Laborers’ Training and Learning Center – Samuel Staten, Jr. Building
Philadelphia, PA
Project Description:
The 60,000 SF, three-story facility located on North Broad Street is the new home of the Laborers’ District Council’s Training and Learning Center. Named for Samuel Staten, Jr., the Business Manager of Laborers’ International Union of North America Local 332, the new building’s primary function is to provide an environment for training construction laborers in general building, heavy and highway, environmental abatement, utility, trade show and maintenance, along with future technology. Also housed within the LEED Gold® certified facility will be a Community Learning Center, operated in conjunction with Temple University, whose mission will be to better the community with first-class job training and first-class basic education and life skill training.
Owner:
Laborers’ District Council of Philadelphia & Vicinity Education and Training/Apprenticeship Fund
Architect:
Camille Peluso Architects
Awards:
GBCA | 2021 Construction Excellence Award for ‘Best Educational Institution Project’