Our design puts science and sustainability on display in an inviting "town square" surrounded by state-of-the-art laboratories that support teaching and research in Biochemistry, Environmental Science and Engineering, and Computer Engineering. The atrium, Science Café, and numerous study and social spaces constitute a learning commons that is heavily used by both students and faculty.

The LEED Gold design incorporates a wide range of sustainable features. A portion of the building’s energy use is offset by photovoltaics mounted on the roof as well as solar thermal systems that provide a portion of the domestic hot water. Renewable sources account for at least 35 percent of the building’s energy via a geothermal heat pump fed by 10 vertical wells as well as a renewable energy contract.

Highly specialized spaces include the Aerogel Lab, a joint venture between Mechanical Engineering and Chemistry, and the Phasor Lab, a one-of-a-kind acoustics lab that is a joint venture between the Electrical Engineering and Music departments. A curved façade echoes the colonnades framing the iconic Nott Memorial at the campus’s center.

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