EAPS is severely constrained by its facilities as it tries to continue to recruit the best faculty and attract the best research. This is a first draft for review and comment. Because of the nature of its interdisciplinary science, and to ensure the continued success of its funded research and faculty recruitment, the EAPS Department needs to be under one roof. Building E34 is slated to be demolished in the next two to four years . New lab space has not been made available for occupants of Building E34 to move to, nor has surge space been identified to move to temporarily while a permanent solution is found.
Piecemeal repairs are no longer possible.
The building is 37 years old and has had no significant improvements since its construction. The steel risers and copper horizontal pipes of the water distribution system are corroding at the joints. The clogging induction heating units under all windows need to be replaced with fan coil units. The mechanical shafts of Building 54 are adequate for the needs of office and computer uses, but not of laboratories. Fume hood exhaust ducts and pipes have been added over time and now crowd the shafts.