This summer, Design and Construction Management, in collaboration with university partners, oversaw the transformation of 11 teaching labs on campus — updating technology and workspaces and increasing capacity to make these spaces work better for both students and instructors. This work represents the first round of a pilot program designed to establish a process for teaching lab renovations that’s optimized for making impactful improvements within budget and time constraints.
Andrea Alonzo connects her passion for architecture and supporting her community as a project manager at UC Davis Design and Construction Management.
Before transitioning to her current role, Alonzo spent many years in the private sector where she found a way to give back to her community — working on education projects.
“Designing for the education sector is designing for the future of our kids,” Alonzo said, “ I have kids myself so it is something really important to me.”
Summer 2026 marks the beginning of the Physical Sciences District Improvements, a long-planned effort to transform aging pathways, landscapes and former construction staging areas into welcoming, well-defined spaces that improve safety, circulation and the overall campus experience.
UC Davis ARC Parking Lot to Close June 15–Sept. 11 for Access Improvements. This summer, UC Davis Design and Construction Management will begin work to create a smoother, clearer and more predictable experience for everyone traveling through the area.
As a world-class veterinary and research institution, UC Davis has many spaces that serve not only humans, but also horses and raptors and cats. DCM project managers work collaboratively to ensure each project is able to accommodate every creature that uses it.
Whether learning about gigantic strawberries or the intricacies of dog cataract surgery, Christine Vargas’ favorite part of her role as project manager at UC Davis Design and Construction Management is discovering “all the little interesting things” that happen on campus.
UC Davis Design and Construction Management, or DCM, will host an in-person campus Town Hall on Wed., April 29, from 10 to 11 a.m. at the Student Community Center.
UC Davis is asking departments to take a fresh look at how they document room occupancy and space use in FacilitiesLink and confirm accuracy each November. The effort is designed to improve safety, communication and planning across campus.
UC Regents have approved a $55 million component of the Big Shift, funding the installation of thermal energy storage and heat-recovery technology to cut fossil fuel use and lower utility costs.
UC Davis has committed $20 million to campus security improvements — and made progress with updated outdoor lights, cameras, call boxes and building security — some of which were highlighted at the 16th annual Campus Safety Lighting Walk.
The University of California, Davis, is the “greenest” campus in North America and the seventh most sustainable campus in the world, according to the 2025 UI GreenMetric World University Rankings.
The ongoing Hutchison Drive lane closure, in place just west of the La Rue Road intersection, is expected to impact traffic during the upcoming UC Davis football game against Idaho State on Saturday, Nov. 1 at 1 p.m. Attendees are encouraged to plan ahead for longer travel times and potential congestion.
Between temporary fencing, detours and the chorus of jackhammers and other machinery around campus, there’s no denying UC Davis is in the middle of a construction wave. The payoff for these short-term disruptions (and your much appreciated patience) will be a safer, more sustainable, and more connected campus.
With more than 60 active projects — each with its own complicated set of moving parts — it’s hard for Eric Paulantonio, director of Special Projects at Design and Construction Management, to describe any day as typical.
