Engineering Innovation Building (EIB)

Engineering Innovation Building (EIB)

Opened July 22, 2019, EIB features labs, classrooms and offices for our entire Chemical Engineering (ChemE) Department, a high-bay structural engineering laboratory for our Civil and Materials Engineering (CME) Department plus lab and office space for our Mechanical and Industrial Engineering (MIE) and Computer Science (CS) Departments. 

Developed in 2017 by Dewberry with lab design by Research Facilities Design, EIB was originally conceived as an 8000 SF Out-Structure to house COE's growing Student Organizations. The concept evolved into the nearly 58,000 SF inter-disciplinary research facility once it was determined that ChemE had outgrown their off-campus building and needed to enrich their student experience with an on-campus home.

Browse the images and slides show below for project details and construction timeline.

Project at a Glance:

Project Site: 929 West Taylor Street on UIC's East Campus  

Budget: $43 Million (63% COE funds)

Size: 57,500 Gross Square Feet 

Groundbreak (Ceremonial): Nov 17, 2017

Groundbreak (Actual): Jan 8, 2018

Completion: Aug 2019

Building Program:

• Chemical Engineering: 17209 SF

- Faculty Lab Space: 9143 SF

- Student Lab Space: 3477 SF

- Office and Meeting Space: 4589 SF

• Civil and Materials Engineering:

- High-Bay Structural Laboratory: 8378 SF

• Mechanical and Industrial Engineering: 5639 SF

- Faculty Wet Labs: 3040 SF

- Faculty Offices: 1064 SF

- Shared and Student Labs: 1535 SF

• Flexible To Be Assigned Lab and Office Space: 4458 SF

- Faculty Wet Labs: 1520 SF

- Faculty Dry Labs: 1520 SF

- Faculty Offices: 800 SF

- Student Offices: 620 SF

• Building Common Space: 7400 SF