According to the UMass Lowell, the 84,000-square-feet building will be home to research in nanotechnology, molecular biology, plastics engineering and optics, as well as life sciences, energy, national security and environmental protection.
The centre is the first new academic building constructed on campus in more than three decades, and features specialised, high-powered laboratories and equipment, a plastics processing high bay and high-tech cleanrooms. The four-storey ETIC will prepare students for jobs in emerging sectors, serve as the site of corporate- and government-sponsored research, and foster industry partnerships in the global marketplace.
Located at the intersection of University Avenue and VFW Highway in Lowell, the campus is the gateway to the university’s north campus and the first completed project in the UMass Lowell building expansion that includes the new Health and Social Sciences Building on South Campus, the University Suites residence hall on East Campus, University Crossing student center, and two parking garages.
The environmentally sustainable building is seeking a LEED Gold certification under the US Green Building Council. Turner Construction Co. of New York is the general contractor for this project.
