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research buildings and existing building renovations. Based on the Brown Hall
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30,000 ASF (55,000 GSF) of instructional laboratories. Much of this is due to
hours day and 6 hours evening, per week), and fill laboratories to 67 percent
needs in the Chemistry, Geology, and Engineering programs. Physics space
model, Mines should activate all at-grade level space of new and renovated
exceptions are particularly specialized at Mines and therefore could not be
labs will be scheduled efficiently – use laboratories 28 hours per week (29
Similar to the recommended approach for new classrooms, Mines should
integrate the needed 30,000 net square feet of instructional labs into new
of capacity during each scheduled lab. Instructional lab type will vary per
This need for additional instructional labs assumes that existing and new
The JBA program plan indicated that Mines should plan for an additional
The teaching laboratories were not directly addressed or analyzed in the
academic and research buildings with student space, interaction space,
Classrooms Assessment Report. The teaching environments with few
considered as part of an overall analysis focusing on standardization.
INSTRUCTIONAL LABORATORIES

Existing Conditions

needs are being met by CoorsTek. program input. classrooms, and instructional labs.