Buildings Number 16 and 56 | Tradeline, Inc.

The project expands lab sizes within existing structural bays, relocating more than 30 user groups to new or temporary locations during construction.

Renovations require completely gutting and demolishing the building's interior, refurbishing the curtainwall window system and installing new roofs. Extensive mechanical and electrical upgrades are also required. Interior improvements focus on full fit-outs and new laboratory casework. The buildings feature significantly upgraded services that meet current codes and safety requirements.

Project Information

Building Owner:

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Owner Contact:

Robert Candela, Assistant Director, Design & Construction

Building Location:

Cambridge, MA UNITED STATES

Project Type:

Renovation

Principal Building Function:

Laboratories and Classrooms

Project Delivery Method:

General Contractor

Project Timeline

Jan 1994	Planning Start
Jan 1994	Design Start
Jan 1996	Construction Start
Mar 1998	Completion
Last known status: Completed

Construction Cost:

$48,500,000

Cost Per Sq. Ft:

$194

About These Cost Figures

Building Information

Project Includes:

Education
Education: Administration
Education: Classroom
Laboratory
Office: Researcher
Research

Total GSF:

257,951

Total NSF:

140,402

Efficiency:

54%

Building Population:

1100

People Density:

227 gsf/person

Building Services:

Di, R.O., N2, compressed air, vacuum, hot and cold water, natural gas, process chilled water

Special Equip:

850 FW emergency generator

Office Size:

160 Sf office, 30 Sf workstation NSF

Structure/Foundation:

Spread footings

Laboratory Parameters

Lab Module:

10' x 28'

Casework Mat'l:

Oak, ash, epoxy

Fume Hoods:

28: 4', 5', 8'

Biosafety Cabinets:

Project Team

Architect

Ellenzweig Inc.

Builder

Beacon Skanska

Consultant

Simpson, Gumpertz & Heger

Consultant - Geotechnical

McPhail Associates

Consultant - Mechanical

BR+A/Bard,Rao + Athanas Consulting Engineers Inc.

Consultant - Plumbing

R.W. Sullivan, Inc.

Consultant - Structural

Souza, True & Partners

Supplier - Casework

The Valley City Manufacturing Company

Supplier - Casework

Blier

Supplier - Fume Hoods

Kewaunee Scientific Corporation

Supplier - Fume Hoods

Blier

Supplier - Laboratory Controls

Phoenix Controls Corporation

Profile Created 02/01/1999

Last Updated 04/04/2006

About the Reported Cost Figures

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.

Fig. 1

Lab

The project expands lab sizes within existing structural bays, relocating more than 30 user groups to new or temporary locations during construction.

Fig. 2

Floorplan