Organized around Centers of Excellence that include photonics, biophotonics, quantum optics, and remote sensing and instrumentation, the CIEMAS has expanded to include new partners and new research facilities. The Duke School of Medicine occupies 41,000 sf in the new Institute of Genomic Science and Policy, and has partnership activities with the Department of Biomedical Engineering. The 22,500-sf Nanoscience Laboratories share a cleanroon and characterization and testing facilities with Duke's Trinity College of Arts and Science. An 11,500-sf Animal Research Laboratory is located below grade.

Siting of the building creates a new quad and forms a connective center and a "heart" of the Pratt School of Engineering. The existing Hudson Hall and the Teer Engineering Library are opposite CIEMAS, forming a new Engineering Quadrangle and providing students and faculty easy access from key locations around the Duke campus.

The two- and three-storey buildings that make up CIEMAS are organized around a publicly accessible atrium and a 10,500-sf conference center. Interaction areas, located near primary circulation zones, encourage "accidental" conferencing among researchers or different disciplines. Built-in upholstered benches create areas of respite for the researchers, while whiteboards, data/power outlets, and access to a wireless data network encourage impromptu meetings between peers.

Laboratory design is based on generic planning concepts to accommodate the dynamic mix of programs and researchers. Lab space is flexible and refined to fit specific research needs. Blocks of lab space accommodate a variety of research projects including Photonics/Bio-photonics/Opto-Electronics and Quantum Optics; Communications/Signal Processing/Electronic and Light Transfer/Information Spaces; Biomedical Engineering (BME)/Bio-Engineering/Bio-Mechanics; and the Center for Biologically Inspired Materials and Materials Systems (CBIMMS).

The nanoscience/microfabrication center is shared by engineering, medicine, physics, chemistry, and biology. The facility is also available for campus-wide initiatives that depend on work at the atomic level, and houses a much more intensive array of services and infrastructure. The cleanroom is located in an area of the building furthest from outside sources of vibration. A little less than half of the space contains a basement, allowing for support services and materials to come up from below. Vibration sensitive functions take place on the 8"-thick slab on grade area. This area is isolated from surrounding building footings, and extremely sensitive equipment of the characterization areas are located on isolated slab "islands," with their own footings. Additionally, epoxy coated reinforcing and non-ferrous wall studs help to mitigate electromagnetic interference on the equipment.

"Modular-based planning" provides the appropriate infrastructure for flexible lab environments. Flexibility is centered more on changing research needs, as opposed to when actual researchers change. None of the benches in the open lab areas are fixed, and all are equipped with adjustable height legs. All below-bench cabinets are on wheels, and accommodate lowering bench heights. Fixed services (air, vacuum, gas, power, and data) are fed down the work surface from above, through steel framed overhead service carriers, which also serve as the framework for removable/adjustable shelving. Services requiring fixed locations (sink and RODI water) are located at the bench ends, at the fixed vertical support structure for the overhead carriers.

Labs in the "west" building are dedicated to Photonics and Communications and vary in services from dry to damp. "East" building programs include Biomedical Engineering, Center for Biologically Inspired Materials and Materials Systems, and the School of Medicine. These labs vary from damp to predominately wet to more traditional biomedical research.

Sustainable features include harvesting rainwater to reduce stormwater runoff, high-efficiency plumbing, and extensive use of daylighting in labs, offices, interaction spaces, and stairwells. Interior adhesives, sealants, paints, and carpets meet LEED®'s low VOC requirements. More than 75 percent of the construction waste was salvaged or recycled. These features along with efficient heating systems, building system components, and responsible resource management have helped the CIEMAS submit for a LEED® Silver rating (USGBC certification pending).

Project Information
Building Owner:		Duke University
Owner Contact:		John Pearce, University Architect
Building Location:		Durham, N.C. UNITED STATES
Project Type:		New Construction
Principal Building Function:		Research and Teaching
Project Delivery Method:		Fast Track
Project Timeline		Apr 2000 Planning Start Sep 2000 Design Start Mar 2002 Construction Start Sep 2004 Completion Last known status: Completed
Project Cost:		$97,000,000
Construction Cost:		$78,000,000
Cost Per Sq. Ft:		$247
		About These Cost Figures
Building Information
Project Includes:		Biochemistry Biology Biomedical Chemistry Cleanroom Conference Room Education Education: Biomedical Education: Chemistry Education: Classroom Education: Lecture Or Seminar Hall Healthcare Healthcare: Medical School Interdisciplinary Research Laboratory Laboratory: Biomedical Research Laboratory: Dry And Wet Laboratory: Nanotechnology Laboratory: Research Laboratory: Teaching Office: Researcher Research Research: Biomedical Vivarium
Total GSF:		330,000
Total NSF:		186,000
Efficiency:		57%
Building Population:		729
People Density:		453 gsf/person
Building Services:		Reverse Osmosis Deionized Water, Laboratory Compressed Air, Vacuum, Chilled Water Supply and Return, Natural Gas
Office Size:		150 NSF
Power Req:		Designed average total, 20 w/gsf; Lighting, 1.5 w/gsf; Lab Equipment, 12.5 w/gsf
HVAC Req:		Designed average 22 cfm/gsf recirc cfm for the Class 1000 cleanroom, 5 cfm/gsf for cleanroom make-up, 2 cfm/gsf for lab make-up, 1.7 cfm/gsf for conference, and average 1.5 cfm/gsf for other.
Structure/Foundation:		Concrete Pan Joists, concrete columns and spread footings
Laboratory Parameters
Lab Module:		10' 6"
Casework Mat'l:		Lab casework: Plain Sliced Cherry; wall panels, misc. casework: Quarter Sawn Cherry
Fume Hoods:		42-6' fume hoods
Biosafety Cabinets:		6-6' BSCs
Project Team
Architect		Zimmer Gunsul Frasca Architects LLP
Cleanroom Planner		Abbie Gregg Inc.
Construction Management		Skanska USA Building Inc.
Consultant - Hazardous Materials		Advanced Technology Solutions
Consultant - Lighting		Moran Collaborative Lighting Consultants
Consultant - Specifications		Robert Schwartz and Associates
Consultant - Wind Tunnel Testing		CPP Inc.
Cost Estimator		Daedalus Projects Inc.
Engineer - MEP		BR+A/Bard,Rao + Athanas Consulting Engineers Inc.
Engineer - Civil		The John R. McAdams Co.
Engineer - Geotechnical		Tai and Associates
Engineer - Structural		Cagley & Associates
Laboratory Planner		GPR Planners Collaborative, Inc.
Landscape Architect		EDAW, Inc.
Life Safety Code		Rolf Jensen & Associates
Supplier - Biosafety Cabinets		NUAIRE Inc.
Supplier - Building Automation Controls		Siemens Building Technologies
Supplier - Carpet		Bentley Carpets
Supplier - Casework		The Valley City Manufacturing Company
Supplier - Casework		Interior Wood Specialties
Supplier - Casework		SJ Morse
Supplier - Elevators		Thyssen Krupp
Supplier - Environmental Enclosures		Environmental Growth Chambers
Supplier - Fume Hood Controls		Siemens Building Technologies
Supplier - Fume Hoods		Labconco Corporation
Supplier - Sterilizers		STERIS Corporation
Supplier - Stormwater Reclamation		Padia Consulting Inc.
Vertical Transportation		Van Deusen & Associates, Inc.
Vibration Consultant		Shen, Milson & Wilke Associates
Profile Created 04/13/2005
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.

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