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EXCLUSIVE: Get a first look at Austin Community College's newly renovated Rio Grande campus
Posted on Mon, 05/03/2021 - 2:33pmAustin Community College District (ACC) hosted a tour of the Rio Grande Campus Building 1000 with Austin American-Statesman columnist Michael Barnes. EXCLUSIVE: Get a first look at Austin Community College's newly renovated Rio Grande campusBy:...
Rio Grande Campus construction update: April 2021
Posted on Thu, 04/22/2021 - 2:29pmRio Grande Campus RenovationsBy Paul Mason, Rio Grande Renovations Project Manager The original project is now substantially complete as of March 1, 2021. We have performed several architectural interior and exterior punch list inspections to assess...
Rio Grande Campus construction update: March 2021
Posted on Thu, 03/11/2021 - 12:59pmRio Grande Campus RenovationsBy Paul Mason, Rio Grande Renovations Project Manager 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...
Construction updates at Highland and Rio Grande: January/February 2021
Posted on Thu, 02/11/2021 - 12:54pmRio Grande Campus RenovationsBy Paul Mason, Rio Grande Renovations Project Manager RGC 1000 is quickly nearing completion. However, the college experienced a minor delay of a couple of weeks due to the impacts of a COVID-related shutdown that...
ACC Highland Campus Phase 2 opens for spring 2021 semester
Posted on Wed, 01/20/2021 - 4:27pmTuesday, January 19, marked the start of Austin Community College District's (ACC) spring 2021 semester and the soft opening of the newly completed Highland Campus, Building 2000. The first programs to begin teaching at the state-of-the-art campus...
Construction updates at Highland and Rio Grande: November 2020
Posted on Thu, 12/03/2020 - 9:09amRio Grande Campus RenovationsBy Paul Mason, Rio Grande Renovations Project Manager 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...
Construction updates at Highland and Rio Grande: October 2020
Posted on Thu, 10/22/2020 - 11:00amRio Grande Campus RenovationsBy Paul Mason, Rio Grande Renovations Project Manager 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...
Construction updates at Highland and Rio Grande: July/August 2020
Posted on Thu, 08/27/2020 - 9:24amRIO GRANDE CAMPUS RENOVATIONSBy Paul Mason, Rio Grande Renovations Project Manager Tremendous progress has been made over the past month. The two elevators are being installed. Decorative hand railing systems are being installed in the interior...
Construction updates at Highland and Rio Grande: May/June 2020
Posted on Thu, 07/30/2020 - 11:49amThe Highland Campus South Parking Garage hit another milestone this summer. Construction crews added the college's name to the external-facing wall, which is visible from Interstate 35, Highway 290, and areas to the east and southeast of the campus...
Construction updates at Highland and Rio Grande: February 2020
Posted on Thu, 02/27/2020 - 11:39amRio Grande Campus RenovationsBy Paul Mason, Rio Grande Renovations Project Manager Persistent rainy, damp conditions slowed the rate of progress a bit in February, but construction continued to progress well. Spray foam insulation applied to...
Construction updates at Highland and Rio Grande: December 2019
Posted on Mon, 12/16/2019 - 3:43pmRio Grande Campus RenovationsBy Paul Mason, Rio Grande Renovations Project Manager Two large cranes are on site erecting the last structural steel members to frame out the rooftop penthouse and place the curved tube steel framing for the new atrium...
September Bond Projects Update
Posted on Thu, 09/12/2019 - 8:36amConstruction crews at Highland Phase 2 and Rio Grande campuses have been hard at work this summer to make progress on the sites. Highland Campus Phase 2 constructionBy: Pamela Collier, ACC Highland Phase 2 Project Manager August was another busy...
ACC Highland redevelopment update
Posted on Thu, 01/17/2019 - 4:51pm1-10-2019 large opening HLC2.jpg 1-10-2019 large opening HLC2.jpg Renovation work continues on ACC Highland Phase 2. Demolition of the southeast portion of the building is complete, and construction on the college’s...