This is a new 31,600 GSF laboratory facility adjacent to Cowgill Hall. The Department of Building Construction and the new Myers-Lawson School of Construction occupy the building. The building houses the department of Building Construction's administrative and faculty offices, and provides classroom space, seminar rooms, and studios. The new facility also provides state-of-the-art laboratory spaces, include testing labs, wet labs, material handling, tool and welding labs, and workshops for assembly of construction systems.
Bishop-Favrao Hall is named after Richard Bishop, 1967 graduate of the building construction program and key alumni donor for the building, and , founder of the university’s construction program in the mid 40s.
Bishop-Favrao Hall is named after Richard Bishop, 1967 graduate of the building construction program and key alumni donor for the building, and William Favrao, founder of the university's construction program in the mid '40s. A Christiansburg native and recently retired founder/partner of Columbia Builders, Bishop currently serves on the Myers-Lawson School of Construction's Industry Board and the College of Architecture and Urban Studies Advisory Council. He was also a member of the college's campaign committee during the Campaign for Virginia Tech, as well as being a member of the overall campaign's steering committee and chair of the Baltimore regional campaign.
Favrao founded the building construction program in 1947 and served as chair until his death in 1977. He was a member of American Institute of Contractors, the National Association of Home Builders, the Home Builders Association of Virginia, and Sigma Lambda Chi. Favrao was also a founding member and organizer of the Associated Schools of Construction. In 1972, he was the recipient of the William E. Wine Award, the University's top honor for teaching, and in 1974, was inducted into the Academy of Teaching Excellence.
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Originally Built: 2007 | Abbreviation: BFH