Central Chapter Dinner Meeting: Student Night
Interdisciplinary Science and Technology Building 7 (ISTB7) Project at Arizona State University
Presented by Carlos Diaz
McCarthy Building Companies
Carlos Diaz with McCarthy Building Companies will be speaking on the recently achieved the construction milestone of topping out on the new $192-million Interdisciplinary Science and Technology Building 7 (ISTB7) project at Arizona State University (ASU). The ISTB7 building is the latest among dozens of Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) projects on campus and is by far the most ambitious, pursuing LEED Platinum status. The flagship building for ASU's School of Sustainability is using a range of innovative approaches, including concrete admixtures and the void form structural deck system known as BubbleDeck, that foster sustainability as well as evapotranspiration, photovoltaics, and ASU's own carbon-capture technology.
The new, approximately 281,000-square-foot, five-story, high-performance research facility fosters an interdisciplinary approach to knowledge generation and research, including innovative endeavors focusing on the sustainability of food, water, and energy. In expanding the research district at ASU's Tempe campus, the building will give researchers a means to collaborate on pressing environmental and food challenges.https://www.labmanager.com/lab-design-and-furnishings/project-profile-asu-interdisciplinary-science-and-technology-building-7-istb7-25422
In a first for construction technology in Arizona, Buro Happold’s structural engineers worked with the design team to introduce voided slab technology: the BubbleDeck proprietary system uses hollow plastic balls to create voids inside concrete slabs, making the building floors thinner, lighter, and less expensive to construct than those formed from conventional slabs. This approach also means that other structural members can be reduced in size and mass as well.
The design for ISTB7 includes specific strategies to support planned and casual collaboration among tenants and visitors. All vertical circulation is located facing the interior courtyard, the location of the Exhibit Lab Atrium Biome, or ELAB, one of the building’s most unique and exciting components. Three feature staircases will cantilever in different directions from reinforced concrete stem walls, and a hung walkway provides a bridge over the existing canal. These circulation features in the ELAB space foster interaction at different levels. The organization of ISTB7 laboratory spaces is based on modular planning principles to provide maximum flexibility and allow for future modifications for specific research requirements over the life of the building. Located on a triangular site bounded by major streets and the regional light rail, ISTB7’s design is informed by this unique geometry.
McCarthy Building Companies, Inc. is the oldest privately held national construction company in the country — with more than 150 years spent collaborating with partners to solve building challenges on behalf of its clients. With approximately 3,700 salaried employees and craft professionals, the firm has offices in St. Louis, Missouri; Atlanta, Georgia; Collinsville, Illinois; Kansas City, Kansas; Omaha, Nebraska; Phoenix, Arizona; Las Vegas, Nevada; Denver, Colorado; Dallas and Houston, Texas; and San Diego, Newport Beach, San Francisco, San Jose, and Sacramento, California.
Sources and to read more information on the building before the in-person presentation:
https://www.acppubs.com/articles/mccarthy-tops-out-construction-on-the-new-interdisciplinary-science-and-technology-building-7-in-tempe
https://www.labmanager.com/lab-design-and-furnishings/project-profile-asu-interdisciplinary-science-and-technology-building-7-istb7-25422
Ciao Bella Buffet:
Chicken Parmesan
Tomato Basil Pasta (v)
Blue Cheese Chop Salad (v)
Kale & Arugula Caesar
Cacio d Pepe Cauliflower (v)
Mozzarella Cheese Ciabatta
Please join us!