Meryl and Sam Israel Jr. Environmental Sciences Building
Occupancy: 1999
Published March 1999
The Environmental Sciences Building, a $11 million addition to Stern Hall, serves as the focal building on Tulane University's Front Quad.
The main pedestrian path of the campus passes along the east side of the Building. The addition creates a forecourt that announces the presence of the sciences to all entering or leaving the Quad.
Four occupied floors, comprised of two floors of chemistry teaching with two floors of biology and engineering research, bring together disciplines which focus on bioenvironmental sciences. A bridge and stairs connect Stern Hall to the New Building across a shared courtyard. Visibility and casual meetings are integral to the design. These elements are addressed by the inclusion of seating nooks and window seats at meeting places. Offices utilize operable windows and ceiling fans and are clustered at either end around casual social areas.
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Tulane University |
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Owner Contact:
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Gary McPherson, Associate Dean of Arts and Science
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Building Location:
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New Orleans, LA 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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Environmental Sciences Research and Teaching |
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Project Delivery Method:
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Design/Build
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Project Timeline
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| Sep 1994 | Planning Start |
| Sep 1995 | Design Start |
| Jan 1997 | Construction Start |
| Mar 1999 | Completion |
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Last known status: Completed
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| Construction Cost: |
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$10,700,000 |
| Cost Per Sq. Ft: |
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$202 |
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About These Cost Figures
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Project Includes:
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Biology
Chemistry
Education
Education: Classroom
Engineering
Life Sciences
Research
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| Total GSF: |
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53,000 |
| Total NSF: |
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31,400 |
| Efficiency: |
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60% |
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Building Services:
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Compressed air, gas, vacuum, protected cold and hot water
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Special Equip:
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NMR, waste neutralizing system
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Office Size:
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165 NSF
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Structure/Foundation:
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Cast in place concrete with piles and grade beams at foundations
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Lab Module:
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11' x 24' / 11' x 33'
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Casework Mat'l:
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AWI Custom grade wood veneer, epoxy countertops
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Fume Hoods:
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7' teaching hoods and 5' research hoods
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Biosafety Cabinets:
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2; Class 2
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Engineer
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Vanderweil Engineers
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| Profile Created 03/01/1999 |
| 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 Rendering courtesy of William Wilson Associated Architects, Inc.
Floorplan Notes:
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