Rebecca Maloney
Americas Press Office ,Boston
Arup is providing multidisciplinary engineering and consulting services for the visionary Center for Integrated Life Sciences & Engineering (CILSE).
The modern and sustainable $150m, nine-story, 170,000ft2 Boston University (BU) Center for Integrated Life Science & Engineering facility will bring together life scientists, engineers, and physicians in a visionary research centre with flexible research facilities for the multidisciplinary faculty and students. Designed by Payette, BU administrators and Boston city officials were joined by the design team and community members to mark the start of construction on Thursday, May 14.
Facilitating collaborative interdisciplinary research efforts for which adjacent space is essential, the centre will be a major addition to BU’s physical infrastructure and will accommodate seven key areas of research: photonics, synthetic and systems biology, systems neuroscience, data science, global health, urban health, and infectious disease.
“"Arup is pleased to be on Payette’s team to realise Boston University’s vision for this leading-edge project that sets new standards for resiliency, sustainability and collaborative research space."Julian Astbury, project director and associate principal in Arup’s Boston office.
As part of the engineering design team, Arup is implementing smart-building techniques to achieve client goals of energy efficiency, sustainability, environmental protection, and end-user comfort. Arup is providing mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and fire protection engineering, as well as sustainability, and IT/communications consulting.