{"id":52311,"date":"2016-11-01T13:28:42","date_gmt":"2016-11-01T23:28:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=52311"},"modified":"2019-02-22T14:06:58","modified_gmt":"2019-02-23T00:06:58","slug":"capital-improvement-plan-focuses-on-improving-student-spaces","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2016\/11\/01\/capital-improvement-plan-focuses-on-improving-student-spaces\/","title":{"rendered":"Capital improvement plan focuses on improving student spaces"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>
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The University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span><\/a> is proposing a bold new $1.2 billion capital improvement strategy that modernizes its classrooms, laboratories and offices while addressing its deferred maintenance backlog. Under the 6-Year Capital Improvement Projects (CIP) Plan approved by the Board of Regents<\/a> at its November 17 meeting, as buildings are renovated or replaced, classrooms and laboratories will be redesigned and recreated into quality learning and teaching spaces.<\/p>\n

“Instead of traditional classrooms lined with rows of single desks, flexible furniture with various seating options can be utilized to encourage small group discussion and dynamic learning configurations,” said UH<\/abbr> Vice President for Administration Jan Gouveia<\/strong><\/a>, who oversees the UH<\/abbr> Office of Capital Improvements for UH<\/abbr>’s ten campus system.<\/p>\n