The University of Illinois at Chicago broke ground in November of 2017 on the Engineering Innovation Building. Housing the departments of chemical engineering, mechanical and industrial engineering, civil engineering, and materials science, the 58,665-gsf (35,335-nsf) facility will provide teaching and research labs, classrooms, student project areas, a high-bay structural research lab, a chemical engineering pilot plant, and offices for faculty and staff. The laboratories will feature highly flexible casework systems attaching to robust and adaptable building infrastructure to allow research programs to grow and change with ease. LEED Silver sustainable design certification will be sought for the building, which was designed by Dewberry with Research Facilities Design (RFD) as laboratory design consultant. The construction cost of the project is $30 million. Completion is expected in fall of 2019.
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Dewberry
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Architect
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Research Facilities Design (RFD)
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Laboratory Design Consultant
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