Truitt Laboratory Addition

University of Maryland, Solomons, Maryland

University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science's (UMCES) Truitt Laboratory Addition at the Chesapeake Biological Laboratory (CBL)

This project includes the construction of a two story, 13,000 sf steel framed addition to an existing 1970's vintage Lab Building. The addition is located on a highly visible, water front site in the center of an existing historic campus.

In addition to providing New Wet Labs, Dry Labs and Offices, the addition provides an accessible entrance to the existing building. The Ground Level, Wet Lab materials and finishes are designed to be wet a significant portion of the time due to the nature of the research performed. Both Wet Lab and Dry Lab are designed to allow future reconfiguration to adapt to changing research and equipment needs.

Due to significant site constraints, the addition had to be designed to sit on top of existing sea water supply and return lines which feed the existing building's seawater filtering and distribution systems. The addition was designed to allow these lines to remain operational during construction.

Building Area: 13,000sf

Construction Cost: $3,850,000

Estimated Completion: 2007