Earlier this year, the Bates College team celebrated a significant milestone with an official groundbreaking ceremony for the new 54,000 SF Bonney Science Center. The new building will house programs for biology, chemistry and neuroscience, as well as shared laboratory space. Having worked with the faculty and STEM-facilities planning committee, the design is intended to encourage interactive research and study among students and faculty alike.
With construction underway and expectations for the building to open in Fall 2021, the Sun Journal recently captured a few aerial views of the construction process thus far.
Credit: Russ Dillingham
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Respecting the Campus Fabric
Northeastern EXP features an organic pinwheel design, shaping research and classroom neighborhoods with shared community spaces radiating from the core to define each area. The building façade was tuned to achieve a 78% reduction in peak solar heat gain and a 62% reduction in cumulative solar radiation leading to energy use reductions and reduced mechanical system sizing. The use of stainless steel further leads to an embodied carbon reduction of almost one million tons when compared to aluminum while the natural stainless surface reflects light in a natural and warm tone giving the building an inherent energy.
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