USTAR Laboratory Will Boost the States Biotech Research and Teaching Profile
The Utah Science Technology and Research building—USTAR—is an interdisciplinary scientific hub, generating collaboration between research and industry. Located on the Innovation Campus of Utah State University in Logan, the new 110,000-sq-ft, LEED-Gold laboratory is a model of sustainable design.
Designed by ajc architects, Salt Lake City, and built by Gramoll Construction, North Salt Lake, the $55-million, three-story building with mechanical penthouse is a steel-frame, cross-brace structure with 7.5-in.-thick, cast-in-place concrete floors that help ensure vibration control, a critical component of high-tech laboratory research.