PROJECT OVERVIEW

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Mike and Josie Harper Center for Student Life and Learning
Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska

​The Harper Center for Student Life and Learning integrates academic support services with traditional student services, including admissions, financial aid, health and counseling services. As a front door to the campus, the building features a multi-use auditorium, classrooms and seminar rooms, a book store, sports café, indoor/outdoor coffee shop, 7,000 sq ft fitness area, and spaces for student clubs and organizations.​

With a University-wide effort to become more environmentally conscious, the Harper Center’s as the following "green" features:

• glass facades, which maximize use of natural sunlight in addition to adding visual appeal
• the use of natural materials like wood and stone in the construction, bought from suppliers in the region to reduce fuel consumption
• the building’s heating and cooling system, which is divided into specialized sections, making it possible to turn off the air in certain areas of the building
• occupancy sensors in offices, classrooms and meeting rooms that shut off lights and reduce air flow in rooms not in use
• carpets made from recycled materials
  
• bathroom fixtures designed to reduce water consumption
  
• bike racks in the landscape design to encourage bicycling
  
• use of “green” cleaning supplies

​Budget
$54,500,000

Square Footage
245,000 sf

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