Baker Laboratory
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Baker Laboratory, home to the Department of Construction Management and Wood Products Engineering and the Department of Environmental Resources and Forest Engineering, is in the final stage of a $29 million building rehabilitation project. The project provides new facilities for the two academic departments, while also adding three high-tech lecture halls and new computer labs for College-wide use.
During the demolition and reconstruction phases much attention has been paid to recycling materials, and the College has used the latest green construction practices. There is extensive use of electronic lighting controls and occupancy sensors in the rooms and a sophisticated energy management system. This digital control system regulates the building’s air handling and exhaust systems. The building also features an innovative photovoltaic system, with solar panels providing window shading to the south side of the building.
The one-story western wing of the building is currently being renovated. Completion of the multi-phase project is expected in 2008, and ESF’s state-of-the-art engineering and technology center will surely be ranked among the finest college and university facilities. The College will apply for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) building certification upon completion of the renovation project.
Originally dedicated in 1957, the building honors Hugh P. Baker, a dynamic leader and first dean of the College.Formal Name: Hugh P. Baker Memorial Laboratory
Dedication Date: 1957
Gross Area: 133,500 SF
Original Cost: $4,000,000
Primary Use: Teaching; Research; Service
Program Units
- Department of Construction Management and Wood Products Engineering
- Department of Environmental Resources and Forest Engineering
- Academic Computing Center
- Tropical Timber Information Center
- Wood Utilization Service
- Renewable Materials Institute
- Analytical and Technical Services
- Council for Geospacial Modeling and Analysis
Named Facilities:
- Nelson C. Brown Center for Ultrastructure Studies
- Harry P. Brown Memorial Wood Collection
- Mapping Science Laboratory
- C.J.K. Wang Wood Biodegradation Laboratory
Program Support Facilities:
- Wood Engineering Laboratory
- Wood Protection Laboratory
- Composite Products Laboratory
- Wood Machining Laboratory
- conditioning rooms
- Digital Image Processing Laboratory
- Electron Microscopy laboratories
- specimen preparation rooms
- Strength of Materials Laboratory
- Mechanical testing laboratory
- Sawmill
- Dry kiln.
Specialized Equipment: JEOL 5800LV scanning electron microscope with energy dispersive X-ray analyzer, JEOL 2000EX transmission electron microscope, ETEC auto scan scanning electron microscope with EDAX wavelength X-ray analyzer; light microscopy/image analysis lab with fluorescent and Nomarski microscopes, digital image processing and microtomes
Origin of Name: The building is a memorial to Hugh P. Baker, a dean (1912-1920; 1930-1933) who did much to develop and promote the College.
