SWBR OPI Connect 2015

P1 / Not Your Father’s Office We were there when the University of Rochester needed to engineer a stable platform and environment for fusion research.

P3 / Advanced Innovation RIT’s Golisano Institute for Sustainability design has moved beyond the classroom into state-of-the-art research units.

P4 / Bio-Fuels Research Cornell University transforms an old teaching space into a new workforce development research laboratory and science building.

OPIConnect Science Building Trends 2015

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2015

UR’s World-Class Education and Research in Laser Energetics The Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE) of the University of Rochester is a unique national resource for research and education in science and technology. LLE was established in 1970 as a center for the investigation of the interaction of intense radiation with matter. The National Nuclear Security Administration funds LLE as part of its Stockpile Stewardship Program.

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The University of Rochester’s Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE) is working to bring cheap, clean power from fusion.

Funded mostly by the U.S. Department of Energy to the tune of $70 million a year, more than 300 scientists and engineers shoot the lab’s two giant lasers dozens of times each week in various experiments they design, or for researchers who travel from around the country and even other

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I believe that if we don’t figure out how to solve our energy problem, we’re going to destroy our planet.

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- David Canning, Manager of the University of Rochester’s OMEGA EP Laser

countries.

Funded mostly by the U.S. Department of

The project included:

Because of the lasers, alignment was a

Energy to the tune of $70 million a year, more

 Precision alignment to millimeters between

critical issue in the design of this building.

than 300 scientists and engineers shoot the

building levels and constructed elements

Laser light travels in straight lines,

lab’s two giant lasers dozens of times each

 Vibration elimination/control of the entire

therefore, the building gives physical

week in various experiments they design, or

expression to the linear nature of the

for researchers who travel from around the

science within. The function of the

country and even other countries.

building dictates a massive and mostly

building platform/plan  Ultra clean environments within the laser bay and pre-assembly areas  Ambient temperature and humidity control

windowless space.

to less than .5% variation

Best Test + Commercialization Center NEW CENTER IN EASTMAN BUSINESS PARK SUPPORTS CLEAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES The New York Battery and Energy Storage Technology Consortium (NY-BEST) and its operating partner, DNV GL, officially opened the doors to its new $23 million world-class Battery and Energy Storage (BEST) Test and Commercialization Center.

The new Center includes testing equipment for battery testing of secondary cells and battery packs, as well as testing chambers of all sizes, for single cells to huge megawatt systems. Services including product development, performance validation and certification testing, and a wide range of environmental testing and battery lifetime testing are designed to accelerate the adoption and growth of energy storage technologies. Now with the BEST Center open for business, companies can test and build their energy storage devices using unparalleled infrastructure, including world class analytical equipment and pilot coating facilities, saving millions of dollars on the road to commercialization.

The new testing facility will spur innovation in the development of critical next generation energy storage technology.

technologies and advanced manufacturing require “ Highest the very best workforce. We connect those dots with both the training and manufacturing facility design. High tech is our focus.

- David Beinetti, President, SWBR Architects

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Advance Innovation

Moving Science Forward

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BAUSCH AND LOMB DANISCO DELPHI EASTMAN BUSINESS PARK GARLOCK GENERAL MOTORS HARRIS RF COMMUNICATIONS HIGH TECH OF ROCHESTER KODAK NOHMS OPTIMAX SYSTEMS INC. THERMOFISHER XEROX

ACADEMIC RESEARCH CORNELL UNIVERSITY

RIT’s Golisano Institute for Sustainability: Education and research programs in sustainability Academic activities at GIS are complemented by state-of-the-art research units: • Center for Remanufacturing and Resource Recovery (C3R): an internationally recognized center for applied research in remanufacturing.

• Center of Excellence in Sustainable Manufacturing (COESM): dedicated to enhancing the environmental and

• Center for Sustainable Mobility (CSM): focused on developing viable technologies for sustainable transportation systems and

MONROE COMMUNITY COLLEGE NAZARETH COLLEGE ROBERTS WESLEYAN COLLEGE ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY SUNY BROCKPORT UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER

the support of complex equipment systems.

• New York State Pollution Prevention Institute (NYSP2I): a research and technology transfer center to provide environmental research, technology development, training and education.

economic performance of products and processes.

world is shifting to an innovation economy and “The nobody does innovation better than America. ” - President Barack Obama

LAB CONNECT / FALL 2015

Rapid, Precision Optics Optimax

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The new 20,000 square-foot addition to Optimax’s existing 40,000 square feet manufacturing facility is in response to the signed supplier deal with China’s Shanghai Micro Electronics Equipment Co. Ltd. The signing was memorialized in the White House Fact Sheet on trade deliverables organized as part of a Joint communiqué during the bilateral summit meetings between US President Barack Obama and Chinese President Hu Jintao. The multi-year agreement is expected to bring 50 new manufacturing jobs to Upstate New York.

“ Our new metrology labs are exceeding preformance expectations - Mike Martucci, Optimax

Bio-Fuels Research RENOVATION LEADS TO INNOVATION AT CORNELL UNIVERSITY

The project transformed an existing “tractor repair” garage into a cutting-edge cellulosic bio-fuels research facility with generalpurpose wet labs designed to accommodate experimental processes for converting cellulose into fermentable sugar. The facility is designed to handle the research process from “bale” arrival to the “single-cell microscopy” lab, equipped with a vibration isolation floor structure.

To monitor quality control, an extensive network of data sensors was incorporated. The execution involved careful phasing, with construction of surge space integral to the design. An existing series of garage bays was customized to provide the high-bay space required to support the equipment and process. A new mechanical penthouse serves both the Bio-Fuels and Soil and Water Research space which was provided and is expandable for future growth.

The Need for Workforce Development RENOVATIONS TO MCC GLEASON HALL OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY SUPPORTS NEW LABORATORY AND TRAINING CLASSROOMS

The project increased the number of general classrooms and specialty lab spaces in the facility by eliminating redundant circulation and by better utilizing the remaining spaces. These instructional spaces provide modern technology infrastructure, durable finishes, and improved acoustical performance. A sky-lit student collaboration space was developed in the interior of the building using part of the footprint of an unused 2-story lecture hall.

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