D.W. Wilburn is serving as general contractor on the second phase of the Science Building at Eastern Kentucky University in Richmond, Kentucky.

     The new 158,000-SF facility will adjoin the existing new Science Building and add the Departments of Biological Sciences and Geography and Geology. The second phase will add 25 new teaching labs, 31 new research labs, 17 preparation labs, four large classrooms, three conference rooms, 63 faculty and staff offices and more in a space specially designed for collaborative research among faculty and students and for hands-on learning.

     Project challenges include new construction to adjoin to an existing, occupied facility, located on an active college campus, and a limited staging area.