Student Union Construction.

[Boomer]

Took mine with Clyde Wolf back in the day. Also had him for basketball.

----My wife had a Grad Asst job teaching business while getting her masters---There was a need for a bowling teacher and they asked her to handle it--she went every day to the hour before class to learn and taught the class---she never bowled in her life!!! not many have taught in business and PE!!! lol

[cajunhawk]

I kind of wish they brought down Olivier with one loud bang. Seeing it slowly gutted is a bit heart wrenching. It was ugly and it was nasty...but it was pretty much home.

[LaCajunsFan]

Yeah, that's what I was thinking. As much as they need to go...definitely painful to see them slowly going done.

[HelmutVII]

Guillory Hall is almost gone.



A twisted pile of rebar. I was surprised to see the number 8 rebar in there. Didn't expect to see any that big.



A view from the rear of the remodeled Union



I hope they can demolish without doing too much damage to the overlook.

[NewsCopy]

The University of Louisiana's Student Union has become the city's first major public building recognized for environmental sustainability through the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design program.

The Student Union has earned a silver rating as part of the U.S. Green Building Council's LEED program._ It provides guidelines for implementing sustainable building design and construction.

Steve Oubre of Architects Southwest, the firm that planned and designed the new Student Union, praised the University's commitment to sustainable practices.

LEED recognition is earned based on several factors, including types of materials used in construction, recycling, and efficient energy usage, he said.

"The backbone of this campus," Oubre said referring to the Student union, " is based on sustainability, and that's phenomenal."

The new Student Union, at 178,000 square feet, is about 40 percent larger than the previous structure._ Renovation and expansion work was completed this spring._

While much of the old student union was demolished, its bookstore, ballroom and theater were refurbished._ "The fact that we retained an existing fabric also played a key role in attaining a LEED silver rating," Oubre explained.

So, too, did recycling efforts._ More than 77 percent of the debris generated during the demolition work was recycled._ The recycled material amounted to more than 440 tons of metal and 11,504 tons of concrete.

In addition, energy consumption in the new Student Union is projected to be about 34 percent lower than average for similar buildings of the same size and function, said Wayne Domingue, a project manager at Architects Southwest._ He credited the union's ventilation and exhaust system for helping to lower energy consumption._

The new Student Union also earned recognition for the use of materials that contained low amounts of volatile organic compounds,, or VOC's._ The phrase refers to materials containing chemicals that evaporate into gas at room temperature.

"Some of the materials with low VOC's included flooring materials such as carpeting, and adhesives, sealants and paint," Domingue said.

Photo info: (left to right): William Lemoine, vice president of commercial construction, the Lemoine Co.; Jerry Luke LeBlanc, vice president for administration and finance, UL; Dr. Joseph Savoie, president, UL; Steve Oubre, principal, Architects Southwest; Kirsten Allen, president, UL Student Government Association; and Wayne Domingue, project manager, Architects Southwest.

Louisiana.edu

[HelmutVII]

Close ups of what the demo cam can't show.

Views opening up to Cypress Lake



Looks like the beginnings of a nice stage to me.



Another view of the balcony.



A view from the Boulevard.



Potential alligator food looking for something to eat.

[MelRock]

Thank you for all of the great photos.

[HelmutVII]

Old Corona hall is coming down this morning.

[LaCajunsFan]

Old Corona hall is coming down this morning.

Yep. And they have Hebrard barricaded off, so I guess they can do Olivier Hall.
And you were very right in saying the overlook will make a fine stage: I was there this morning and was kind of blown away of how big it will/could be. I think it will a fantastic addition to the campus.....I can just picture bands playing there, with students packed onto the new green space, all for many generations to come.

[LaCajunsFan]

The dining room with a view......

[LaCajunsFan]

Other improvements around the Union: they are installing tables around the new terraces, and they've painted/coated the tall porch thing that was saved from the old Union.

[LaCajunsFan]

And they are doing a good job of tying in the new concrete surface with the old tiles.