McCarthy Building Cos. has topped out the $192-million Interdisciplinary Science and Technology Building 7 project at Arizona State University. The 281,000-sq-ft facility, the flagship building for ASU’s School of Sustainability, will host an interdisciplinary approach to research that focuses on the sustainability of food, water and energy. The structure itself was built using a wide range of sustainable techniques and materials, including concrete admixtures, the void form structural deck system known as BubbleDeck as well as evapotranspiration, photovoltaics and ASU’s own carbon-capture technology. The project team is pursuing LEED Platinum status. The facility will contain wet and dry lab space, a conference and education center with a 389-seat presentation hall, university classrooms and faculty and staff offices. The building also will have research labs for biological sciences, engineering, life sciences and sustainability.
“Our laboratory construction team is working with the university and project partners to attain the highest sustainability goals, utilizing innovative materials, processes and technology,” said Bryan Kuster, senior vice president of McCarthy Building Cos.’ Southwest region education building group.