Center for Environmental Services and Technology Management

The Center's 75,000-gsf building, with a 115-foot communication tower, is organized into three components: research labs and offices, a business incubator and an entry rotunda. The facility is the first physical expansion of the University beyond its original campus. In addition, separate from the buildig itself, an array of free-standing PV pylons are included on the site.

Major programs accommodated in the three-story structure include:
The Atmospheric Science Research Center -- a unit researching atmospheric phenomena and their environmental consequences;
The Center for X-Ray Optics -- an industrial application researching the next generation of computer chips and medical diagnostics;
The Advanced Materials Laboratory -- a facility focusing on the physics and chemistry of new materials;
The Center for Excellence in Science Education -- a program to foster scientific understanding through networking with University resources;
The National Weather Services Regional Forecast Center -- a center with activities in the field of basic hydrometeorology; and
The Business Incubator Program -- a major facility for high-technology enterprises dedicated to the commercial application of research findings.

Project Information

Building Owner:

State University of New York, Albany

Owner Contact:

Donald Del Manzo, V.P., Facilities

Building Location:

Albany, NY UNITED STATES

Project Type:

New Construction

Principal Building Function:

Research Facility and New York State Designated Center for Advanced Technology

Project Delivery Method:

Construction Management

Project Timeline

Nov 1993	Planning Start
May 1994	Design Start
Oct 1995	Construction Start
Aug 1997	Completion
Last known status: Completed

Construction Cost:

$14,000,000

Cost Per Sq. Ft:

$180

About These Cost Figures

Building Information

Project Includes:

Business Incubator
Education: Classroom
Laboratory: Dry
Laboratory: Research
Office
R&D

Total GSF:

76,187

Total NSF:

53,647

Efficiency:

70%

Building Population:

215

People Density:

360 gsf/person

HVAC Req:

15 cfm/nsf

Structure/Foundation:

Spread footings, steel frame, metal deck/concrete slab

Laboratory Parameters

Lab Module:

6' x 25'

Casework Mat'l:

Metal lab casework with glass doors, resinous countertops

Fume Hoods:

20: 3' x 4" - 3' x 8"

Project Team

Architect

Cannon Design

Builder

MLB Industries, Inc.

Consultant - Landscape Architect

Hargreaves Associates

Consultant - Photovoltaics

Solar Design Associates

Engineer

Cannon Design

Supplier

Siemens Building Technologies

Supplier - Building Automation Controls

Landis & Gyr

Supplier - Casework

Kewaunee Scientific Corporation

Supplier - Fume Hoods

Kewaunee Scientific Corporation

Supplier - HVAC

Patterson Kelly

Supplier - HVAC

McQuay International

Profile Created 07/01/1998

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

Exterior

The Center for Environmental Services and Technology Management is recognized as the largest PV facility in the U.S. This project is the first physical expansion to the University beyond its original campus.

Fig. 2

Floorplan

The 75,000-gsf building is organized into three components: research labs and offices, a business incubator and an entry rotunda.