Located at Tufts University in Boston, Massachusitts Jaharis Family Center for Biomedical and Nutritional Research Located at Tufts University in Boston, Massachusitts Architectural Features Nine story facade transitioning to five stories to tie together the grand university scale to the residential scale on the opposing side. Brick veneer base with granite water table inspired by adjacent historic brownstones Nearby bay windows called for aluminum and glass curtain wall set off by brick piers mounted in a series of bay windows. ARC Architects Primary Project Team Building Uses Mechanical Systems The Jaharis Center is a 180,000 square foot multi-use facility. Floors 1–3 are predominantly for classroom and office use, while floors 4 – 9 are laboratory space. It Features a 202 person auditorium, and a café with prep areas. Structural Systems ● 100% Outdoor Air ● All Air Supplied Via VAV/CAV Boxes With Hot Water Terminal Reheat ● 4 Identical, Custom AHU Supplying 70,000 Max cfm ● Perimeter Finned-Tube Radiation Heating ● Air Side Finned Tube Heat Recovery rated at 9792 MBH ● One 800 nom. ton Double Effect Steam Absorption Chiller ● One 600 nom. ton (high efficiency) Centrifugal Chiller ● Two Inducted Draft Cooling Towers, One Single and One Double Cell Cooling 1824 nom tons together Electrical ● 480Y/277 3-phase, 4 wire - Composite Metal Deck ConcreteFlooring System - Structural Cantilevered Grade Beam Foundation Composite Steel System With Braced Frames • Total Project Cost of $63 Million • Design-Bid-Build Project Delivery Method / Lump Sum • Construction began in Jan 2001, and was completed in August 2003 Construction Reed Berinato ARC Architects Mechanical Option rrb144@psu.edu www.arche.psu.edu/thesis/2005/rrb144