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Presentation on the Chemical Sciences Building to the Campus Planning Committee (January 27, 1971)

The Chemical Sciences Building is to provide 80,612 NASF of space for the School of Chemical Sciences. It Is to be constructed as an addi-

tion to the East Chemistry Building on the corner of California Street and Goodwin Avenue as shown in the site layout given In Appendix I. The

project will provide new and expanded space for several of the School's programs and functions as outlined in Appendix II. There one sees the

distribution of space In the building for the various operations involved. It should be noted that 24,000 NASF of space in the project is nonChemistry space (library, classroom, and commons areas). Upon completion

of the project, about 35,000 sq. ft. of space will be vacated in Noyes Laboratory for reassignment by the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. Thus, the proposed building will provide a modest expansion (--20,000 NASF) in the space assigned to the Chemical Sciences and will also provide 35,000 NASF for other areas in LAS which are experiencing space deficiencies. There are several factors which make it imperative that the proposed Chemical Sciences Building be funded and constructed as soon as possible. The basic reasons are that most of the functions planned for the project are currently housed in space that is inadequate in terms of quality and unsuitable in terms of location. These functions are located In Noyes

Laboratory which Is a structure whose parts date back seventy and fifty-five years, respectively. Although some areas in Noyes Lab have been remodeled

(most recently for research In Inorganic chemistry), the bulk of that building is simply outdated as far as modern-day Instruction and research in the chemical sciences is concerned. In particular, the oldest part

of the building (from 1902) Is of wooden construction and a fire hazard;