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The project required a detailed survey of the building systems, which were fully CADD documented in an effort to reuse existing resources. Facility modifications to make the project  UFAS/ADA compliant were required in restrooms and all public areas. Mechanical supply and exhaust systems were engineered to utilize the building's existing vertical chase space. New communication systems included interconnections to network the facility operating areas with local networks and to the campus central data and educational distribution system.

Exterior improvements included new windows and entrances with energy efficient glass, a new roof, lighting and restoration of exterior panels.  All improvements were accomplished in keeping with the facility's original design.




Project Information
Building Owner: Northwestern University
Owner Contact: Jerome Cohen, Dean
Building Location: Evanston, IL UNITED STATES
Project Type: Renovation
Principal Building Function: Research laboratories
Project Delivery Method: General Contractor
Project Timeline
Nov 1992Planning Start
Oct 1993Design Start
Nov 1993Construction Start
Apr 1994Completion
Last known status: Completed
Construction Cost: $13,500,000
Cost Per Sq. Ft: $104
About These Cost Figures
Building Information
Project Includes: Chemistry
Education
Education: Classroom
Engineering
Laboratory: Biomedical Research
Laboratory: Dry And Wet
Laboratory: Research
Laboratory: Teaching
Office
Total GSF: 130,300
Total NSF: 64,400
Efficiency: 50%
Building Population: 200
People Density: 652 gsf/person
Building Services: Central vacuum, natural gas, DI, compressed air
Office Size: 230 NSF
HVAC Req: 1.78 cfm/nsf
Structure/Foundation: Concrete frame
Laboratory Parameters
Lab Module: 10' x 23'
Casework Mat'l: Wood cabinets refurbished, epoxy resin countertops
Fume Hoods: 48: 5'
Biosafety Cabinets: 14: 5'
Project Team
Architect Knight Advanced Technology-Architects Engineers Planners
Builder Walsh Construction Company
Supplier - Biosafety Cabinets The Baker Company
Supplier - Casework Kewaunee Scientific Corporation
Supplier - Fume Hoods Kewaunee Scientific Corporation
Profile Created 04/01/1994
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.
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Fig. 1

Floorplan

 
Fig. 2

Exterior

 

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