State-of-the-Art Learning Spaces

Where learning and stewardship meet, a building designed to teach by example. Achieving LEED Platinum certification, the center incorporates 53 environmentally friendly features, from rooftop solar panels and advanced water conservation systems to daylight sensors that minimize artificial lighting. Locally sourced and sustainable materials, reclaimed wood flooring and exhibit boxes, and recycling of up to 85 percent of construction waste further demonstrate its commitment to stewardship. State-of-the-art zone ventilation and filtration systems ensure a healthy and efficient indoor environment.

The four-story, 65,000-square-foot, Meldrum Science Center includes 14 high-performance integrated labs/classrooms and five dedicated research labs, as well as open space for students and faculty from different disciplines to discuss new concepts and conduct research collaboratively. The building is designed to facilitate active, experiential, interdisciplinary, and collaborative learning through the use of open, flexible classroom spaces and research labs. The Meldrum Science Center is geared toward teaching students and faculty how to be good stewards of our natural resources and is a functioning example of "building as a learning tool" where form mirrors function.