The primary components of the Climate Sustainability Center building and site program are as follows:
RESEARCH
Research space planned will support focus on energy, environment, and materials research. Functional spaces include wet and dry laboratories and related spaces including shared equipment rooms, offices/workplace, conference rooms, break rooms and storage.
Current Plan: Wet and dry research labs for up to 20 principle investigators.
Total Square Feet: 77,000 GSF
BUSINESS INCUBATOR
Satisfying needs for both research and business development requires a variety of spaces including both wet and dry laboratory spaces in modular configuration for maximum flexibility, as well as administrative office space.
Current Plan: Wet and dry research labs for up to 6 principle investigators, technology transfer office, information technology support, and innovation center (currently housed in the existing 4747 Troost building).
Total Square Feet: 53,000 GSF
EDUCATION
The education and job training curriculum will require highly flexible spaces such as classrooms and interactive training areas, plus public meeting spaces.
Current Plan: Four classrooms, one 400-seat forum space, technology training area, a “decision theater” and community kitchen.
Total Square Feet: 50,000 GSF
BOTANICAL GARDEN
Botanical garden will consist of both indoor conservatory and outdoor spaces. The site will provide space for agricultural research, stormwater treatment, native landscaping demonstration, as well as community and urban agriculture and a food forest.
Current Plan: An indoor conservatory (10,000 square feet), interactive learning library, and back-of-house space. Outdoor space includes botanical garden, kitchen plaza, shade and sun gardens, urban agriculture plots, water gardens, food forest and stormwater management
Total Square Feet: 22,000 GSF plus extensive site landscape
GOVERNANCE
Office space for the entity that will govern and operate the Climate Sustainability Center will be provided. This includes private and open office space, conference rooms, and storage.
Current Plan: Private and open office space, meeting spaces and general building storage/support space.
Total Square Feet: 15,000 GSF
