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Spotlight on Berglund’s Work: Construction
Kallay-Christopher Hall, Valparaiso University
Students who are serious about meteorology come to Valparaiso University for their education, and regularly get scooped up by WGN – home of weather guru Tom Skilling – when they graduate. The school needed a well-equipped space where budding meteorologists could get hands-on experience, and Berglund delivered with Kallay-Christopher Hall.
The new two-story, 18,000-square-foot building increased the number of classrooms, laboratory and administrative space available for Valparaiso’s meteorology program, as well as the communication and geography departments. The complex buildout included a second-floor walkout observation deck, a weather center computer lab and space for weather balloon launching equipment. Berglund also renovated nearby Schnabel Hall and installed an electrical system throughout campus, performing the work during winter break to minimize disruptions to students.
While Valparaiso set an ambitious fast-track timeline for the project, we did the school one better. Our workers completed work two months ahead of the fast-track deadline, and saved Valparaiso nearly $320,000 on the job. That hard work didn’t go unnoticed – the Construction Advancement Foundation named Kallay-Christopher Hall the 2005 Project of the Year.
