A: As the College of Engineering continues its expansion into new buildings on West Campus, the college’s longtime homes for offices and classroom space—Hammond, Sackett, and the Engineering Units A, B, and C—are in various stages of renovation or demolition. The engineering units are being demolished this winter, with the scheduled abatement of demolition of the wings of the Sackett Building and the Kunkle Lounge to take place this May. Then the renovation of Sackett and the CORE building will begin. Foundry Park (located between Hammond and the Hintz Family Alumni Center) and the well-traveled walkway under Hammond are among the areas that will remain cordoned off until the completion of the Sackett renovation project, which is scheduled for fall 2027. After the grand reopening of Sackett, demolition of Hammond is scheduled to begin in winter 2028. Faculty and staff are being moved in phases into the new Engineering Collaborative Research and Education Building on West Campus. Visitors can access the updated logistics plan via QR codes at signage posted at various locations around the perimeter to check which areas will be off-limits as the project moves through various stages. “Stakeholder safety is our biggest concern and the most important item for us,” says Craig Dubler ’04, ’04 MEng, ’11 PhD Eng, the College of Engineering’s facilities director. “We also want to keep the public aware of what is occurring when we’re coming on campus.”