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)kwoo I NSU'S GUY HARVEY CENTER OF EXCELLENCE FOR CORAL REEF ECOSYSTEMS SCIENCE architecture • engineering RESEARCH FACILITY NSU's new Guy Harvey Center of Excellence for Coral Reef Ecosystems Science Research Facility is a sig- nature, state of the art, facility of approximately 86,000 square feet. The project was delivered in the Design - Build method of project delivery by MOSSMILLER/ ACAI /CANNON and promotes research by faculty, researchers, visiting scientists, post - doctoral fellows, and graduate students through careful attention to function- ality, safety, physical, environmental, and experimental/ research needs, together with controls and operational considerations. It has won numerous awards from the Design Build Institute of America. The COE CRIES features research laboratories, out- door experimentation area, laboratory support (including a seawater system), research offices, administration offices and support, research discussion areas, build- ing support, and below building parking. The facility encourages interaction between scientists through well designed, open and shared areas such as terraces with adjacent conference rooms, small conversation areas, hallway discussion pods, information technology library / lounge, outdoor patios, function lawns, and pavilions in addition to traditional indoor offices and labs. The COE CRIES provides flexibility in assigning of office and lab space ranging from single offices or labs to suites of offices and labs in a modular arrangement. The COE CRIES facility was designed to meet LEO) Silver certification from the United States Green Building Council (USGBC). The project was partially funded by a $15 million National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Grant provided under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) that is being matched by NSU. architecture engineering rooring consulting construction mana ement