Carr
Laboratory
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A chemistry
lab in Carr
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As a result of its
recent eight-month reconstruction, Carr Laboratory has become
a true crossroads of the sciences, a place where adjacent labs
and offices and shared equipment encourage interactions among
faculty and students with overlapping research interests. Carr
represents the second phase of the $36-million science center
project, following the fall 2002 opening of Kendade Hall. The
subsequent phases, the renovation and reconstruction of Shattuck
and Cleveland Halls, were completed in September 2003.
Carr is one of a few
campus science buildings built in accordance with Leadership in
Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) criteria for a “green
building,” as established by the United States Green Building
Council, an international organization that includes representation
from construction, environmental, architectural, financial, and
manufacturing firms. Some of its environment-friendly features
are obvious, such as the showers provided for those who commute
by bicycle. Others are more subtle, such as the floor tile of
recycled materials, the new-growth wood cabinetry, and the energy-efficient
windows.
Like Shattuck
Hall and Clapp Laboratory, Carr
is named for a pioneering woman scientist, Emma Perry Carr, class
of 1902, a distinguished chemistry professor from 1905 to 1946.
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