Austin Community College District’s (ACC) Rio Grande Campus received a temporary certificate of occupancy for the building on February 11. We moved furniture and equipment into Army Future Command’s (AFC) Phase I space over the … Continue reading
November 2020 | Rio Grande Campus Renovations
Over the last month, we’ve made a good bit of progress toward completing this project. We are only two months from substantial completion! Inside the building, on Levels 0 and 1, most of the floor … Continue reading
October 2020 | Rio Grande Campus Renovations
The project is entering the home stretch! We are about three months out from substantial completion. The interiors are really starting to come together. Final finishes are being installed on Level 0, including carpet tile, … Continue reading
September 2020 | Rio Grande Campus Renovations
Rio Grande Campus will be home to the new first-of-its-kind Army Futures Command Software Factory. The factory will take up a portion of two floors of the building and is expected to open in mid- … Continue reading
May/June 2020 | Rio Grande Campus Renovations
Overall, construction is about 85 percent complete. Interior Laboratory casework installation is nearly complete in the science labs on Levels 1-3. All interior walls on Levels 0 and 1 have been constructed, which includes being … Continue reading
March/April 2020 | Rio Grande Campus Renovations
The COVID-19-related shutdowns have really created a challenge for our team to keep construction progress moving forward, but we’ve been fortunate that no major issues have arisen thus far, except for feeling the impacts of … Continue reading
January 2020 | Rio Grande Campus Renovations
Construction teams commemorated the topping-out of Rio Grande Campus on Wednesday, January 22. The event marked an important milestone for the project. Exterior On Level 2, exterior wall spray foam was placed on all facades. … Continue reading
September 2019 | Rio Grande Campus Renovations
All the major flat slab reinforced concrete floors have been poured up to Level 3 in the core of the building. The shoring and formwork was removed last week. The concrete shaft walls for the … Continue reading
Board hears CM proposals
Three construction-manager firm finalists — Flintco, Bartlett-Cocke, and SpawGlass — presented proposals to ACC’s Board of Trustees. Selection is expected by February.