The University of Michigan in Ann Arbor is engaged in a $126-million renovation and expansion of the IST High Bay Building. Located on the north side of the building, the 31,000-gsf addition will house Department of Biomedical Engineering and Center for Ultrafast Optical Science lab and office space, as well as research space for the Department of Materials Science. Consisting of a basement, two main floors and a mechanical penthouse with all new equipment, the addition will be powered by a new electrical substation to relieve the existing loads of the High Bay Building’s substation. The project, which includes fire protection for the High Bay building, began construction in February 2001and is slated for completion in September 2002. The project team includes designers Jickling, Lyman and Powell Associates, Peter Basso Associates, and Desai Consulting Engineers, with DeMaria Bldg. Co. as general contractor.
University of Michigan Builds High Bay Addition
Ann Arbor, Mich.
