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Student Wellness Improvements

ABOUT THE PROJECT

The Student Wellness Improvements capital project helps strengthen Virginia Tech’s commitment to supporting holistic student well-being through enhanced student health, wellness, counseling, and recreational sport resources and programs. War Memorial Hall is being fully renovated to support enhanced health and wellness offerings on Virginia Tech’s Blacksburg campus.

Upon completion, War Memorial Hall will house Recreational SportsSchool of Education faculty offices; and research and office space for the Department of Human Nutrition, Foods, and Exercise that will bring together health science with hands-on application of exercise, health, and well-being.

War Memorial Hall renovations include new, refreshed, and expanded exercise and activity spaces; dedicated functional fitness space; mind and body studio; dance studio; wet classroom for aquatic and safety instruction; building system upgrades, including air conditioning; modernized general assignment classrooms; student gathering spaces; and administrative offices. Newly modernized locker rooms and bathrooms will include family changing rooms and all-gender spaces.

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Timeline

Construction start: Fall 2022

Target completion: Summer 2024

Build Method

CM at Risk

Gross Square Feet

204,000

Current Phase

Construction complete

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PROJECT VISUALS

Interior view of a room in War Memorial gym stripped of drywall and flooring.
January 2023
Interior view of a room in War Memorial gym stripped of drywall and flooring.
June 2023
Interior view of an old window frame awaiting a replacement.
July 2023
Exterior rooftop view of a building under scaffolding.
October 2023
Interior view of a room in War Memorial gym with new drywall in progress.
December 2023
Interior view of a pool in the gym under renovation.
January 2024
Exterior view of War Memorial Hall under construction with the front door covered over in plywood.
April 2024
Interior view of construction on the basketball court with new flooring in progress.
May 2024
Interior view of a room in War Memorial gym with new carpet in progress.
June 2024
A person painting lines on the new basketball court floor
June 2024
Exterior work in progress outside of War Memorial Hall
June 2024
Interior view of the new gym equipment in War Memorial Hall.
July 2024