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JE Dunn constructed the new 74,843 SF Student Pavilion building on Arizona State University’s (ASU) main campus in Tempe, Arizona. The student-centric facility is located proximate to the existing Memorial Union in the highly active heart of campus and services tens of thousands of students daily.
The Student Pavilion is managed and operated by students to support a variety of student life initiatives, such as guest lectures, musical shows, comedy acts, and student productions. It includes a 1,200-seat multi-functional event space with movable partitions, pre-function space, a grand stair, food-warming/catering support space, collaboration spaces, student organization and student government offices and collaboration areas, and academic classroom and offices.
As a leader in Climate Net Neutrality and sustainable building, ASU’s goal for the Student Pavilion was to achieve a Net Zero Energy Building.
Located in the heart of ASU’s Tempe Campus, this student-centric facility was designed and constructed to integrate sustainability throughout all aspects of the building. The project included an event venue, conference center, student meeting spaces, roof terrace and classrooms. JE Dunn and Arizona State University vetted materials generated to maximize diversion by finding more avenues for material separation and reprocessing to meet the zero waste goals.
The Student Pavilion has an exterior skin system composed of many different materials including copper paneling, perforated metal panels, Smart Windows, and stone. The intricate angles, dimensions, and transitions between materials posed unique challenges. The integration of augmented reality allowed JE Dunn’s Quality, Virtual Design and Field teams to create a 3-D mock-up that provided the ability to spin, magnify, and dissect every detail to identify key items for weather protection, aesthetic components, and helped set the standard for quality on the exterior of the Pavilion.
The Pavilion is a zero-waste facility, accomplished with recycling, on-site reuse and composting, and minimizing waste through sustainable purchasing practices. Students appreciate managing waste through Blue Bin commingled recycling, Green Bin compost, Blue Bag materials, soft plastics, e-waste and other special materials. The project exceeded its 90% diversion goal by finding more avenues for material separation and reprocessing including local reprocessing and material remanufacturing; finding new remanufacturing processes for hard-to-recycle materials; and using post-consumer recycled materials for project build, finishes and furnishings. The facility meets the University’s carbon neutrality goal of zero carbon emissions. A PowerParasol photovoltaic array, located between the pavilion and the Memorial Union provides renewable energy to the building, and the Pavilion’s roof is solar-ready for future installations.
