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.

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 1992 Planning Start Oct 1993 Design Start Nov 1993 Construction Start Apr 1994 Completion 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
Supplier - Biosafety Cabinets		The Baker Company
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.