Time and Change: Building the Future

Slideshow: Energy Advancement and Innovation Center

September 22, 2023
  • A view of the kitchen in the EAIC
  • A view of crews doing work on stairs.
  • A view of a large room with yellow along the left wall and floor to ceiling windows on the other two walls.
  • A view of a room with yellow floors.
  • A view of a green wall with space for where a TV will go.
  • A view of a large, empty space with windows covering one entire wall.
  • A view on the top of the building underneath the solar panels.
  • A view of the electrical room where large electric panels are seen.

    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 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.

    Construction progress includes:

    • Soundproof flooring being installed in test pods
    • Seal coating floors of top levels
    • Installing architectural soundproof panels to meeting rooms
    • Installing Akron Brass systems for emergency use on solar panels
    • Installing exterior overhang roofing

    Learn more about how Ohio State is investing in the spaces and places that empower collaboration by visiting Ohio State Environments.

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