By Jeff Sturgeon, Roanoke Times, November 13, 2007
Virginia Tech will capture in words, sound and pictures the planning, construction and performance of a planned new office building for study as a classroom aid.
Annie Pearce, assistant professor in Tech's department of building construction, said the university wants to offer students of construction-related trades a dimension not always found in textbooks and lecture material: exposure to real-world problems.
Toward that end, Lanford Brothers Co. has agreed to academic scrutiny during the building of a 5,000-square-foot addition on its headquarters off U.S. 11 in the Hollins area. The company, a highway and bridge contractor, announced the $1.2 million project Monday
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