Energy Advancement and Innovation Center
The Energy Advancement and Innovation Center will be co-located at Carmenton with the Pelotonia Research Center. The Energy Advancement and Innovation Center will be a space for Ohio State faculty members, students, alumni, ENGIE Buckeye Operations researchers, local entrepreneurs and industry experts to work together on the next generation of smart energy systems, renewable energy and green mobility solutions. The total project budget is $49.3 million and now includes four floors. The project is a cornerstone of the university’s public-private partnership with Ohio State Energy Partners (OSEP) who has committed $50 million for the project, including $36.7 million toward design and construction costs.
Learn more about how Ohio State in investing in the spaces and places that empower collaboration by visiting Ohio State Environments.
Additional Information
The 66,000 square foot Energy Advancement and Innovation Center will encourage new diverse collaborations to propel the next generation of convergent energy research and technology incubation. The building will be designed in conjunction with the Interdisciplinary Research Facility to ensure consistent design and site construction. Design will prioritize passive and active strategies to reduce energy usage. The project will include the installation of a direct current (DC) microgrid with future plans to install photovoltaics/solar panels on the roof.
The facility will include a 210-seat seminar room and a 96-seat cafe to serve the Innovation Center and nearby Interdisciplinary Research Facility. Additional building features include:
Approximately 8,000 square feet of dedicated lab space
25,000 square feet for collaborative learning and gathering space
1,500 square feet reserved for be smaller focused workspace
3,000 square feet shelled for program expansion
Learn more about the overall project vision by visiting the Ohio State Energy Partners website.
Project Timeline
- 2019
- BoT approvalFebruary 2019DesignSeptember 2019 – March 20212020
- BoT Construction ApprovalNovember 20202021
- ConstructionOctober 2021 – October 20232023
- Facility OpeningNovember 2023
Project Team
Project Manager
Brendan Flaherty
Project Accountant
Jasmine Myles
Consultants
Design Architect: Smith-Miller + Hawkinson Architects LLP
Architect of Record: Moody-Nolan, Inc.
Construction Manager
Whiting-Turner & CK Construction Group (joint venture)
Live Updates
Construction on the $49.3 million Energy Advancement and Innovation Center is about 90% complete. Crews are wrapping up seal coating on the top floors and just finished pouring the loading dock. The four-story building is on track to open at the end of November. It will be a space...
The Energy Advancement and Innovation Center is nearly 80% complete. Co-located at Carmenton with the Pelotonia Research Center, the EAIC will be a space for Ohio State faculty members, students, alumni ENGIE Buckeye Operations researchers, local entrepreneurs and industry experts to work together on the next generation of smart...
Crews worked to install solar panels on the canopy above the roof of the Energy Advancement and Innovation Center located at Carmenton, the university’s innovation district.
Four panels at a time were ganged together with two C-channels at ground level, then lifted by the crane to attach...