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Rice Children's Campus In January of 2007, Rice announced plans to construct a child development center on the west side of Deconstruction of three existing buildings at the project site (5502, 5508 and 5512 Chaucer) took place in September of 2007, and plans call for construction of the new facility to be complete in summer 2008. As part of Rice’s commitment to sustainability and green building practices, the existing structures at the site were carefully dismantled and the building materials recycled to minimize environmental impact. Plans call for many of the bricks from the existing buildings to be reused in the construction of the new facility, which will be a single-story, 9500 square foot building with a distinctive angled roof line designed to admit natural light and maximize energy efficiency. As it does when constructing any building, Rice consulted an urban forester about preservation or relocation of existing trees on the site of the university's future children's center. Because of the footprint of the building, the location of outdoor play areas, and the fact that some of the trees are prone to shedding large limbs or bear toxic fruit, it was determined that most of the trees and large shrubs on the site would have to be removed or transplanted for the safety of children and to make way for the new structure. In the opinion of Rice's tree consultant, none of the trees and shrubs slated for removal were considered good candidates for successful transplantation. As part of its current multiyear building campaign, Rice has committed to a net gain of trees across all its planned projects and will augment the trees preserved at the Rice Children's Campus site with additional plantings once construction is complete. The new trees planted will be Texas natives and trees adapted for our environment. For more details on Rice's green building practices, please visit www.rice.edu/construction. The Rice Children’s Campus will be operated by a highly qualified child education provider whose employees will park off-site in the university’s Greenbriar lots. The facility will have fifteen on-site parking spaces for pick-up and drop off in addition to available on-street parking. For additional information, please contact the Office of Public Affairs - University Relations. To read or sign up for Neighborhood News advisories, please visit www.rice.edu/neighbor. Neighborhood Meetings and Advisories 12 Jan. 2007 Neighborhood News Advisory 6 Apr. 2007 Neighborhood Letter delivered to Area Residents and Businesses 12 Apr. 2007 Neighborhood Information Session 3 May 2007 Quarterly Community Meeting 26 Jul. 2007 Quarterly Community Meeting 18 Sep. 2007 Neighborhood News Advisory 26 Sep. 2007 1 Nov. 2007 Quarterly Community Meeting 9 Nov. 2007 Neighborhood News Advisory 9 Nov. 2007 Neighborhood Letter delivered to Area Residents and Businesses 7 Dec. 2007 Construction Preparations Begin on Chaucer Street 21 Dec. 2007 Rice Children's Campus Construction Update 4 Jan. 2008 Rice Children's Campus Construction Update 5 Feb. 2008 Rice Children's Campus Construction Update 3 Apr. 2008 Rice Children's Campus Construction Update 17 Jul. 2008 Rice Children's Campus Construction Update
Artist’s rendering: Taft Architects
The following diagram refers to planned storm water and sanitary sewer line improvements required by the city of Houston and mentioned in the Neighborhood News Advisory and neighborhood letter from 9 November 2007. To express a preference concerning the timing of this planned utility work, please contact the Office of Public Affairs - University Relations.
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