September 6, 2006—The US Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has selected JE Dunn Rocky Mountain Construction to design and construct the first phase of the Laboratory’s new Research Support Facilities (RSF). The value of the contract is $9.4 million. The contract started in August, and construction is expected to be completed in July 2008.
NREL says the RSF will integrate energy-saving design and building practices and showcase the latest renewable energy and energy efficiency technology advances. The RSF will explore the limits of cost-competitive, high-performance building design and construction while striving to achieve a “Platinum” Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) rating.
The RSF will consist of several modules designed and constructed sequentially, with the number of modules subject to funding availability. The modules will be built on NREL’s main campus across from the Laboratory’s Solar Energy Research Facility and are expected to house as many as 780 employees.
NREL’s newest building, the Science & Technology Facility, opened July 7. It is reportedly on track for a Gold LEED rating and recently was awarded the Jefferson County (Colorado) Commissioners’ Award for Design Excellence.
For more on Rocky Mountain Construction, see its Web site.
