Boise State Environmental Research Building Nears Completion

That flurry of activity you see all around the Boise State campus these days is a metropolitan research univeristy of distinction growing up before our eyes. 

Last month I did an initial story on the foundation being laid for the new Micron Business Building and will have updates soon on the progress there.  The Environmental Research Building (next to the engineering complex) is set to open this summer. 



The five-story, 97,000-square-foot structure is dedicated to creating a dynamic new focus on issues central to the region and the state’s future vibrancy.  It is Boise State’s first dedicated research building and will support a Western agenda on the environment, transportation, water, land use and community and regional planning.

The departments of Geosciences, Civil Engineering, Public Policy and Administration and Political Science will begin moving into the building near the end of the semester.

Numerous energy-saving strategies have been incorporated into the project, including a variable-air volume HVAC system with high efficiency condensing hot-water boilers, increased wall and roof insulation, high-efficiency windows, and a low window-wall ratio.