The Board of Visitors' Building and Grounds Committee met yesterday to discuss and vote on a variety of construction projects, including proposed renovations to New Cabell Hall and a concentrated push for more widespread "green" technologies on Grounds.
University officials, looking to bring New Cabell Hall's facilities and classrooms up to par with those found in adjacent buildings, approved plans to renovate New Cabell Hall. Construction could begin as soon as January, but the University must first obtain adequate state funding, said Colette Sheehy, vice president for management and budget. The availability of these funds depends on debt capacity and "how comfortable the state is in issuing debt at this time," she said.
University Architect David Neuman said the proposed changes would add more student-specific spaces, a caf
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