PROJECT SUMMARY

Clemson University’s LEED Gold certified Life Sciences building is a flexible laboratory, teaching and faculty office environment. The facility supports scientific research and engages students via training and education in a cross section of fields— microbiology, immunology, endocrinology, and proteomics. The facility includes up to four teaching laboratories, including lab support for upper level undergraduate and graduate level classes. Additional areas include space for IT support, research activity reception and display areas. The building accommodates over 20 principal investigators and their students, along with technical and service support staff.

Clemson utilized the Construction Management at Risk project delivery method for the first time ever on this project and selected DPR as the construction manager. CarolinaPower was among the 45 specialty contractors awarded work on the project. With the incorporation of so many state-of–the-art MEP applications, the design and construction teams were vigorously challenged to ensure system functionality and a cost-efficient installation, all without sacrificing the desired quality. From a systems component standpoint, this facility would become the most sophisticated and complicated teaching laboratory on campus. In fact, Clemson’s Life Sciences Facility is more technologically advanced than most hospitals in the Southeast region of the United States.

Photo Credits

Michael M. Simpson & Associates, Inc., Structural Engineers