De Anza College faculty scheduled to teach in the new Media and Learning Center were invited to attend a special training session last week to learn about the new features of the just-opened $36.5 million building.
But it was more than an orientation; it was a mandatory meeting to help faculty navigate this futuristic facility on the northwest side of the campus with 13 classrooms, several academic and support support departments, a TV studio, and indoor and outdoor study areas.
Funded under Measure C, the $490 million bond that area residents approved in 2006, the facility received a platinum rating for energy efficiency based on the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System.
The Media and Learning Center houses the Anthropology Department, Distance Learning, Staff and Organizational Resources and the Technology Resources Group.
Besides the new building, bond funding was used for several other projects slated to be ready as classes start:
G Building (southwest side of campus) – Renovations to restrooms classrooms, roof; asbestos removal. $1.1 million.
PE6 and A9 buildings – Repairs to heating, cooling and ventilation systems. $548,000.
L1 and L8 Building – Clay roof tiles cleaned and reinstalled. $255,000.
Ongoing projects include:
Stadium and track improvements, slated to be ready by late Fall. Classes and events moved for the duration of the project. $5.39 million.
Advanced Technology Center modernization including heating, cooling and ventilation systems, restrooms, lighting and roof. Slated to complete in November 2013. $10.7 million.
For relocations of offices, see the map on p. 8.
For more information on construction at De Anza, go to http://www.deanza.edu/measurec/index.html.
Field Work – The new football field and track renovations are in progress and will be open by the end of the year. (Jason Aguirre/La Voz Weekly)
Construction worker – A construction worker digs and drills away at the concrete on the football field. (Jason Aguirre/La Voz Weekly)
