{"id":8717,"date":"2012-10-31T14:15:49","date_gmt":"2012-10-31T20:15:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/?p=8717"},"modified":"2012-10-31T15:00:25","modified_gmt":"2012-10-31T21:00:25","slug":"8717","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/?p=8717","title":{"rendered":"New housing on way, one piece at a time"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The first of more than 1,056 precast concrete panels that will eventually form Echo and Copper additions to the Summit Village housing complex were lifted into place Tuesday by construction crews.<\/p>\n<p>Panel installation will continue for the next few months as the $18.1 million, 192-bed expansion to UCCS student housing takes shape, according to Carolyn Fox, architect, Facilities Services.<\/p>\n<p>Echo and Copper will be complete by summer 2013 and ready for students for the fall 2013 semester.<\/p>\n<p>See previous Communique stories about the project:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/?p=6816\">http:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/?p=6816<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/?p=7679\">http:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/?p=7679<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8718\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8718\" style=\"width: 555px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/crane.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-8718\" title=\"Crane\" src=\"http:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/crane-555x833.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"555\" height=\"833\" srcset=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/crane-555x833.jpg 555w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/crane-300x450.jpg 300w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/crane.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 555px) 100vw, 555px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8718\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A construction crane operator lifts the first walls of expanded UCCS housing into place Oct. 30<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8719\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8719\" style=\"width: 555px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/walls-in-place.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-8719\" title=\"walls in place\" src=\"http:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/walls-in-place-555x833.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"555\" height=\"833\" srcset=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/walls-in-place-555x833.jpg 555w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/walls-in-place-300x450.jpg 300w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/walls-in-place.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 555px) 100vw, 555px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8719\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The first pieces of precast concrete will be followed by many more as an expansion of UCCS student housing continues.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><em>&#8212; Photos by Jeff Foster<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>The first of more than 1,056 precast concrete panels that will eventually form Echo and Copper additions to the Summit Village housing complex were lifted into place Tuesday by construction crews. 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