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...
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 energy systems. Take a bird’s eye view of the newly installed 704 solar panels and the polycarbonate siding.
Video of Buck-Eye View-Energy Advancement and Innovation Center
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 them to the structure. The steel attachments are predrilled to a 7-degree slope. The panels are installed slightly skewed to the building access so that they point due south. Each one will produce an output of approximately 400-watts of electricity.
The Ohio State University announced today that the university-affiliated Science and Technology Campus Corporation ( SciTech ) will collaborate with global real estate company Tishman Speyer to develop a master plan for Carmenton, the university’s innovation district.
As the current phase of construction at Carmenton continues, the university has signed a letter of intent with SciTech to work with Tishman Speyer and lead a visioning process and the creation of a master plan for the next phase of Carmenton. SciTech is a not-for-profit organization to promote research and development of the university’s west...
Construction on a space for industry experts to collaborate on the next generation of smart energy systems, renewable energy and green mobility solutions is nearly 60% complete. The Energy Advancement and Innovation Center (EAIC) is on track for a building turnover in October 2023. The 66,000 square-foot building prioritizes passive and active strategies to reduce energy usage including the installation of a direct current (DC) microgrid and future plans to install photovoltaics/solar panels on the roof.
Construction progress includes:
Installing drywall Installing Mitsubishi Variable Refrigerant Flow (VRF) technology Spraying on insulation Installing electrical conduits throughout building...
The Energy Advancement and Innovation Center (EAIC), along with the Combined Heat and Power Plant (CHP), will contribute to Ohio State's sustainability goals, according to a recent article by The Lantern .
"It's not just one thing in a building... it's a living, breathing structure," said Kristin Poldemann, associate vice president of Facilities Design and Construction, about the EAIC. The facility will prioritize multiple passive and active strategies to reduce energy consumption, including through the use of a solar roof and translucent wall panels.
These features align with a progressive udate to the university's Sustainable Design and Construction...
The Energy Advancement and Innovation Center (EAIC) is halfway complete. The facility is co-located at the Carmenton innovation district with the Interdisciplinary Research Facility . 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 and sustainable systems research as well as artificial intellegence.
Crews are currently focusing on putting up curtain walls and steel framing on all four floors. Teams are set to install and turn on heating throughout the building in January 2023. The...
Columbus Business First recently highlighted construction progress at The Ohio State University's Carmenton. Included in the online photo highlights and story are Outpatient Care West Campus, Interdisciplinary Research Facility and the Energy Advancement and Innovation Center.
The Ohio State University has announced the new name of the growing innovation district on the university’s west campus: Carmenton.
Ohio State President Kristina M. Johnson joined government, industry and university leaders today in Carmenton to highlight the progress in the district and point to the future. Carmenton offers proximity to researchers and innovators, to the university, to downtown Columbus and to the entire central Ohio region.
Carmenton is bringing private, public and academic sectors together to exchange knowledge, understand problems that seem insurmountable, develop new technologies and accelerate delivering solutions to market and...
The Energy Advancement and Innovation Center, located on the corner of Kenny Road and Lane Avenue in Ohio State’s Innovation District, is getting high marks. The facility recently won the 2022 Green GOOD DESIGN® Award. The European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies and The Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design named EAIC as an award recipient. Architecture, landscape architecture, urban planning projects, product, packaging, and graphic designs from over 30 nations were awarded with Green GOOD DESIGN® 2022, representing the world’s most important manufacturers and design firms and leading FORTUNE 500 corporations that are placing...
