CBU Gordon and Jill Bourns College of Engineering

Walter P Moore provided structural engineering services for the new College of Engineering building at California Baptist University (CBU). The new building is approximately 100,000 SF, consisting of three stories plus an occupied roof. Now complete and dedicated in July 2018, the new building includes several classrooms and labs, a 200-seat lecture hall, a café and lounge, several conference rooms, faculty offices, and a rooftop solar lab. The project also includes a new Campus Central Plant.

This building is an important addition to the growing CBU campus and houses a variety of emerging research and teaching activities for the college of engineering. To facilitate a speedy and efficient erection sequence during construction, we utilized a special steel moment frame with ConXTech connections for the building's lateral system. This pivotal work was recognized by both the owner and general contractor as adding value to the design and the project as a whole.