American University’s new Hall of Science is a three-story, 95,000 Gross Floor Area (GFA), state-of-the-art facility. It will be the new home to the university’s biology, environmental sciences, chemistry, and neuroscience departments. Bringing together these programs to a centralized location will foster collaboration across various disciplines through shared space and research laboratories. The building is on track to receive Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold certification, a benefit to the campus, neighborhood, and District of Columbia.

Updates

October 2020 

• Overall construction is substantially complete. 
• A certificate of occupancy was issued by the District on July 17, 2020.  
• Punch list and commissioning will continue during October.  
• Furniture installation and relocation of faculty and staff is complete.  

December 2019

• Exterior façade is substantially complete.
• Interior fit-out is ongoing.
• Interior fit-out will continue.
• System start up
• Work on the site’s hardscape is expected to commence.

September 2019

• Exterior façade is nearing completion.
• Interior fit-out is ongoing.
• Work will continue on the exterior façade.
• Work will continue on the interior fit-out.

June 3, 2019

• Building structure is complete.
• Tower crane has been removed.
• Work on exterior facade has commenced.
• Interior fit-out has commenced.

October 30, 2018

• H-pile installation and placement of timber lagging for support-of-excavation is complete.
• Excavation for the two floors below grade is complete.
• Installation of temporary power to the construction site is complete.
• Tower crane foundation is complete. The tower crane was installed and is operational.
• Foundation work for the building walls and columns continues.
• Site utilities continue to be installed.

August 9, 2018

• Soil erosion control measures have been put in place.
• Drilling and installation of steel H-piles for the support-of-excavation (SOE) is in progress.
• As part of the SOE, timber lagging installation is in progress, as well as the drilling and grouting of tie-backs.
• Excavation and hauling continues.