Kansas State University School of Leadership Studies

Project Type
Education
Size
36,000 square feet
Completion Date
December 2009
Project Location
Manhattan, KS
Opus Office
Kansas City

A Collaborative Design-Build Approach Brings New Home to School of Leadership Studies

"Opus has been a model of professionalism and performance at Kansas State University in both their capacity to guide a strong and healthy design-build process and incorporate LEED goals and outcomes into that process." – Ben Champion, Director of Sustainability for Kansas State University

Offering the most popular academic minor at Kansas State University (K-State), the School of Leadership Studies quickly outgrew its two-house location on the edge of campus. Making the decision to build a more permanent home to suit its growing needs, K-State selected our project team members to construct the university's first design-build project.

Following the integrated design-build approach, collaboration was an important factor from the start. A committee of representatives from the school's administration, facilities team and others held an ongoing dialogue with the project team to ensure that their input was translated into the final design.

Contractor
Opus Design Build
Architect
Opus AE Group
Interior Designer
Opus AE Group

Sustainability Features

  • LEED Gold
  • Worked closely with the administration to ensure the facility met the requirements for LEED certification
  • First higher education facility in Kansas to achieve LEED certification at any level

Project Team

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