New Business Classroom/Office Building

The School of Business is actively planning for new facilities that will allow the School to meet its academic strategic plans. Built in two phases of approximately 123,000 gross square feet and 60,900 gross square feet, the completed complex will provide approximately 56,500 assignable square feet of modern, technology-enhanced classrooms, approximately 60,800 assignable square feet of new offices for faculty, administrators and staff and 39,400 assignable square feet of other essential facilities for the School of Business.

Phase I, funded by School of Business resources is currently scheduled to be ready for occupancy in September 2010. Following Phase I completion, Balmer Hall will be vacated and demolished and Phase II construction will begin. Funding for Phase II will be requested from the State of Washington as part of the UW’s “Restore the Core” legislative effort. Phase II is currently scheduled to be ready for occupancy in September, 2012.

The Bank of America Executive Education Center (BEEC) will be maintained and incorporated into the overall Business School complex. Upon completion the total complex will include the following undergraduate classrooms: eight small-size classrooms (ranging in size from 25 to 30 seats), nine medium large-size classrooms (50 seats), five large-size classrooms (85 seats) and a 120-seat and 250-seat auditoria. In addition the complex will have the following graduate and executive classrooms: two small-size classrooms (30 seats), six medium large-size classrooms (ranging in size from 60 to 75 seats) and two large-size classrooms (95 seats).

Updated September, 2006