Rockford School District isn't the only local government shaping plans for millions of dollars worth of building improvements in the next several years.

Rock Valley College is forging plans for what could be more than $60 million worth of facility upgrades in the coming years. First up is a $20.6 million renovation and expansion of Classroom Building I at the main campus, 3301 N. Mulford Road.

The RVC Facilities Committee discusses the details at 6 p.m. in Room 117-119 of the Woodward Technology Center.

Twelve 40-seat classrooms will be added to CLI, which was built in the 1960s and is today hampered by old electrical and mechanical systems. State capital funds, plus a 25 percent match from RVC, will pay for the $13.4 million renovation.

The college will pay an additional $5.8 million, primarily through bond funds, to expand the building. Additionally, RVC will tap property tax revenue from its protection, safety and health levy to complete $1.3 million worth of asbestos abatement.

Architects will give a presentation on the CLI overhaul. Additionally, the committee may discuss plans to renovate and expand Classroom Building II, which is where RVC intends to consolidate classrooms for art instruction. Trustees haven't yet to decided where and how to enhance rehearsal and performance space for music and theater disciplines.

Tonight's meeting is open to the public, but follow me on Twitter if you can't make it and I'll provide live updates. If you're more into Facebook, you can "like" my Register Star reporter page and stay on top of RVC news that way, too.

Isaac Guerrero: 815-987-1361; iguerrero@rrstar.com; @isaac_rrs

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Architects from three countries will meet to discuss potential precautions against climate change and disasters, like Hurricanes Katrina or Sandy, through architecture and urban planning from 1 to 7:15 p.m.Today and 2 to 6 p.m.Fridayin the College of Architectures Theater Room.

Dynamic Equilibrium at the Waters Edge: Three Continents Symposiumwas initiated by UH Dean of Architecture Patricia Oliver and will include guest lecturers from the University of Buenos Aires in Argentina, Delft University of Technology in The Netherlands, and Tulane University.

Thomas Colbert, a UH associate professor of architecture, will be presenting his project called the Lone Star Coastal National Recreation Area, in a lecture called Water Strategies for the Upper Texas Gulf Coast.

Following what happened to New York, recently, and New Orleans, in 2005, we need to make sure it doesnt happen here, said Colbert, who moved to Houston from Louisiana after Hurricane Katrina. We need to fine tune our thinking to keep people safe in growing coastal communities.

David Waggonner, of Waggonner & Ball Architects in New Orleans will also be presenting a lecture titled Dutch Dialogues and a Water Strategy for New Orleans. Additional speakers will be Flavio Janches, professor at the University of Buenos Aires, will be presenting Whose City Is It?Jeffery A. Carney, associate professor and director of Louisiana State Universitys Coastal Sustainability Studio, will be lecturing Lift up. Dig In. Get out?Design Thinking for the Future Gulf Coast.

A serious debate needs to occuron how to solve these issues, said Colbert. People have superficial ideas that we want to put to the test and challenge. We are looking for practical and realistic solutions.

Some architecture students have already considered the fields responsibility to take environmental change into consideration when designing buildings.

From the environmental perspective, a designer must understand how the site now functions, its location, flora and fauna that might be on site, architecture senior Armando Hernandez said. For example, a building designed as an office building might function differently 25 years down the road, and the impact on the environment most likely will change.

Other students believe that environmental change iseveryones responsibility but that environmental consideration is crucial in architecture.

I do not believe architects are the only people responsible for these environmental endeavors, architecture junior Wintress Cloud said. But if architects dont consider the environment during construction, then who will?

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