Life Sciences Complex - The University of North Texas - Denton, TX
N 33° 12.730 W 097° 08.924
14S E 672534 N 3676335
The Life Sciences Complex opened here at the University of North Texas in 2010, and it earned an LEED Gold rating (LEED-NC 2.2) in 2011 with a score of 39.
Waymark Code: WM12YHX
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 08/07/2020
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The physical address is 1511 W Sycamore St, but welcome to a college campus, you're not going to drive right up to it. Find an acceptable place nearby and pay to park in a lot, or find a spot along Hickory or Fry Streets and walk on over. It's a very large complex, impossible to photograph in its entirety due to its size and the trees in the area, but the gallery photo is one layman's attempt at the University's own photo for the complex.
UNT's own website describes the Life Sciences Complex as a "world-class research and teaching facility for biochemistry and molecular biology, developmental physiology and genetics, and plant science." The complex is comprised of two buildings bridged by a corridor at the ground level. Overall, there is more than 176,000 square feet of space devoted to state-of-the-art labs, classrooms, offices, meeting rooms, and communal spaces. The B wing likewise is a state-of-the-art facility occupying 87,000 square feet, with open laboratories, rooftop greenhouses, and an aquatics lab.
Notable environmental-friendly features (listed on the same web page) include:
- Bicycle racks and a designated area for showering and changing to encourage walking, bicycling or jogging to work.
- Conservation of existing natural areas and restoration of damaged areas to provide habitat and promote biodiversity.
- Native or adaptive vegetation that needs half the amount of water that traditional landscaping requires.
- Efficient irrigation system that collects and reuses rainwater.
- Low-flow plumbing fixtures that use 30 percent less water than traditional fixtures.