Educational

Below is a highlight of our Educational projects throughout the years. We have completed projects all over the Central Maine area including the Foxcroft Academy, Husson University’s Beardsley Meeting House, and Maine Maritime Academy’s ABS Center.

Fields Pond

Nickerson & O’Day worked with the Maine Audubon Society to complete an addition to their Fields Pond Visitors Center in Holden. Work included an interior […]

John Bapst Memorial High School – Fire Damage Repair

Fire badly damaged the auditorium roof of John Bapst High School during the school’s February break of 2015. Nickerson & O’Day had personnel on site […]

Old Town High School Science & Art Expansion

Nickerson & O’Day, Inc., was selected to add a 12,000 SF addition to Old Town High School for their Arts and Science Departments.  The addition […]

Challenger Learning Center

When local educators and community leaders came together to bring the recognized, space-based Challenger Learning program to Maine, they brought on Nickerson & O’Day, Inc., […]

Coburn Hall – University of Maine

In 2008, Nickerson & O’Day was awarded the contract to complete a much needed renovation on Coburn Hall at the University of Maine, Orono. Due […]

Schoodic Education & Research Center

The National Park Service contracted NOD to completely overhaul the old navy communication campus site and renovate three buildings. The scope included renovations to Dorr, […]

G. Pierce Webber Campus Center – Husson University

In need of a venue for student gatherings and special events, Husson turned to Nickerson & O’Day, Inc., to provide this attractive addition to its […]

Clara Swan Fitness Center – Husson University

Named after the undisputed matriarch of Husson, the Clara Swan Fitness Center provides a state-of-the-art venue for student recreational fitness and athletic training activities alike. […]

Husson Pharmacy – Husson University

When Husson received approval to add a School of Pharmacy to their curriculum, they needed a constructor that could meet a very tight schedule, work […]

Wells Commons – University of Maine

This renovation project expanded the existing Wells Commons building and updated it to provide an air-conditioned and modern student dining facility on the first floor […]

Student Union – Maine Maritime Academy

Maine Maritime Academy had a need for additional dining and service areas for their Castine Campus. The result was the Student Union, which included the […]

Dickerman Dining Commons – Husson University

In October 2011, Nickerson & O’Day, Inc, (NOD) was selected to perform a complete renovation and addition to the existing kitchen and dining facility. Scope […]

New England School of Communications – Husson University

In March 2000, seeing the tremendous potential for the rapidly growing N.E.S.C.O.M., Husson elected to relocate the school to its own building on College Circle. […]

Robert D. O’Donnell Commons – Husson University

Delivering a 40,000 SF laboratory and academic building just 11 months after the beginning of design may seem like an impossibility, but that is exactly […]

ABS Center – Maine Maritime Academy

The ABS Center for Engineering and Applied Research opened for classes in June of 2015. This state-of-the-art academic facility has multiple classrooms, several student meeting […]

Beardsley Meeting House & Gracie Theater – Husson University

As a result of Nickerson & O’Day’s very successful effort when building its new commons, Husson College again turned to us for pre-construction and construction […]

Hilltop Commons – University of Maine

As the needs and “tastes” of the UMaine on-campus student population has changes, so must the dining facilities and their offerings. The $5.1 million makeover […]

Hermon High School

Situated on a 40-acre site, the 100,000 SF Hermon High School complex houses a combination of community and educational environments and is a pilot facility […]

Emera Astronomy Center

The Emera Astronomy Center replaced the Maynard F. Jordan Planetarium, which opened in 1954.  Many students from all over Maine visit the planetarium every year. […]

Buchanan Alumni House

The Buchanan Alumni House on the University of Maine Campus is the focal reception point of returning alumni, visitors and aspiring students to the campus. […]

Brewer Adult Education and Jean Lyford Child Care Center

After initially being the low bidder and working successfully with the Brewer Housing Authority to “value engineer” and redesign the project to within budget, NOD […]

Foxcroft Academy Dormitories & Faculty Housing

Like many private schools in Maine, Foxcroft Academy needed to recruit students from outside of Maine in order to remain viable. Their recruitment effort was […]

Brewer Community School

The Brewer Community School is a 155,000 SF, two-story, Pre-K through 8 school supported by an 1100-student cafeteria, a 500-seat auditorium, a large-scale outdoor running […]