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Engineering Laboratory Building Expansion

Completed in the summer of 2009, the $22 million expansion of the Engineering Laboratory Building provides an additional 27,000+ sq.ft. of space through the addition of a third floor. New laboratories and offices are occupied by several College of Engineering departments: Bioengineering, Computer Science & Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Industrial & Manufacturing Systems Engineering and Materials Science & Engineering.

An additional 11,000 sq.ft. of space on the first floor has been remodeled following the relocation of civil engineering labs to the new Civil Engineering Lab Building on the west side of the campus. The additional space will be utilized for bioengineering, industrial and materials science labs.

Several energy-saving features have been incorporated into the new construction, including the use of 1” insulated tinted glass can transmits much of sun’s visible light while blocking more than 80% of its solar energy, panels located on the south elevation to bounce daylight deeper inside the building, and a reflective system that channels daylight down to interior classroom ceilings.

“This expansion provides intermediate growth space for the College of Engineering,” said Dr. Bill Carroll, dean of engineering. “Once the Engineering Research Building is occupied, more space in the Engineering Lab Building will be available to meet the requirements of our research and teaching activities.”