| 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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