It is a career-training facility specializing in research science and biotechnology. The facility's instructors are comprised of trained technical staff from the Christopher Columbus Marine Science Research Facility and other Baltimore-based high-tech organizations.
Seventy percent of the facility is comprised of science laboratories and classrooms. The building also includes state-of-the-art telecommunications, audio, video and building systems. Science laboratories include: anatomy, physiology, microbiology, natural science, physics, general biology, biotechnology, chemistry and physical science. Other technical areas include math and engineering computer labs, faculty office space, a greenhouse, temperature control areas and hydration systems.
The facility also includes two tiered lecture auditoriums which are linked to the building's fiber optic voice, video and data telecommunications network. The mechanical systems which support the facility are contained within a 10,000-gsf prefabricated penthouse unit.
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Baltimore City Community College |
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Owner Contact:
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Dr. James D. Tschechtelin, President
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Building Location:
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Baltimore, MD UNITED STATES
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Project Type:
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New Construction
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Principal Building Function:
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Academic Science Teaching Facility (Life Sciences) |
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Project Delivery Method:
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Project Timeline
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| May 1994 | Planning Start |
| May 1995 | Design Start |
| Jun 1995 | Construction Start |
| Dec 1996 | Completion |
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Last known status: Completed
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| Construction Cost: |
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$15,000,000 |
| Cost Per Sq. Ft: |
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$177 |
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About These Cost Figures
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Project Includes:
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Computers
Education
Education: Classroom
Education: Lecture Or Seminar Hall
Laboratory: Dry And Wet
Laboratory: Teaching
Life Sciences
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| Total GSF: |
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81,200 |
| Total NSF: |
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53,000 |
| Efficiency: |
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65% |
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Building Population:
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1330
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People Density:
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61 gsf/person
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Building Services:
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RO Water; Natural Gas; Compressed Air; Transient Voltage Surge Suppression
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Special Equip:
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Pre-fab Mechanical Penthouse (8,000 sf)
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HVAC Req:
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1.75 cfm/nsf
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Structure/Foundation:
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Spread Footings/Steel Frame
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Casework Mat'l:
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Wood Cabinets with Epoxy Resin Counter Tops
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Fume Hoods:
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13
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Architect
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Research Facilities Design (RFD)
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| Profile Created 12/01/1996 |
| Last Updated 04/04/2006 |
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The cost figures reported are supplied by the firms that submitted these
projects for publication, which in most cases are the designers or builders.
Whereas these sources are intimately familiar with their projects, they may
not be fully aware of the owners' finally-realized and recorded costs. In some
cases, costs are truly and completely accounted for, and in others they represent
a near approximation of the final costs. Costs have not been adjusted for
year of construction, nor has any attempt been made to make regional cost
adjustments.
Further, costs are not comparable on any kind of detailed standard costing model.
Hence, it is possible for the cost of one building to include a steam boiler, while
the cost of a comparable building might not include the boiler, if steam is being
supplied from an already existing campus grid. Or, in another case, a building might
include excess boiler capacity to supply steam to another building. Some submittals
include fees or unusual site improvements as part of the construction costs, which
others do not.
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