Brookhaven National Laboratory dedicated the Center for Functional Nanomaterials (CFN) in Upton, N.Y., on May 21, 2007. HDR Architecture provided full A/E services for this new facility that will provide researchers state-of-the-art capabilities to explore and develop nanoscale materials aimed at helping the U.S. achieve energy independence. The 94,500-sf facility is the last of five Nanoscale Science Research Centers built by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) at its national laboratories. The $81 million CFN facility, including $25 million of major equipment, was funded by the Office of Basic Energy Sciences (BES) within DOE’s Office of Science.
The CFN occupies 10 acres on Brookhaven’s 5,265-acre campus. Six laboratory clusters provide access to beam lines at the adjacent National Synchrotron Light Source (NSLS). The building components are organized around a central atrium with direct views into the laboratories. The CFN is targeting Silver certification under the U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED Rating System, Version 2.1. The CFN laboratories and cleanrooms are located on specially designed slabs on the ground level, flanked by two levels of offices, training, and conference facilities. The microscopy suite within the CFN houses laboratories featuring temperature control within +/- 0.1 degree C.
