Brown and White Vol. 135 no. 24

              The Brown and White Vol. 135 No. 24
Friday, December 7, 2018 ‘All the Lehigh News First’
A look at the past five years
Asbestos removal presents no risk in Maginnes
Courtesy of Lehigh University
The university plans to build a Health, Science and Technology building on the Whitaker lot for spring 2021. The Health, Science and Technology College is set to launch by fall
2020 with 150 students and 15 faculty members.
Jillian Wolfson/B&W Staff
Asbestos abatement is taking place on the fifth floor of Maginnes Hall. Classes are
still being held in the building, however, some office hours are being held in other
buildings on campus to eliminate the possibility of infection.
The asbestos removal on the
fifth floor of Maginnes Hall pres-ents
no health risks to students
or faculty.
Brent Stringfellow, the associ-ate
vice president for Facilities
Services, Campus Planning and
Projects and the university archi-tect,
said all asbestos waste is
being handled and disposed of
according to federal, state and
local regulations.
Stringfellow said Lehigh also
hires contractors that strict-ly
follow the guidelines estab-lished
by the Occupational Safety
and Health Administration and
the Environmental Protection
Agency.
John Savage, an associate pro-
By DYLAN HICKS
B&W Staff
South Bethlehem
Evans St. 5-story Apartment
Building
This $3 million, 5-story apartment
building located on 615 Evans St. in
Bethlehem will be built within walk-ing
distance from Arts Quest and
Sands Casino. There will be access
to a parking garage from the build-ing,
which will be conveniently locat-ed
near shopping centers, Lehigh
University and other developments.
Overlook at Saucon Creek
By LUCY ZHOU
Associate News Editor
Overlook at Saucon Creek is a
housing community in South
Bethlehem with a number of condo-miniums
for townhomes. The $3 mil-lion
project that is under construction
will increase the number of available
homes for residents of Bethlehem.
Some portions of the development
were completed this year.
National Museum of Industrial
History
The National Museum of Industrial
History was restored and opened to
the public in 2016 after 19 years.
Located at the Bethlehem Steel plant,
the museum is a standing piece of his-tory
from the Industrial Revolution.
New construction amounting to $26
million is underway, with some por-tions
already completed.
Building on 13 W. Morton St.
Plans for a 4-story building, cre-ated
by a Lehigh alumnus, on the
vacant lot at 13 W. Morton St. have
been approved.
This $19 million project has been
revised and in the works by the
developer, who initially wanted to
build a 7-story apartment building.
Though it still needs to be revised
to integrate into South Bethlehem,
there is potential for student housing
in the building.
Greenway Commons on 422-
630 E. Third Street
A total of 95 luxury apartments
will be built as part of Greenway
Commons on 422-630 E. Third
Street. The $48 million project is
under construction and has portions
completed. Walking distance from
Lehigh University, the apartments
would be suitable housing for Lehigh
students. The building will offer one-and
two-bedroom located units near
restaurants, shops and other facili-ties.
Polk Street parking garage
The plan for a $16-million park-
See PROJECTS Page 3
fessor of history, has an office on
the second floor in Maginnes. He
said construction to remove the
asbestos is loud and he can feel
the building shake at times.
No classes have been moved
thus far, though some faculty
members have moved office hours
to alternate locations.
Norrin Ripsman, a professor of
international relations, said he
has moved his office hours from
his regular office in Maginnes to
a location in STEPS temporarily.
He suggested the work could have
been done when Lehigh students
were on break.
Arman Grigoryan, an assistant
professor of international rela-tions
who also has an office in
Maginnes, agreed with Ripsman.
See ASBESTOS Page 2
Lehigh, South Bethlehem building projects