Best Project, Higher Education/Research Fermilab Integrated Engineering Research Center
The Integrated Engineering Research Center project created laboratories for delivering major initiatives in particle physics and to further Fermilab’s neutrino science program. The 82,000-sq-ft, two-story building is Fermilab’s largest purpose-built laboratory and office building since 1974 and is the first cross-divisional facility on its campus.
The facility was designed with adaptability in mind to maximize flexibility for particle physics advancement over the next 50 years. The IERC is home to various detector development projects in support of the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment endeavor. It houses a variety of ISO classified clean room facilities as well as “clean-ish” project development laboratories that are capable of “up-scaling” to clean class if research programs require more stringency. The open work areas include flexible working spaces with modular components to foster an interdisciplinary collaborative environment.