Project overview
Vanir provided program and construction management services for Santa Monica College’s (SMC) new Math and Science Building. This project is part of Santa Monica Community College District’s $345 million Measure V Capital Improvements Bond Program to meet the evolving needs of the community and its students.
The LEED Gold certified Math and Science Building is one of a kind. It was architecturally inspired by SMC’s historic 1929 clock tower, which is located in a newly designed plaza adjacent to this project. Complementing SMC’s renowned science programs, the building features:
- 26 interactive classrooms and computer lab areas
- 15 laboratories (math, geospatial, geography, archeology, physical anthropology, anatomy with cadaver cold storage room, genetics, chemistry, physics, geology, and astronomy)
- A planetarium and rooftop observatory
- Office and support spaces for faculty
- Spaces filled with natural light where students and faculty can study and collaborate
Vanir provided end-to-end program management across all phases, deploying advanced schedule forensics, including a “reverse” time impact analysis to defend the owner against deluge system delay claims. Supporting informed resolution and claim mitigation, Vanir also led a technical investigation and risk analysis of defective channel glass failures affecting the building’s glazing system.