Summary of Project Purpose and Objectives Central Washington University has experienced unprecedented enrollment growth in recent years, particularly in first-year classes. Because first-year students are required to live on campus, demand for university housing has exceeded the capacity of CWU residential facilities. In the fall of 2017, CWU opened to overflow capacity in university housing. Reaching maximum capacity leaves the university with little ability to respond to emergency maintenance problems in housing, lessens the capacity to host conferences and visiting students, and greatly reduces the ability of the university to conduct regular maintenance on housing facilities. In July 2017, the CWU Board of Trustees directed staff to plan and prepare to site, design, and construct a residence hall in Ellensburg to open by fall 2019 with an overall projected cost of $45M. Using progressive design-build delivery method, Dugmore Hall is a project to construct a 400-bed Residence Hall and dining facility on the northern part of Ellensburg campus. The approach of the housing unit layout and building footprint is to encourage development of a small-scale residential community with communal bathrooms, study rooms, and lounges on each floor to help promote social interaction and a sense of community. Dugmore Hall is the first CWU project to use a progressive design-build. The objectives for selecting this method are it allows the design team and construction team to work concurrently from the start to focus on the goal of providing the highest quality housing to students, completing the project within budget and in the timeliest fashion.
Dugmore Hall PQR 112118
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