Pro Con completes 11,000 s/f fit-up at Ken Olsen Science Center at Gordon College

Pro Con Inc. has completed an 11,000 s/f fit-up of classrooms, laboratories, and office spaces on the second floor of the Ken Olsen Science Center located on the campus of Gordon College. Payette Associates of Boston was the project architect and Pro Con was the construction manager for the project. The Ken Olsen Science Center is an 80,000 s/f science and technology center in the heart of the college campus. The completed wing, which houses the physics, math and computer science programs, opened in January 2011 when the students returned from winter break. The newly completed space includes a physics introduction lab, optics, electronics, advanced and smaller research labs for group projects. The state-of-the-art laboratories feature workstations with quick-connect vacuum, air, and gas fittings, electrical and data outlets, adjustable e-tables with either phenolic or butcher block tops and some of the labs include static-dissipative floor tiles. The classrooms feature an abundance of natural daylight through oversized windows, energy conservation mechanical controls and room occupancy sensors. As part of the project, Pro Con provided custom cabinetry and installed blue, green and red floor tiles in the main corridor which represent two physic equations; adding a unique visual feature to the area. Gordon College is among the top Christian colleges in the nation and is the only multidenominational Christian college in New England. Gordon College is committed to excellence in liberal arts education, spiritual development and academic freedom informed by a framework of faith. The Ken Olsen Science Center fit-up is one of several projects Pro Con Inc has managed for Gordon College including building Chase, Fulton and Nyland Halls; the renovation and expansion of the Barrington Arts Center and the Center for Balance, Mobility and Wellness. Pro Con Inc. is a full service architecture, engineering and construction management firm specializing in commercial, hospitality, institutional, industrial and multi-family residential projects. The company is recognized as an industry leader and is known for their single source design-build delivery system, "The Diamond Solution".