{"id":110510,"date":"2022-11-27T00:37:10","date_gmt":"2022-11-27T05:37:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/?p=110510"},"modified":"2023-11-18T22:41:56","modified_gmt":"2023-11-19T03:41:56","slug":"success-story-renovation-to-innovation-is-underway-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/?p=110510","title":{"rendered":"Success Story: Renovation to Innovation is underway"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>August 29 2018<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Renovation to Innovation logo\" class=\"AlignImageRight\" height=\"91\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/1f00a5600a0a00b87b868d3075c34ef8renovation-to-innovation-graphic-300-2.gif\" width=\"240\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Timothy J. Nelson Innovation Center, among NMC&#8217;s most transformative capital projects, will take a major stride forward this semester when the old building is demolished.<\/p>\n<p>Following a multi-year planning process begun after state matching funds were initially approved in June 2016, the $14.4-million project entered its active construction phase this summer with utility and other site preparation work. When completed, the new building will serve as a campus centerpiece not only physically but in terms of instruction, the student experience and environment.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Instruction<\/strong> &#8211; The building&#8217;s design of flexible classrooms and workspaces enhances experiential learning, which flips higher education&#8217;s traditional &#8220;learn to do&#8221; style of instruction into &#8220;do to learn.&#8221; EL emphasizes interdisciplinary, project- and team-based learning and skill development as well as community and business partnerships.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Student<\/strong> experience &#8211; The library will move to the new building, and will be open 24&#8211;7 to facilitate learning on demand. It will also be home to food services, making it a true hub for all student needs.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Environment<\/strong> &#8211; The building&#8217;s innovative function is reflected in the choice of renewable geothermal energy as its power source. Costing an additional $400,000 initially, the system has an expected payback period of 14.5 years and continued savings to the college for at least 30 years.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Innovation Center rendering\" class=\"AlignImageRight\" height=\"104\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/4357cf860a0a00b87b868d30fccb6d79innovation-center-rendering-hero-2.jpg\" width=\"400\" \/><span class=\"AlignCaptionRight\">Project rendering by J. Scott Smith Visual Designs, inc.<\/span>During construction, all NMC departments and services have been relocated. Among the most-visited, Dining Services has moved to the Oleson Center and the NMC Bookstore to the Health &amp; Science Building.<\/p>\n<p>A formal groundbreaking event is set for late September, when NMC will also rededicate the Osterlin Fine Arts Building, renovated during 2017&#8211;18.<\/p>\n<p>On its Aero Park Campus, NMC also received news that the Aero Park Labs building has been formally LEED-certified, meaning it meets standards for leadership in energy and environmental design.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>August 29 2018 The Timothy J. Nelson Innovation Center, among NMC&#8217;s most transformative capital projects, will take a major stride forward this semester when the old building is demolished. 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