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Expertise, Experience, Leadership
CH2M HILL has a long history of meeting complex challenges and creating technical innovation for new and emerging markets. With our architecture group, IDC Architects, we are recognized as a world leader in the design and construction of microelectronics, biotechnology, and other advanced industrial and research facilities, including nanotechnology. We have been involved with nanotechnology since its emergence in the 1980s. We understand its interdisciplinary nature and its relationship with other leading-edge fields such as biotechnology and microelectronics. Leveraging our experience across the full spectrum of advanced technology and our global network of offices, we deliver flexible, scalable facilities that enable our clients to discover and exploit the physical, electrical, and biological properties of materials and devices. Let us show you how our expertise, experience and leadership can bring value to your next nanotechnology research or production facility project.
Leaders in Advanced Facility Design
Cutting-edge solutions for the most demanding environments on the planet. Our roots run deep. From the early, pioneering cleanrooms to the dazzling complexity of modern semiconductor fabs, biotech laboratories and nanotechnology research facilities, CH2M HILL has long been at the forefront of nextgeneration advanced facility design.
Our skills span disciplines and markets. Today, the world’s leading technology companies and research institutions look to our combination of clear architectural vision and advanced systems engineering to deliver their most challenging projects.
Our commitment is unwavering. CH2M HILL will bring you closer to achieving ground-breaking discoveries, increasing market share, and building a better world.
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NANOMATERIALS FIRST USED IN CONSUMER PRODUCTS
FIRST NANOTECH INDUSTRY CONFERENCE
Korean Advanced Institute of Science and Technology Taejeon, Korea This world-leading research center provides laboratories for nanoscale electronics, electromechanical devices and biotechnology research to support Korean industry. The program required two levels of Class 100 / 1,000 / 10,000 cleanrooms to support extreme ultra-violet (EUV) and beam-based lithography, metrology, thin films, device physics, diffusion and etching processes. CH2M HILL provided all architectural and engineering services for the complex, including a multi-story office wing and a central utility building housing process support utilities, mechanical systems and electrical equipment. Last year, a KAIST team announced it had created the world’s first piezoelectric nanogenerator and, shortly after, the first self-powered nanodevice complete with a wireless transmitter. Now researchers have made further progress in creating a low-cost, large-scale nanogenerator that is simple to manufacture.
This client, a global biotechnology leader, challenged our design team to create a facility that supported resource sharing and collaboration between scientific disciplines. The resulting building is composed of distinct chemistry and biology laboratory wings to maximize efficiency of the building systems and product flow. The wings are joined by a “main street” lined with shared support rooms and open, interactive meeting spaces. A company vice president praised the project, saying, “This state-of-the-art facility has improved workflow as well as raising the morale of our staff. We have also gained the most effective recruiting tool a company in our industry could ask for.”
Life Technologies Corporation Eugene, Oregon
The Richard E. Smalley Institute for Nanoscale Science and Technology Rice University Houston, Texas
Named the 2004 Texas Design / Build Project of the Year, this facility features CH2M HILL-designed Class 100 and Class 1000 cleanrooms, office, and lab support space. The facility allows researchers to manufacture and test nanoscale devices and materials that are no wider than a few atoms or molecules. Researchers in the Department of Chemistry have tackled cancer therapies with nanoparticles, and a laboratory team has discovered a one-step chemical process for manufacturing sub-5 nm graphene quantum dots , an advanced semiconductor material expected to transform the electronic, optical and biomedical fields. In addition to research, the facility supports education, giving graduate students a chance to train in cleanroom procedures.
As the first LEED® certified nanotechnology lab in the United States, this facility consolidates nanotechnology, electronic instrument and laser labs, chemistry labs, and cleanroom space for educational activities and industry research. CH2M HILL provided architecture, engineering, stakeholder representation, and construction administration, leading the team of engineers and lab consultants to create flexible, leading-edge academic research space. For its high-performance, sustainable design, the facility earned LEED® Silver Certification. With the recent purchase of a US$3.8 million Hitachi H9500 microscope, the electron microscopy facility now houses the nation’s highest-resolution university electron microscope. Its materials laboratory is the only one in the Americas — and one of a few in the world — with the complete capability to make optical fiber, aiding modern communication systems, transforming surgical procedures and strengthening national defense systems.
Clemson University Advanced Materials Research Laboratory Anderson, South Carolina
ONAMI Microproducts Breakthrough Institute Corvallis, Oregon This facility is part of the Oregon Nanoscience and Microtechnologies Institute (ONAMI) network, which performs some of the world’s leading research in nanoscience and the commercialization of new nanotechnologies. CH2M HILL provided programming, architectural, structural, mechanical and electrical design, and construction administration for a 14,500 SF (1,347 SM) development laboratory, 10,000 SF (929 SM) of laboratory technology spaces, a new 6,700 SF (622.5 SM) classroom, and other new lab spaces. Since its completion, the facility has welcomed researchers from Oregon State University and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory to collaborate with industry on projects ranging from efficient jet engines to a portable dialysis appliance. In a 2011 Science Daily article, MBI engineers described their breakthrough “thermally activated cooling system,” an extraordinarily small microchannel device that captures waste heat to produce cooling. Their prototype succeeded in turning 80% of every kilowatt of waste heat into a kilowatt of cooling capability, a high-efficiency step toward harnessing the world’s wasted energy produced by cars, factories and power plants.
