245 Beacon Street

The Integrated Science building is a short walk to the nearest public transportation station.

Boston College provides a bus shuttle service from key locations on campus to two public transportation stations. The Carney Hall stop is close to the Integrated Science Building.

Boston College provides bus shuttle service from key locations on campus. The Integrated Science Building is in close proximity to the Silvio Conte Forum bus stop which makes stops to two public transportation stations.

The stone created for the building was extracted from a quarry that is in close proximity to the campus and was used on existing campus buildings.

Exterior windows provide natural lighting inside while providing a transparent view from outside of the building.

The Bridge from the Integrated Science Building to Higgins Hall can be accessed from the third floor. LED lighting is used in our campus outdoor specified light fixtures to illuminate the exterior of the building.

The windows on the north west side of the building allow the occupant to catch a glimpse of the open green space adjacent to the building and pedestrians can view activity on all four floors.

Open space was provided on the north west side of the building to welcome the natural habitat on the campus as well as students looking for a bright warm inviting area to study or take a break from classes.

Rockwool insulation seen between the interior and exterior walls provides excellent insulation for exterior walls. The R-Value which is how well insulation materials can withstand heat flow is 3 per inch. A six-inch thick section of Rockwool has a R-Value of 18. The higher the R-Value the better the insulation.

The Café, located on the first floor will provide limited cafeteria service for faculty and staff.

A waste, recycling, and compost station is located in the hall across from the Café for the convenience of students and faculty.

The Front Door provides natural light to reduce the amount of artificial light for the entryway. As the outdoor light increases the indoor light decreases saving energy.

Natural lighting is able to infiltrate into the building thanks to the large thermal pane windows and the transparent front entrance. The stairway lighting monitors the indoor LED lighting and will adjust it based on an increase or decrease in natural light.

The main stairwell is in close proximity to the main entrance of the building which allows the building user easy access to each level of the building and encourages the use of the stairs than using the elevator which is further down the hall from the main entrance and the stairway.

There is limited lighting in the stairway and in the building to promote natural light from outside of the building. Each step contains non-trip treads to prevent slips and falls due to wet shoes.

Large windows at the stairway landing enhance the LED lighting.

Small-style light fixtures are installed over large windows to provide extra lighting during cloudy days and at night.

Handicap Bathrooms are located in areas that are easy to access in the building along with water bubbler stations which are also handicap accessible.

All bathrooms contain low-flow automatic devices on faucets, urinals, and toilets to conserve water.

Recycling and waste closets are located throughout the building. These closets will contain full and empty recyclable and waste containers.

The building elevators are located away from the front entrance to encourage the use of the stairs. The handicapped water station with a water filling station has become a standard in BC buildings thanks to student support for them in new and existing buildings.

Each elevator is equipped with LED lighting to reduce the energy consumption.

The round image in the foreground is an infrared occupancy sensor. This device will illuminate when it senses motion in the area and will turn on or increase lighting in the area it controls.

The combination of natural light, and indoor LED lights provide a splash of lighting without increasing energy but allows the occupants to enjoy windows to the outdoors.

The Integrated Science building was built with glass walls in sections to provide natural light from sunrise to sunset.

Chilled Beams were installed to provide zone cooling in sections of the building. This concept will allow the operation of the ventilation system to reduce the need for cooler air from its air handler. The chilled beam will receive a signal from the thermostat to provide cooling as needed.

The building Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning system as well as some of the lighting controls are monitored by the Building Automation System. The thermostat (on the left) increases or decreases the temperature of the area it monitors. The occupancy sensor (on the right) monitors the movement of occupants in the building and resets the building temperature if no activity is present and will send a signal to the lighting system to dim the lights until activity in the area increases.

This image contains the Lutron Vive infrastructure controls to operate the building's lighting fixtures. This system is designed to control local areas from halls on different floors to classrooms to the lecture hall based on occupancy.

All of the lighting in the Integrated Science building contain LED lighting which last longer and use less energy to operate.

Soft touch flat switches provide the ability to operate indoor lighting manually but the automatic room sensors will shut off the lighting when the room is unoccupied.

Motion sensors are at doorways to increase lights before occupants enter the stairway.

A section of the switchgear has the ability to submeter electrical sections of the building to monitor energy consumption.

The electrical switchgear is where all of the electrical power for the building enters and is distributed. Installed in this switchgear is an electric meter that provides data about the electrical consumption of the building and sends this information to the campus energy dashboard.

The air conditioner (or chiller) contains an environmentally friendly refrigerant that provides cooling in an energy-efficient air conditioner.

The air conditioner (or chiller) has multiple stages to operate efficiently.

The refrigerant alarm constantly monitors the air in the mechanical room and will alarm if the parts per million of refrigerant increase above the alarm threshold. This will warn the Facilities personnel that the air conditioner (or chiller) is leaking refrigerant.

The process cooling system is maintained by an air conditioning device that stages up or down based on cooling demand which saves energy.

The process cooling equipment ramps up and down the main cooling system to reduce energy consumption.

The water consumption in the building is monitored by a metered device that is connected to the campus energy dashboard.

The pumps in the building ramp up and down to only use as much energy as possible to cool or heat the building or circulate water through the main air conditioning and process cooling system.

Energy consumption meters were installed to measure the amount of heat that is consumed in the building. This meter is monitored by the campus energy dashboard.

This steam meter reads the building's steam consumption and is monitored by the campus energy dashboard.

The chilled water meter collects the amount of cooling used in the building. The data is sent to the campus energy dashboard.

This variable frequency drive controller increases or decreases a fan or motor based on demand to reduce energy.

The Building Automation System monitors all operations in the Integrated Science building to provide information to the campus energy dashboard and inform the Facility Services staff if any equipment fails or is operating incorrectly.

These upright pumps reduce energy by increasing or decreasing their capacity based on the demand.

The process system also use energy efficient pumps.