7,500 square foot facility:
US (ME): MSSM breaks ground on Thompson Greenhouse
MSSM Executive Director Luke Shorty surprised attendants by announcing that the greenhouse will be named after Art and Fritzie Thompson of Limestone for their efforts in raising about $140,000 for the facility.
Art Thompson is the chair of the Maine School of Science and Mathematics Foundation, the nonprofit arm of the magnet school.
The 7,500 square foot facility was designed by MSSM engineering students, who settled on a final layout and structure for the greenhouse after a competitive review of numerous student-created proposals.
Erich Hunter, president and CEO of the Maine School of Science and Mathematics Foundation, predicts that the greenhouse will be finished by Labor Day, and that students will be using it by the middle of next semester.
A number of contractors are ready to build this facility — James Sewall is the foundation engineer, Soderberg Construction will do the excavation, Craig Gustafson will pour the cement, Adams Heating will set up the heat systems, and O&P Glass will build the greenhouse.
“This greenhouse will provide a place for our faculty to work closely with students and their research,” said Shorty.
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