Integrated Science Building
In September 2006, UMass Amherst broke ground on the Integrated Science Building (ISB), designed to forge a new model for science teaching and research on campus focused on the integration of the life, chemical, and physical sciences.
This innovative concept will bring together the teaching of basic and advanced courses in chemistry and life sciences, provide flexible research laboratories that support interdisciplinary research teams, and enhance the interaction between researchers and students.
The facility is also expected to play a vital role in advancing the work of the Pioneer Valley Life Sciences Institute (PVLSI), a partnership between UMass Amherst and Baystate Medical Center in Springfield.
The ISB will provide 155,000 gross square feet of new space, including:
- Introductory, organic, physical and analytical chemistry undergraduate teaching labs
- Upper-division molecular biology, cell biology, genetics and physiology Life Science Labs
- Research lab space for eight to ten prinicpal investigators
- Laboratory support facilities
- An integrated Chemistry/Life Science computer resource center
- A teaching development lab
- A 300-seat auditorium equipped with state-of-the-art scientific demonstration facilities and active-learning technology
- An 85-seat classroom
ALC-Collegedale was chosen to supply the bamboo casework and e3 Adaptable Lab Furniture for the ISB.
Designer/Architect: Payette Associates
Contractor: Gilbane
ALC-Collegedale Dealer: Northeast Interior Systems
To tour the 3rd floor teaching labs, click here.
To tour the 4th floor research labs, click here.
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