Construction continues on the St. John Center next to Campus Drive on Thursday, Dec. 11, 2014.

A broad scope of redevelopment initiatives progressed according to schedule this summer, with a slew of University of Maryland buildings receiving significant upgrades, Facilities Management officials said.

The refurbishments provided for an “extremely busy summer” on the campus, said Jack Baker, Facilities Management operations and maintenance director.

“There’s a tremendous amount going on,” Baker said. “Name any building on campus: There probably have been improvements made to it.”

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The erection of the Edward St. John Learning and Teaching Center’s steel frame is perhaps the most notable of these projects, Baker said. The $112 million building will house 2,000 students in classrooms aimed to encourage collaborative learning and incorporating modern teaching technology.

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“During the summer, we transitioned from underground work to predominantly exterior,” said William Olen, Facilities Management director of planning and construction. “The pace of work is starting to pick up.”

A rainy spring slowed the pace of work, but better weather this fall has helped crews finish tasks, such as completing the structure’s exterior walls, and its mechanical and electrical work, on schedule, Olen said.

Workers also completed Tawes Hall’s new mechanical and electrical system, as well as four new classrooms available to the provost’s office, Olen said. New lecture halls will be made available by the spring semester, when the American studies department will move into that space, he said.

The continued renovation of Tawes Hall, an estimated $15.9 million project, “is something we’re really proud of,” Olen said.

“We put four stories where the [second-floor] stage used to be,” Olen said. “It’s really impressive and a very creative reuse of the space.”

Work on Cambridge Hall — a dorm receiving a “full renovation” worth $15.1 million — began last month, and the building will be closed for a year, Olen said.

The building is set to receive new mechanical and electrical wiring, air conditioning, upgraded bathrooms, lounges and study areas, as well as renovated windows, new roofing and an improved fire alarm and sprinkler system, Olen said.

Other dorms in the North Campus community will receive similar changes one by one over the next few years, said George Mohr, Department of Residential Facilities assistant director for facilities maintenance. This systematic rebuilding of North Campus “is part of the overall plan” for a more attractive and welcoming space for its residents, Mohr said.

And while North Hill Community receives its gradual makeover, other buildings are obtaining changes that “aren’t quite as obvious but are still very important,” Baker said. These minor fixes include paint jobs in the Math Building, Jimenez Hall and the Chemistry Building, a replaced water line on Farm Drive, and renovated classrooms in Tydings Hall.