University of Washington
Benjamin Hall Interdisciplinary Research Building, Seattle WA

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The CollinsWoerman/Mortenson/Johnson Controls team won an intense competition to design, construct, operate and maintain this high-churn scientific research facility because the entry delivered a memorable building that could be delivered quickly and cost-effectively and operated efficiently. Above all, the design’s efficiency was unmatched, exceeding the 85,000 nsf original program by nearly 10,000. 90,000 sf including wet science laboratories, nanotechnology science environments, and spaces for many other trans-disciplinary science fields. Completed 2006.

• Awarded first LEED® for Core & Shell™ Gold-certified in the western United States
• Winner, 2006 DBIA National Design-Build Award Competition
• Winner, AIA 2007 BIM Award for Design/Delivery Process Innovation Using BIM
• 2006 Northwest Construction Consumer Council Distinguished Project Award for Public Projects over $10M
• Finalist, Environmental Design + Construction magazine's 2007 Excellence in Design Awards

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