BARUS & HOLLEY, PRINCE LAB INFRASTRUCTURE UPGRADE PHASE I
The Barus and Holley Building, built in 1965, is a 220,000 sf, seven story building that houses the School of Engineering and the Physics Department and includes 117 laboratories, 150 offices, 15 classrooms, 29 laboratory classrooms, and 3 lecture halls. The building’s infrastructure remains largely un-renovated and operates at maximum capacity. Prince Laboratory, built in 1962, is a two-story brick and concrete building that provides room for research, a machine shop, a wind tunnel and offices.
Phase 1 of the Barus & Holley | Prince Laboratory Infrastructure Upgrade will include the replacement of original infrastructure that will address the critical needs of these two buildings and will extend the capability of both buildings to support their current use and occupants for the foreseeable future. Infrastructure to be replaced includes a new fire alarm system, rehabilitation/renovation of the elevators; converting the ventilation system to 100% outside air; replacement of the chiller plant and cooling towers; replacement of the electrical switchgear and the installation of a new heat exchanger.
The Barus and Holley | Prince Lab Infrastructure Upgrade project will be executed using Integrated Project Delivery (IPD). IPD is a relatively new project delivery approach used across the United States and Canada and this will be the first project at Brown University to utilize this delivery method. In IPD, the key participants (architect, engineer, contractor, key trades and key consultants) join with the owner to deliver the project to agreed goals. The key participants are engaged early in pre-construction and jointly work to develop the project documents that will be used for construction. A project committee of at least the owner, architect and Contractor are responsible for managing the process. The focus of IPD is to create a coherent team that is focused on efficiently executing the project together, rather than maneuvering for individual advantage.
