Laboratories are unique to each polymer expertise. The chemistry lab utilizes an unusually high number of fume hood; extruder labs are designed with manufacturing and NMR space; and laser optics labs have two large clusters of laboratory space, each with its own HVAC shaft, fiber optics, storage and electrical closets. Circulation is kept to a minimum so labs can take any configuration within the clusters.

Analytical labs are designed for extensive instrumentation and materials testing equipment. Fume hoods are served by a variable-air-volume system that adjusts the exhaust to the requirements of individual hoods, critical for flexibility and energy saving in a building with a large hood exhaust load. Laboratory components are designed as modules and reflect the technical needs of macromolecular science. They are organized around two separate mechanical cores on either side of the atrium with simple rectangular massing frames.

The building is clad in granite with a glass composite curtain wall assembly -- glass coating techniques control exposure to the sun and create a decorative patina. Fitted patterns and "low-E" coatings on glass protect the interior from undue heat gain.