BOND, one of the leading Boston-based construction managers, has completed construction of a two phase infrastructure upgrade to the Barus & Holley Hall/Prince Laboratory Building, the largest research facility on the Brown University campus. The project was delivered via an Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) model, the first foray into this contractual delivery model by Brown and BOND.
Components of the upgrade included: a new fire alarm system, modernized elevators, and replacement of the building's air handling unit. The building's chiller plant and cooling towers, heat exchanger, electrical switchgear, and summer boilers have also been replaced. These upgrades prepare the facility for continued use as a first-class research and engineering building.
Sited on the Brown campus, the seven-story, 220,000 s/f Barus & Holley/Prince Laboratory Building houses the University's Engineering and Physics departments, and includes 117 laboratories, 150 offices, 15 classrooms, 29 laboratory classrooms, and three lecture halls.
BOND worked closely with Brown Univ. and the project's design team of Imai Keller Architects and WSP Group Engineers to develop a comprehensive phasing plan and related sequencing/cutover protocols.