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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Renovations to Buildings E17 and E18

SIZE OWNER
100,000 square feet Massachusetts Institute of
Technology
CONTRACT TYPE
Construction Manager-at-Risk ARCHITECT
S/L/A/M Collaborative

PROJECT DETAILS
Signifi cant portions of Buildings E17 and E18 were vacated due to • We minimized disruptions for users
the opening of the Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research. occupying the building, including an existing
MIT used that opportunity to renovate within the buildings in vivarium, during construction through intense
order to create offi ce swing space that serves a variety of academic preconstruction scheduling.
and administrative functions and one fl oor of laboratory for the
• Building Information Modeling (BIM) utilized
engineering department.
to coordinate MEP/FP systems on the 5th
fl oor lab space - clash detection & coordination
between systems and existing conditions.

• Precise coordination of mechanical, electrical
and plumbing allowed for extensive system
upgrades and additions within highly congested
spaces.
• Barr & Barr previously converted multiple fl oors
within building E18 into educational facilities,
clinical research lab space and the headquarters
for the MIT Center for Learning and Memory.
MIT Center for Cancer Research and a new
Mechanical Penthouse.