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Brown Lab renovations in progress
3:51 p.m., Aug. 1, 2006--Among the major construction projects this summer at UD is the renovation of the north and west wings of Brown Laboratory. The building, located on The Green of UD's Newark campus, houses teaching and research laboratories of the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry. Brown Laboratory was named in honor of H. Fletcher Brown, UD benefactor and member of the UD Board of Trustees from 1929-44. The west and north wings, built in 1936-37 and 1960-61, respectively, required renovations similar to the work completed on the south wing of Brown Laboratory in 1995-96. The $28 million renovation project includes $15 million to be requested from the state over the life of the project, and the remaining funding to be provided by the University. University President David P. Roselle, in his FY 2007 budget request on Nov. 7 in Dover, told members of the governor's executive staff that “this is an essential project in providing state-of-the-art teaching and research for our Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry that can no longer be delayed.” Architect for the project is the Stubbins Associates Inc., of Cambridge, Mass., and the construction manager is HSC Builders & Construction Managers of Exton, Pa. The 80,000-square-foot renovation includes an infill in the building's courtyard, where a 4,000-square-foot magnet hall will be installed between the north and south wings to meet current environmental and height requirements for NMR (nuclear magnetic resonance) equipment. “The project will effectively gut the West and North wings of the building. All new electrical, plumbing and HVAC systems will be installed. The space will be reconfigured to meet the current teaching and research needs of the department,” Walter Roland, a senior project manager in Facilities Planning and Construction, said. “The challenge is to do the renovations while the rest of the building is occupied,” Roland said. “During the renovations, classes will be moved to Alison Hall.” Tentative completion date for all renovations is December 2007. Article by Jerry Rhodes |
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