Arizona State Building Environmentally-Friendly $12 Million Interdisciplinary Research Building

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Researched by Industrialinfo.com (Industrial Information Resources, Incorporated; Houston, Texas). Arizona State University (ASU) (Mesa, Arizona) is well into construction of its East Campus $12 million Interdisciplinary Science and Technology Building III. As reported by Industrialinfo.com in August of 2003, the 34,600 square-foot building will house a number of research areas, including the Applied Biological Sciences Research Laboratories, the Applied Cognitive Sciences Center, the Healthy Lifestyles Center, and the Plant Made Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturing Facility.

Designed by Jones Studio Architects (Phoenix, Arizona), the building will be environmentally responsible and the university is seeking a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Silver Certification for the project. LEED was created to define "green building" by establishing a common standard of measurement, promote integrated, whole-building design practices, recognize environmental leadership in the building industry, stimulate green competition, raise consumer awareness of green building benefits, and transform the building market.

Some of the building's "green" features include day lighting, the majority of building materials obtained from sources within a 500 miles radius of the site, drought-tolerant landscaping and the extensive use of recycled building materials. Storm water will be contained on the site, which will result in no run-off.

Phoenix-based Hardison/Downey began construction of the facility in November of 2003 and expects to be finished by January 2006. The project also features three accessible gardens within the footprint of the building, a charging station for electric vehicles, and a changing room with showers for those who ride their bicycles.

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