{"id":170499,"date":"2021-04-26T08:35:14","date_gmt":"2021-04-26T12:35:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/?p=170499"},"modified":"2025-08-15T10:59:26","modified_gmt":"2025-08-15T14:59:26","slug":"nbcmp_phase-two","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/about\/master-plan\/nbcmp_phase-two\/","title":{"rendered":"NBCMP_Phase Two"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The priorities and costs of projects on the drawing board remain under consideration. Conversations began early in 2021 after architects at Elllenzweig updated and revised the \u201c2016 Master Plan.\u201d The 2021 version of this document identified projects that make the strongest case for urgent need and immediate impact. Ultimately, the number and scope of these projects will match available resources.<\/p>\n

Campus-renewal projects still in development will reshape the campus \u2014 adding new buildings and replacing outdated facilities while campus flow and green spaces are redesigned to be more pedestrian friendly.<\/p>\n

Throughout these discussions, leaders and planners remain mindful that their solutions must be affordable. Private donations will be critical. Not only will philanthropy demonstrate tangible support from the private sector, it can add to the momentum already generated by R.I.\u2019s citizens, who approved state-level borrowing.<\/p>\n

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Projects in Development<\/h2>\n
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Ocean Frontiers Building<\/h3>\n

\"architectsIn many ways, the single greatest project of campus renewal will be to demolish Horn Laboratories and construct a new facility in its place. While the Ocean Frontiers Building has surpassed a critical funding threshold, its exact footprint, size and configuration remains a work-in-progress as architects match its cost to available funds.<\/p>\n

When complete, a larger building will feature adaptable laboratory space that can be expanded and contracted to accommodate changing research needs; advanced power systems and HVAC systems as required by many research instruments and computer networks; and enough space to accommodate GSO\u2019s growth aspirations. Faculty members who will work in the Ocean Frontiers Building continue to collaborate on the new building\u2019s design so that laboratories and classrooms meet the needs of their research and instruction.<\/p>\n

Ocean Frontiers will also be designed with new faculty members in mind and allow us to intelligently allocate research space in the most appropriate ways. In addition to those presently occupying Horn Lab, a new structure would also have space for scientists who have complementary interests to make collaboration easier.<\/p>\n

The new building’s site is just south of Horn in order to maintain the current quad, and to facilitate phasing by allowing construction to be completed before demolition of Horn and relocation of its occupants.<\/p>\n

Ocean Engineering Building<\/h3>\n

Ocean Engineering, a department of URI\u2019s College of Engineering, conducts undergraduate classes and labs as well as faculty research. OE facilities are currently located on the far south side of campus, housed in two structures that are outmoded and generally substandard.<\/p>\n

Plans for campus renewal aim to replace these two sheet-metal buildings. The new ocean engineering facility will house dedicated office, laboratory, and classroom space for the Department of Ocean Engineering, along with a 100-meter-long wave\/tow tank, 30x30x30 foot acoustics tank, and additional flumes for conducting coastal research. The building would provide research lab space for each faculty member, an accommodation currently lacking. The expansion for teaching and research is driven by the desire of faculty to conduct experiments and testing not possible currently. Also included would be a mechanical\/carpentry shop, an electronics shop and a high-bay assembly area. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The priority project in phase two is the demolition of Horn Laboratory and construction of a state-of-the-art research facility to engender increased scientific collaboration, leading to a greater understanding of the coastal waters of Narragansett Bay, the depths of the Antarctic, and every watery world in between.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2120,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[2858],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-170499","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-master-plan"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/170499","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2120"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=170499"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/170499\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":191014,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/170499\/revisions\/191014"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=170499"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=170499"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=170499"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}