Behrend begins $6.6M Federal House project A $6.6 million renovation and expansion of Penn State Behrend’s Federal House will create a new home for the Susan Hirt Hagen Center for Community Outreach, Research, and Evaluation (CORE). Image: Penn State Behrend Behrend begins $6.6M Federal House project April 06, 2021 ERIE, Pa. — A $6.6 million renovation and expansion of Penn State Behrend’s Federal House – the oldest brick building in Harborcreek Township – is underway, with cranes and earth-moving equipment preparing the site for an 11,000-square-foot upgrade. The project, which b...