Vanderbilt Facilities has launched e-Builder, a third-party cloud-based construction and renovation project management information system. The software will streamline and manage a project from initial request through closeout for all projects managed by Campus Planning and Construction and Renovation and Small Construction. Read More

The university will begin work later this year on its graduate and professional student housing village, starting with an approximately 600-bed project to be located on Broadway between Lyle and 20th avenues. Read More

A recent town hall meeting brought together senior university leaders and several hundred Vanderbilt community members to discuss the findings of two capital improvement studies. Read More

Provost Susan R. Wente will host a town hall in partnership with the Faculty Senate to discuss proposed uses of a 19th Avenue building acquired by the university. Read More

A March 28 town hall with several university leaders will focus on two studies for capital improvements: one for facility needs in the science and engineering disciplines, and the other to revitalize the A&S historic core buildings. Read More

Vanderbilt University School of Nursing opened a new $23.6 million building expansion containing a state-of-the-art simulation lab, technologically advanced classrooms and student services offices with a grand opening and ribbon cutting event on Jan. 22. Read More

As part of the Peabody Campus Infrastructure project, active machine boring, a process that measures bedrock depth, will take place at several locations on Peabody’s campus throughout the day, Jan. 24-25. Read More

Effective Aug. 1, the Renovation and Small Construction office will merge with the Office of Capital Projects to form the Campus Planning and Construction team. The merge will offer the campus community streamlined customer service by creating one point of contact for planning, design and construction services. Read More

Dean Linda Norman recently took a construction update tour of the School of Nursing's new expansion project. The nearly 30,000-square-foot addition is scheduled to open this fall. Read More