Ross Hall Chemistry Lab Additions/Renovations

Location: Greeley, Colorado

Client: University of Northern Colorado
Design Partners: Christopher Carvell Architects, P.C.

Adolfson & Peterson, a leader in construction management services for higher education facilities and university campuses, completed the University of Northern Colorado's (UNC) Ross Hall renovation and expansion project.

We utilized a phased construction process for this extensive project, which involved:

Construction of a laboratories
Classrooms and lecture halls
Office space for the following departments at UNC:
- Biological Sciences
- Chemistry
- Earth Sciences
- Physics
- Mathematical Sciences
- Economics
- English
- History
- Environmental Studies

Phase 1: Expansion

Consisted of a four-story, 101,000 sf addition with a formed, reinforced concrete structure, brick and sandstone veneer, and tile roofing.
Also featured were a considerable amount of lab casework, equipment and furnishings along with the associated service piping, lab gases, HVAC, fume hoods and cold rooms.
The mechanical system featured high temperature hot water heating, 875 ton absorption chiller, dual strobic exhaust fans and rooftop cooling towers.
Electrical systems featured a high level of information technology work, with integration of IT and audio/video components into a 'smart classroom' system in classrooms and two 100-seat lecture halls.

Phase 2: Renovation

Consisted of a gut and remodel of the existing Ross Hall, a four-story, 113,000 sf building.
Remodel of the North Addition building, animal, fieldhouse, headhouse and greenhouse research areas.
The project featured a two-story atrium, replacement of about 175 aluminum windows and curtainwalls.

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