The design of the building separates vibration-sensitive micro fabrication laboratories (located in one wing) from vibration-producing civil and mechanical engineering laboratories (located in the opposite wing). Department and faculty offices are located in the bridge element between both wings to promote interaction and future flexibility for faculty allocation as programs expand or contract. The facility integrates the smaller existing award-winning Engineering Research Building by giving it pre-eminence in the palm tree-lined quadrangle.

Project Information
Building Owner:		University of California, Irvine
Owner Contact:		Laurel Wilkening, Chancellor
Building Location:		Irvine, CA UNITED STATES
Project Type:		New Construction
Principal Building Function:		Research and Teaching
Project Delivery Method:		Bid
Project Timeline		May 1989 Planning Start Jan 1990 Design Start Mar 1992 Construction Start Feb 1994 Completion Last known status: Completed
Construction Cost:		$24,756,049
Cost Per Sq. Ft:		$185
		About These Cost Figures
Building Information
Project Includes:		Education Education: Administration Education: Classroom Education: Faculty Office Engineering Laboratory: Research Laboratory: Teaching
Total GSF:		133,790
Total NSF:		74,005
Efficiency:		55%
Building Population:		250
Building Services:		Domestic and industrial hot and cold water, process cooling, Di, compressed air, natural gas, vacuum, emergency power, telephone/data
Special Equip:		Class 100, 1000 and 10,000 cleanrooms
Office Size:		132 NSF
Power Req:		Lighting 290 KVA; lab equipment 800 KVA; mechanical power 775 KVA
HVAC Req:		Laboratory: 2.5 cfm/nsf, cleanroom: 4.5 cfm/nsf, Offices, VAV recirculating system: 6 air changes/hr
Structure/Foundation:		Exposed architectural concrete and steel frame with exterior stud/tile walls or cement plaster finish
Laboratory Parameters
Lab Module:		11' x 30'
Casework Mat'l:		C-frame base cabinets in cleanroom, standard floor-mounted base cabinets
Fume Hoods:		Constant volume fume hoods, laminar-flow fume hoods
Project Team
Architect		Zimmer Gunsul Frasca Architects LLP
Builder		McCarthy Building Companies Inc.
Supplier - Fume Hoods		NUAIRE Inc.
Profile Created 02/01/1994
Last Updated 04/04/2006
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