Science Center Teaching Labs

The Harvard University Science Center, built in 1972 and opened in 1973, is a nine-story building with a basement and observatory and is the largest building built for the University at the time of completion, containing fully-equipped laboratories for physics, chemistry, biology, geology, and astronomy and offices for the Mathematics, Statistics, and History of Science Departments.

Building for the Future of Science

The Teaching Labs project envisions a celebration of hands-on science teaching and learning at Harvard. The project, which encompasses the renovation of existing teaching labs and public areas on two floors, will be completed in multiple phases and will include significant infrastructure renewal to the building. 

The TERVA Team was brought in to provide Owner’s Project Management and Commissioning services for the Project. With TERVA’s depth of experience and multi-faceted abilities, they were a perfect fit for this project. The TERVA Team will focus on progressive goals being pursued for energy efficiency and sustainability, LEED v4 Fundamental and Enhanced Commissioning, Building Envelope and Gold Certification.

As a result of the trusted relationship and confidence instilled from other projects, Harvard engaged The TERVA Team to remain on site the first year of operation to efficiently transfer operational control of the building to the facilities staff to manage thereafter.

Client: Harvard University
Location: Cambridge, MA
Project Size:32,000sf
Project Budget: $31M
Architect: Leers Weinzapfel Associates
Engineer: BR+A