The 350,000-square-foot building will be home to more than 70 principal investigators, focused on gene therapy, the neurosciences and molecular medicine. The building, which also provides space for UMass Chan to train more future physicians, nurse leaders and scientists, is designed to achieve LEED Gold certification for energy efficiency and sustainability.
Designed by ARC/Architectural Resources Cambridge in collaboration with ZGF Architects.
Construction manager, Shawmut Design and Construction.
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The Albert Sherman Center (ASC) is a 512,000-square-foot facility for biomedical research and education that opened in January of 2013. The combination of efficient design, sustainable building practices and advanced technologies integrated at the Sherman Center makes the building 25 percent more energy efficiently, consuming 4.1 million fewer kilowatt hours of electricity, using 30 percent less water, and cutting carbon dioxide emissions by 4.5 million pounds annually, compared to similar buildings of standard design.
Designed by ARC/Architectural Resources Cambridge.
Construction manager, Suffolk Construction.
The Ambulatory Care Center opened in 2010 and earned LEED Silver certification from the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). It was the first building in the school’s history to achieve this important status for sustainable design and efficient operation.
Designed by Payette of Boston.
Construction manager, Consigli Construction.
LEED announcement.
The building that houses the VA Central Western Massachusetts Healthcare System’s new community-based outpatient clinic (CBOC) at UMass Chan Medical School is LEED Certified and the Green Building Initiative’s Green Globes program has awarded the project “Two Globes” noting it “demonstrates significant achievement in resource efficiency, reducing environmental impacts, and improving occupant wellness.”
Designed by Smith Group.
Construction manager, Suffolk Construction.
LEED announcement.
LEED scorecard.
A bright idea saves energy at Pine Tree lotAll of the lighting poles and fixtures in the Pine Tree parking lot and along South Road adjacent to the lot have been replaced with fixtures that use less than half of the electricity of the old ones, while providing better uniform illumination of the parking area. See article, February 2024.
LED Lighting Project Biotech 2Faculty, students and staff at Biotech Two now see their work in a whole new light, thanks to a recent project that swapped out every lighting fixture in the building. Gone are some 1,000 fluorescent bulb fixtures, which used 120 watts each on average. See article, October 2018
Shut the Sash Video
Keeping the fume hood sash at its proper height is important both for safety and for saving energy. See a video produced by Students in the Emerging Professoinals Summer Internship Program at UMass Chan. See article, August, 2018
Shining a Better Light on Research at LRBA project is underway to replace more than 14,000 fluorescent light bulbs in the laboratories at the Lazare Research Building with LED bulbs that use less than half the electricity. See article, February 2018.
Water Not Down the Drain
Glassware in the laboratories throughout the Aaron Lazare Research Building are clean and greener than ever, after a five-month, $2.5 million project, to replace all of the glass washing and sterilization systems. See article, Nov. 2020.