Nanofabrication Building | Tradeline, Inc.

Research activities conducted within the recently opened Center for Nanofabrication and Molecular Self-Assembly provide a scientific basis for important technological advances in the diagnosis and treatment of human diseases, and in the monitoring of environmental factors that can cause illness. A special focus of the proposed center will be the development of chemical and biological sensors to detect disease-causing molecular and biological species in the ambient workplace environment. The building includes wet chemistry and computational labs supported by computational and laser laboratories, along with offices, a seminar room and other support spaces.

A physical link between the new building and the adjacent Tech Hall occurs through a series of second level bridges. The particular functional requirements and space needs of the proposed users, reflect the close relationships between researchers, as well as their strong desire to cross fertilize with other disciplines. This fusion of science will stimulate new research approaches. It will also provide the researchers with the ability to share laboratory equipment, thus reducing operating costs.

The University's chemists and materials scientists have pioneered the development of new nanostructured materials and controllable nanoscale assembly methods. The Nanofabrication Center's core faculty are composed of chemists, materials scientists, biomedical engineers, theoreticians, computational modelers and experimentalists, and condensed matter physicists, including Nobel Laureates John Pople and Mark Ratner, leaders in the field of molecular electronics.

Project Information

Building Owner:

Northwestern University

Owner Contact:

Ronald Nayler, Associate VP for Facilities Management

Building Location:

Evanston, IL UNITED STATES

Project Type:

New Construction

Principal Building Function:

Nanofabrication research Laboratory

Project Timeline

May 1998	Planning Start
	Design Start
Aug 2002	Completion
Last known status: Completed

Project Cost:

$32,250,000

Construction Cost:

$28,400,000

Cost Per Sq. Ft:

$375

About These Cost Figures

Building Information

Project Includes:

Chemistry
Computers
Education
Education: Chemistry
Education: Classroom
Education: Computer Lab
Education: Faculty Office
Education: Lecture Or Seminar Hall
Laboratory
Laboratory: Chemistry
Laboratory: Nanotechnology
Laboratory: Teaching
Laboratory: Wet
Research

Total GSF:

86,000

Total NSF:

43,840

Efficiency:

51%

Building Population:

160 +

People Density:

274 gsf/person

Building Services:

Vacuum, compressed air, de-ionized water, nitrogen, hot and cold water, process chilled water

Special Equip:

Lasers, Computer Lab

Power Req:

34 watts/nsf

HVAC Req:

3.2 cfm/nsf

Structure/Foundation:

Cast in place reinforced concrete

Laboratory Parameters

Lab Module:

11' c 30'

Fume Hoods:

112 Chemical

Project Team

Architect

Zimmer Gunsul Frasca Architects LLP

Builder

Turner Construction

Consultant - Laboratory Planner

Research Facilities Design (RFD)

Engineer - MEP

BR+A/Bard,Rao + Athanas Consulting Engineers Inc.

Engineer - Civil

Terra Engineering

Engineer - Structural

Chris P. Stefano Associates

Supplier - Casework

Jamestown Metal Products

Supplier - Fume Hood Controls

NUAIRE Inc.

Supplier - Fume Hoods

Kewaunee Scientific Corporation

Profile Created 01/10/2003

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 at Night

Fig. 2

Lab Interior

Fig. 3

Lab with Snorkels

Fig. 4

Encased Equipment

Fig. 5

Gas Equipment

Fig. 6

Graduate Office with View to Lab