University of Tennessee Builds Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Facility

The University of Tennessee initiated construction on the $37.5 million Min Kao Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building in Knoxville in fall of 2007. The 155,000-sf state-of-the-art facility will house laboratories, classrooms, a cleanroom, and a 2,500-sf auditorium. Ground was broken on the project in May of 2007 and completion is slated for 2009. The facility was designed by Bullock, Smith & Partners with Lindsay and Maples Architects. The project will be built to sustainable design standards as part of a University of Tennessee initiative that all new buildings with a project cost of over $5 million will attain LEED certification. The University has also signed two documents, the American College and University Presidents Climate Commitment and the Talloires Declaration, to support UT becoming climate neutral.