Construction on the Interdisciplinary Research Facility, located inside Ohio State’s Innovation District, is 66% complete. FOD crews are laying exterior brick, installing elevators, flooring and hanging drywall in the 305,000 square foot facility. Crews are also working on electric connections on all five floors. When finished, the facility will offer multiple research disciplines working together, including biomedical, life sciences, engineering and environmental sciences and more.
Construction progress includes:
Penthouse metal siding is almost complete Masonry brick on the south and final side is 33% Drywall painting prime and first coat on all of second floor Acoustical ceiling...
The Interdisciplinary Research Facility, located inside Ohio State’s Innovation District, is 57% complete. Construction updates on the five-story, 305,000 square foot building include:
On the penthouse floor, exterior metal siding work is almost wrapped up, and the installation of four large air handling units is complete. A specialty exhaust system with four entropic heat wheels continues throughout the penthouse. The wheels are anticipated to lower heating and cooling bills by approximately 30%. Brickwork on the west side of the facility is finished, and the north side is expected to be fully in place by the end of February 2022...
Columbus Monthly recently featured Ohio State's Innovation District in its health care special edition. The publication interviewed Jay Kasey, Ohio State’s senior vice president of Administration and Planning, and Grace Wang, Ohio State’s executive vice president for Research, Innovation and Knowledge.
“Calling these initial buildings anchors is probably too significant a term,” Kasey told Columbus Monthly. “Eventually there will be larger corporate entities moving in that...
In January, Columbus Dispatch shared a story that highlighted ten development projects, including Ohio State’s Innovation District and the Inpatient Hospital, that could transform Columbus in the years to come.
Columbus Business First shared news this week that Ohio State's incentive is projected at $47 million over the next 25 years for the 12,000 high-paying jobs it expects to create in its Innovation District.
It replaces the previous biggest-ever jobs incentive, also for the university.
Progress continues on the Interdisciplinary Research Facility located in the heart of the new Innovation District on West Campus. The 305,000 square foot facility will serve multiple research disciplines working together, including biomedical, life sciences, engineering and environmental sciences, among others. In addition, two floors will be dedicated to The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center including its new Pelotonia Institute for Immuno-Oncology.
Construction updates include:
Masonry brick installation on the west facade started on October 13. West punched window installation is complete. The penthouse roof, which contains multiple air handling units and HVAC equipment, is 75%...
Fans are back in Ohio Stadium this fall as the Buckeyes make another run toward the College Football Playoffs.
For a winning fan experience, The Ohio State University is encouraging attendees to allow additional time to get in and out of the stadium area as traffic and parking changes may cause delays.
Ohio State continues to invest in the future of teaching, research and patient care through active construction projects that will change the way to get to and from campus on game day.
We all love scarlet and gray, but there’s a sea of orange on campus as Ohio State invests in the future of teaching, learning and research. Major construction projects are changing the way most Buckeyes will navigate campus – so allow extra travel time, be cautious near construction zones, and look out for your fellow Buckeyes. Watch to learn more on what areas to avoid and how to get around safely. READ MORE
A ceremony today helped mark a construction milestone for The Ohio State University’s Interdisciplinary Research Facility.
The final steel beam for the facility, wrapped in logos of the university, The Ohio State U Video of Innovation District Beam-Topping Ceremony iversity Comprehensive Cancer Center and Pelotonia, was raised to top off the building. Hundreds of university students, faculty and staff left signatures across the beam that are now a permanent part of the new building.
Progress continues on the Interdisciplinary Research Facility, which will anchor Ohio State’s Innovation District. You are invited to sign one of the final structural beams for the Interdisciplinary Research Facility and become part of Ohio State’s history. The beam is available for signing now until July 23 on the first floor of the Biomedical Research Tower (460 W 12th Ave, Columbus, OH 43210). It will be installed later in July 2021.
