The School of Engineering and Applied Science has a comprehensive master plan for a new engineering complex at the Northeast corner of the Danforth Campus.
Master Plan
The master plan was completed in August 2007 and calls for about 600,000 square feet of new space. Distributed through three phases, the master plan for the new complex reveals three internal courtyards and shows the layout of the buildings, while the elevations capture a rich tapestry of "Collegiate Gothic" and the historical precedents of the original campus buildings drawing from a number of styles, medieval through neo-classical.
Phased Approach
The first phase of the building plan, which is now in the design stage, calls for a 230,000 square feet building to house:
- Energy, Environmental, and Chemical Engineering and the International Center for Advanced Renewable Energy and Sustainability (I-CARES), as well as additional Biomedical Engineering research laboratories.
- Undergraduate instructional laboratories for both Energy, Environmental, and Chemical Engineering and Biomedical Engineering.
- Specialized research facilities, including new instrumentation rooms, imaging facilities, and a clean room.
- Specialized teaching facilities, including a state of the art distance learning classroom to serve the needs of international collaborations.
- Studio-style classroom for teaching software and systems design for Computer Science and Engineering.
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design
With this building housing the nation’s first department of Energy, Environmental, and Chemical Engineering, the University has set as a goal of achieving a Platinum rating from LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) - the highest rating possible.