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April 7, 2022

STEM building wins multiple awards 

Repurposed power plant that uses sustainable, wood-frame construction in additions named nationally as “most significant construction project of 2021”

MSU’s new STEM Teaching and Learning Facility received top honors from the Associated General Contractors of America, a national construction industry association.

Calling it "the most significant construction project of 2021," the association also awarded the STEM building for being the best construction management renovation project under $99 million at its national conference in Texas. The building also has received other awards recognizing its ground-breaking use of mass timber products in its construction.

“These awards are a credit to the strong partnership created by multiple campus units, and the construction and design teams to not only significantly expand cutting-edge STEM instructional space for faculty and students, but also do so in a way that serves as a demonstration of promising sustainable construction methods,” said John LeFevre, IPF Planning, Design and Construction director. “The amount of interest this building has generated throughout Michigan and nationally has been incredible.”

To read more about MSU's newest facility, visit ipf.msu.edu