Dow Environmental Sciences and Engineering Building
Occupancy: 1998
Published August 1998
Michigan Technological University's Dow Environmental Sciences & Engineering Building, a 167,000-gsf facility, is the flagship building for the University's "Initiative for the Environment." master plan. The Building strengthens the University's leadership position as an environmental sciences and engineering teaching and research institution. The facility houses the biology, civil-environmental engineering and geology departments .The design scheme, materials and local ecosystem support the master plan by documenting the use of renewable and reusable materials, encouraging energy conservation and promoting the reduction, reuse and recycling of building waste.
The building includes a variety of teaching and research laboratories for three departments: biology, which includes laboratory clusters for molecular, microbiology, ecology, botany, health and physiology; civil/environmental, which includes laboratories for air quality; atmospheric research, surface water and drinking water quality; organic and inorganic materials analysis; and geology, which supports research of paleomagnetics, sedimentology, hydrogeology, subsurface visualization and rock experimentation. Additional teaching laboratories include bio-chemistry, aquatic biology, microbiology, a flexible high-bay area, an analytical process lab, two large special research labs and two large flexible labs as well as two lecture halls, 80 and 250 seats each. Data connections are available in all locations.
The building is organized along a central utility spine to serve adjacent laboratories. Offices for graduate students and faculty are located along the east, west and north building perimeters to take advantage of natural light and ventilation. The large three-story atrium on the north side serves as a gathering place for students and faculty. A smaller lobby on the south side links the facility to other campus buildings through a south-facing courtyard. The courtyard's micro-climate is estimated to be 10 degrees warmer than the surrounding campus environment.
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Michigan Technological University |
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Building Location:
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Houghton, MI 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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Research and Education |
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Project Delivery Method:
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Individual Bid Packages
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Project Timeline
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| Apr 1994 | Planning Start |
| Jun 1994 | Design Start |
| Apr 1996 | Construction Start |
| Aug 1998 | Completion |
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Last known status: Completed
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| Project Cost: |
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$43,800,000 |
| Construction Cost: |
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$29,600,000 |
| 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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Biology
Conference Room
Education
Education: Administration
Education: Classroom
Education: Faculty Office
Education: Lecture Or Seminar Hall
Engineering
Geology
Laboratory: Dry And Wet
Laboratory: Research
Laboratory: Teaching
Life Sciences
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| Total GSF: |
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167,000 |
| Total NSF: |
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95,112 |
| Efficiency: |
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57% |
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Building Population:
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1000
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People Density:
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167 gsf/person
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Building Services:
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Natural gas & compressed air
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Special Equip:
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Greenhouse distillation, aqua regia, fire safety, canopy
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Office Size:
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120 NSF
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HVAC Req:
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5 cfm/nsf
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Structure/Foundation:
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Steel Frame with 75' high concrete retaining wall supported by 85' steel piles
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Lab Module:
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10' x 10'
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Casework Mat'l:
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Wood case work, Resin tops
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Fume Hoods:
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49
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Supplier - Fume Hood Controls
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Phoenix Controls Corporation
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| Profile Created 08/01/1998 |
| 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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Exterior Photo courtesy of SHG Incorporated
Floorplan Notes:
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