Construction Projects at Craven Community College

Godwin Memorial Library

The Godwin Memorial Library, located on the second floor of the Barker building on the New Bern Campus, is being modernized to best meet the needs of our students, faculty and staff. The library will downsize physical media and incorporate digital access and media for today’s technology needs. The redesign features an inviting environment, collaborative work areas, and a modular multi-purpose room. The modular multi-purpose room will allow students, faculty and staff to rearrange the room to best accommodate the configuration needed for a variety of uses. Tarheel Building Systems has been hired as the contractor for this project that began on May 22, 2017.

As of August 2017

: Library New duct work being installed

: Library Multi-Purpose Room

: Library Touchless sink

: Library Water fountain with dispenser for bottles

The old flooring, ceiling and lights have been removed from the second floor of the Barker Building. Painting of the new area has been started. Construction on the bathrooms and international room is completed, but they are not ready for use at this time. Work on the modular multi-purpose room has begun. Currently work is in progress for a new energy efficient heating and cooling system. The new system will have a Variable Frequency Drive, meaning that if the area is not calling for cooling or heating the fan unit will slow down. This will maintain the temperature of the area while using less electricity. The area will also have Variable Air Volume boxes that can maintain different areas at different temperatures. One area may need heat and the other cooling. This will provide not only optimal room temperature, but reduce the amount of energy needed to properly heat and cool the area.

The duct work for the old heating and cooling system has been completely removed. The installation of the duct work for the new unit is being installed. New energy efficient lighting will be utilized for both the Testing Center and the Godwin Memorial Library. The old lighting fixtures consisted of 88 bulbs that will be replaced with new LED lighting fixtures. There will be 24 of these LED fixtures in the library. The outer and surrounding areas will also be upgraded to LED fixtures. This new energy efficient lighting will have a total wattage savings of 58.9% or 6,240 watts.

Testing Center

The enlarged Testing Center, located adjacent to the new library on the second floor of the Barker Building on the New Bern Campus, will allow multiple tests to be administered simultaneously in both group and individual settings. The center will now include three labs for both large and small group testings, three individual testing rooms and a reception area. New LED energy efficient lighting will be utilized throughout the testing center.

As of August 2017

: Testing Center Entry

: Testing Center Receptionist Area

: Testing Center Individual Testing/Study Room

: Testing Center Testing Lab

The old flooring, ceiling and lights have been removed. Stud walls have been completed. Demolition of the old duct work is complete for the new heating and cooling system that will be installed in the library. The sheet rock installation has started and new temperature control boxes, pipes and wiring are being installed. New energy efficient LED lighting installation has begun. The testing center will replace the old lighting with 23 LED fixtures that will provide better lighting and use less wattage then the previous fixtures.

First Stop

Photos are artist rendition and subject to change

The new First Stop area will be located on the first floor of the Barker Building on the New Bern campus. To better serve our students, the First Stop will consolidate services into one central location. Admissions, Advising, Financial Aid, Veteran’s Affairs and Payment Processing will all be located in one convenient location. Construction on the First Stop area will begin once the Library and Testing center projects have been completed.

Current Status

Architect, J.K.F Architecture has been hired and plans for the project have been discussed.

VOLT Center – Workforce Development

The ground breaking ceremony for the VOLT center held August 15, 2017, officially marked the start of the VOLT Center project. City staff approved the re-use of the 4.6 acre warehouse site located on 1st Street in New Bern as a multi-use facility with a focus on fostering and incubating new businesses. The old Electric Generation Plant and Warehouse will be converted into a multi-use space.

Craven Community College Workforce Development (WFD) will use a portion of the space as a Regional Workforce Development Training Center. WFD will offer hands-on training, certifications and other classes at the VOLT Center in areas such as small engine repair, manufacturing, and food service.

Mark Stevens, City Manager for the City of New Bern, said the VOLT center will, “facilitate business growth and retention for the City of New Bern”. The VOLT center ground breaking marks the beginning of a training center and Makerspace for the community. The facility will contain training areas for Craven Community College’s Workforce Development programs, an incubation kitchen, and Makerspace where individuals can come together to share ideas, experience, and projects.

STEM Building

The new STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) Building will be located on the Havelock Campus. It will provide the infrastructure needed to educate and prepare students for high-demand, STEM-related careers. J.K.F. Architecture has been hired to create the plans for the new STEM building.

Construction Projects at Craven Community College

Current Projects

Godwin Memorial Library

As of August 2017

Testing Center

As of August 2017

First Stop

Current Status

VOLT Center – Workforce Development

STEM Building

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