RISE (Residences for Innovative Student Entrepreneurs) BASE Project Location: Honolulu, Hawaii Project Start Date: 6 June 2019 Project Completion: 22 August 2023 Project Team: Structural Engineer: BASE / Architect: Design Partners Incorporated / General Contractor: Moss / Owner: The University of Hawaii and Hunt Development Group Project Summary: RISE, or Residences for Innovative Student Entre- preneurs, is a brand-new integrated, live, learn, work, innovation center at the University of Hawaii (UH) at Manoa campus. RISE is a unique facility with dormitory-style housing for 374 students, from freshmen to graduate students. The RISE development offers housing, workspace, and resources for students interested in entrepreneurship and innovation. The goal is to create a collaborative environment that would encourage students to develop their ideas and work on entrepreneurial projects. The building includes co-working spaces, meeting rooms, and other amenities to support these efforts. Impact: RISE enhances the educational experience of UH students by providing a space for entrepreneurial activities, innovation, and collab- oration. This center provides local students with greater opportunities to sharpen their innovation skills which will have a lasting positive impact on the rest of the university and local business industry. This development also repurposed and gave new life to a historic, 100-year-old building that was in a state of disarray. Instead of demolishing it and building new, repurposing the original structure provided environmental benefits to the local community including less pollution and disturbance of the site.
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