Friendly building for science
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Where should scientists studying such things as the impact of global warming work? In an environmentally friendly building, of course.
Columbia University’s Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory’s Gary C. Comer Geochemistry Building fits that description. It’s just won three top architecture awards:
- The 2009 Lab of the Year prize, co-sponsored by R&D magazine and the Scientific Equipment and Furniture Association
- A 2009 Sustainable Design award, co-sponsored by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Boston Society of Architects
- An Excellence in Architecture in a New Building Award, from the American Institute of Architects and the Society for College and University Planning
That’s lots of attention. The Comber Building on LDEO’s beautiful Palisades campus overlooking the Hudson River houses more than 80 staff. Scientists in the geochemistry division “study the movements and interactions of substances in air, oceans, groundwater, biological remains, sediments and rocks,” according to a press release from Columbia University Earth Institute.
It’s a very nice-looking building, on a campus that shows why the hamlet it’s located in is called “Palisades” — perched atop riverside cliffs offering long, sweeping views of the Hudson. Go see it yourself in the fall when LDEO holds its annual open house. Learn about everything from earthquakes to climate change.
CONTRIBUTED PHOTO: Gary C. Comer Geochemistry Building at Columbia University’s Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory campus in Palisades.
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