Boston – Kaplan Construction, a WBE general contractor and construction management firm, has been selected by Northeastern University to renovate a laboratory for the College of Engineering.
In its first project on Northeastern’s Boston campus, Kaplan will renovate an existing interior laboratory at the Egan Engineering/Science Research Center and install new mechanicals, lighting, fire alarm, finishes, and millwork to create a new experimental laboratory.
The research facility includes a grouping of labs that currently serve multiple professors and students. The new lab will contain a 1,300-gallon acrylic water tank for experiments and an adjacent space with workstations where graduate students can plan and review experiments.
In order to minimize disruptions, the lab space has soundproofing features in the walls, ceiling, and doors. During construction, the neighboring labs will be operational so Kaplan and its subcontractors will coordinate work closely with Northeastern faculty and staff to reduce interruptions to ongoing experiments.
