As part of a campus energy optimization project, a new biomass fueled cogeneration combined heating and power (CHP) plant is under construction as an addition to the existing plant. The new unit will burn wood chips and wood by-products of the Upper Peninsula.       Project Details.

The first architectural renderings of the new academic building (an artist's rendition shown above from the front) were shown to the finance committee of the NMU Board of Trustees in September as part of an update on facilities projects. The full board later approved a recommendation that the new building retain the name John X. Jamrich Hall. In June, NMU received state capital outlay funding for the facility, which will replace the existing Jamrich Hall, where more than 40 percent of university classes are held. Project Details.