JILA Addition - Weekly Report of Construction 
Project Manager:
Bill Sweeney
Bill.Sweeney@colorado.edu
Architect: HDR Architects
General Contractor: Saunders Construction Inc.
The University of Colorado at Boulder's Addition to the JILA complex is intended to further the capability and capacity of scientific research at this renown collaboration between the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the University. As an Institute facilitating endeavors between both Federal and University scientists, JILA is unique. The Memorandum of Understanding between CU and NIST cites a spirit of scientific flexibility as being "most important" to the "capabilities of the University and the NIST to respond to changing needs of the society they serve." The project it a response to the present and future growth of the Institute, to ameliorate a shortage of High-Quality Laboratory, Office and Collaborative Space. Beyond "Square-Footages", the project will address the present antiquated technical quality of most existing laboratory space, which clearly hinders recruitment of the best, most highly sought scientists, and raises questions of JILA's ability to retain the most successful Fellows. The recent expansion of JILA research into the sub-fields of biophysics and nanotechnology also requires an investment in infrastructure that JILA either lacks or has struggles to create within the confines of its existing laboratory and technical space. The key goals of the project, as defined during the Program Plan Phase are:
- Creating and reclaiming formal and informal collaborative space to promote interaction and the exchange of ideas.
- Providing flexible, state-of-the-art laboratory and technical space to meet the research parameters of current and future JILA scientists.
- Remediating the office space shortage that threatens to restrict the projected growth in the research groups of young JILA fellows.
Anticipated Construction Start: May 2010
Anticipated Construction End: January 2012
Total Project Cost: $32.9 million
Gross Square Feet: 50, 800