centers for research, teaching, enterprise and innovation in nanotechnology research. The 129,200 SF (12,003 SM) building houses stable, clean environments (laboratories and cleanrooms) for synthesis, characterization, packaging, assembly, and testing. The design, by CH2M HILL with U.K. architectural firm Jestico + Whiles, has received multiple awards for architectural excellence, including two American Institute of Architects Honor Awards and a Royal Institute of British Architects award. Today, scientists in the Nanofabrication Centre are developing a new transistor made from graphene, the world’s thinnest material. With its unique channel nanoscale structure, the graphene field effect transistor (GFET) achieves a record high-switching performance, making future electronic devices , such as PDAs and computers , even more functional and high-performance.
Mountbatten Nanotechnology Electronics Research Complex Southampton, United Kingdom
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The Mountbatten Complex is one of the world’s leading
Nanopolis Suzhou, China Nanopolis Suzhou is a 100-hectare industrial park developed in 2011 to foster the innovative and entrepreneurial potential of nanotechnology industries in China. CH2M HILL, in coordination with HENN Architekten and local design institutes, developed a basis of design for a lab / pilot line production facility in the park, following an initiative by the government of China to support leading-edge micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) manufacturers. The project, scheduled for completion by the end of 2013, includes a four-story fab with 8-inch and 6-inch MEMS cleanrooms plus subfab, as well as research laboratory space and office facilities. When fully constructed, the park will contain 1.5 million SM of research and
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development laboratories, technology incubation space, pilot line and small-scale production fabs, offices, exhibit space, and other amenities allowing emerging industries such as nanomaterials, nanomanufacturing, nanobiological medicine and nanotechnologybased energy and environmental protection to develop their technologies and transition to full manufacturing.
research labs, teaching labs, vibration sensitive metrology labs for advanced electron microscopy and imaging, a flexible cleanroom for nanoscale research, and multiple specialized labs with highly controlled environmental conditions. CH2M HILL, along with Australian design firm Architectus and U.K. architects Jestico + Whiles, is providing architectural and engineering design for the project, which is an addition to the historically significant Physics Building at the University of Sydney. The facility is designed to a high standard of sustainability, using Australia’s Green Star program.
Australia Institute of Nanoscience Cleanroom and Laboratory Sydney, Australia
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The new home for the Australian Institute of Nanoscience includes
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National Graphene Institute University of Manchester Manchester, United Kingdom The new National Graphene Institute (NGI) project at The University of Manchester will offer access to world-class research facilities including specialized cleanrooms, associated laboratory facilities and equipment to simulate complex manufacturing processes. CH2M HILL, in collaboration with Jestico + Whiles, is designing cleanrooms and laboratory spaces in the facility, which is scheduled to open at the end of 2014. The University is an acknowledged leader in the research of graphene, the multifaceted material first isolated by professors Andre Geim and Kostya Novoselov at the University in 2004. Graphene is the world’s thinnest, lightest, and strongest material. Its extraordinary strength and versatility make it suitable for many applications in microelectronics, aviation, automotive, and numerous other advanced technology and manufacturing arenas. Professors Geim and Novoselov received the Nobel Prize in physics in 2010 for demonstrating graphene’s remarkable properties. Industry leaders have expressed extensive interest in this technology, and many are expected to be key partners in the NGI.
Ultra-high vacuum STM image of a point defect in graphene.
CH2M HILL provided complete design for this 110,000 SF (10,219 SM) facility, which was constructed in an existing building on the extended campus of Cairo University. Featuring 10,000 SF (929 SM) of Class 10 / 100 / 1000 cleanrooms and 28 specialized laboratories, the center supports research in thin film photovoltaics, spin-on carbon-based electrodes, energy recovery from desalination, graphene structures, and computational modeling and simulation. These areas have been selected because of their scientific relevance and potential impact on the economic development of Egypt. As Egypt’s first nanotechnology center, the project is a key part of the Egyptian government’s strategic objective to develop expertise in nanoscience and nanotechnology, with the long-term goal of creating new high-technology firms in the country. The government has partnered with IBM Corporation to develop “human capital” for the facility, sending ten Egyptian researchers to gain industrial R&D experience by working closely with researchers in IBM’s labs in the U.S. and Europe.
Egypt Nanotechnology Center Cairo, Egypt
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Nanotechnology concepts undergo a rapid transition from discovery into application. With expertise and deep resources across all disciplines, CH2M HILL helps our clients navigate this dynamic landscape. We understand the challenges at every stage of a project, from planning and development through the design, construction, and operation. Whatever the stage of your nanotechnology venture, our services will help you take the next step. Advanced Master Planning
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Headquartered near Denver, Colorado, USA, employeeowned CH2M HILL is a global leader in full-service consulting, design, design-build, operations, and program management for public and private clients. With US$6.4 billion in revenue and approximately 30,000 employees worldwide, CH2M HILL delivers innovative, practical, sustainable solutions — helping clients develop and manage infrastructure and facilities that improve efficiency, safety, and quality of life. The firm has long been recognized as a most-admired company and leading employer. CH2M HILL is an industry-leading program management, construction management, and design firm as ranked by Engineering News-Record (2011).
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