Chemistry Research Center | Tradeline, Inc.

The building is a steel-framed structure separated from the existing building by a three-inch expansion joint. The exterior is a CMU and brick cavity wall with cast stone detailing. The roof is a combination of low slope EPDM and slate roofing around the perimeter. The interior construction is gypsum wallboard on metal studs. A new stair connects all levels. The chemistry labs include laboratory casework and countertops, fume hoods, and all associated MEP systems.

Project Information

Building Owner:

University of Notre Dame

Building Location:

Notre Dame, Indiana UNITED STATES

Project Type:

New Construction

Principal Building Function:

Research

Project Delivery Method:

General Contractor

Project Timeline

Sep 2001	Construction Start
Nov 2002	Completion
Last known status: Completed

Construction Cost:

$3,858,468

Cost Per Sq. Ft:

$232

About These Cost Figures

Building Information

Project Includes:

Chemistry
Education
Education: Chemistry
Education: Classroom
Education: Faculty Office
Laboratory: Chemistry
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance

Total GSF:

16,000

Project Team

Architect

The S/L/A/M Collaborative

Builder

Hagerman Construction

Consultant - Interior Design

The S/L/A/M Collaborative

Engineer - MEP

BVH Engineers, Inc.

Engineer - Structural

The S/L/A/M Collaborative

Landscape Architect

The S/L/A/M Collaborative

Profile Created 09/01/2006

Last Updated 09/21/2006

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

Fig. 2

Lab Interior

Fig. 3

Lab Interior