{"id":6297,"date":"2012-05-08T15:47:52","date_gmt":"2012-05-09T01:47:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=6297"},"modified":"2021-12-10T13:10:09","modified_gmt":"2021-12-10T23:10:09","slug":"groundbreaking-ceremony-held-for-gartley-hall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2012\/05\/08\/groundbreaking-ceremony-held-for-gartley-hall\/","title":{"rendered":"Groundbreaking ceremony held for Gartley Hall"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> < 1<\/span> minute<\/span><\/span>
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University officials at the groundbreaking ceremony held for the Gartley Hall renovation on May 7 (photo courtesy of UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> at\u00a0Mānoa held a groundbreaking ceremony on May 7 for the renovation of Gartley Hall, which will be the future home of the Myron B. Thompson School of Social Work. The target completion date is August 2013.<\/p>\n

Renovations will consist of $12.5 million in upgrades that will improve the building’s aging interior and is designed to achieve Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Silver Certification, promoting a more energy-efficient campus. Specific improvements include demolition of the basement, first and second floors and roof; spall repair on exterior walls; and installation of an elevator and accessible ramp inside the building.<\/p>\n

“The renovation of Gartley Hall is another example of ʻpolishing the Mānoa jewel,’” said Chancellor Virginia Hinshaw<\/strong>.\u00a0 “Our refreshed Gartley Hall will truly highlight our campus as a modernized instructional and office facility designed in a sustainable manner.”<\/p>\n

Gartley Hall history<\/h2>\n
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Constructed in 1921, Gartley Hall is one of Mānoa’s oldest buildings in the “Old Quadrangle,” which includes Crawford, George, Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> and Dean halls.<\/p>\n

The building was named after Alonzo Gartley, who was a Honolulu businessman and the first chairman of the UH<\/abbr> Board of Regents.<\/p>\n

Gartley Hall was originally designed as a laboratory facility for chemistry, physical and sugar technology. The building was evacuated in late 2009 due to health and safety concerns caused by structural damage.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The renovated Gartley Hall will be the future home of UH<\/abbr> Mānoa’s Myron B. Thompson School of Social Work. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":6328,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[25,1193,28],"tags":[9],"class_list":["post-6297","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-academic-news","category-administrative","category-governance","tag-uh-manoa","entry","has-media"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t