UIC Engineering Makerspace JOC Projects

OWNER: The University of Illinois Chicago

CLIENT: Office of Planning, Sustainability, and Project Management, The University of Illinois at Chicago

PROJECT: UIC Engineering Makerspace

LOCATION: Roosevelt Road Building, College of Engineering, Chicago, IL

CONSTRUCTION START: Jan 2021

COMPLETION: May 2021

In May 2021, the UIC College of Engineering opened a fully functional robotics lab at the Makerspace facility located on the University of Illinois Chicago campus. The Autumn JOC (job-order contracting) project team was tasked with providing an all-new, air handling unit to provide temperature control and humidity control for the lab. Our work included the installation of a steam heat exchanger, pumps, piping, and insulation work. The project team included Autumn Construction, Althoff Industries, Automatic Building Controls, and McWilliams Electric Company.