This five-story building provides space for chemistry, biomedical, and teaching laboratories on the second and third levels, and features a high-end computing system, thin film laboratory, laser laboratory, and a fully operational vivarium with a complex compartmental locking system for scientific research.
The building houses new programs in chemical engineering and biomedical engineering, with expanded research labs and labs related to the RIT-Rochester General Health System alliance. Originally slated to receive LEED certification, the project team submitted the facility for LEED Platinum certification as a result of the use of renewable materials, energy-efficient utilities, and eco-friendly construction methods. The facility features a two-story bridge and atrium area with floor-to-ceiling glass windows that maximize day-lighting, a bio-retention runoff pond to the west, and one of four green data centers in the United States.
