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Department of Commerce Boulder Laboratories

Campus Master Plan June 2017

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Department of Commerce Boulder Laboratories

Campus Master Plan

June 2017

National Institute of Standards and Technology Boulder, Colorado

Prepared by:

Metropolitan Architects and Planners, Inc.

Affiliated Engineers

Eastern Research Group, Inc.

Gorove/Slade

R. Christopher Goodwin & Associates, Inc.

Rhodeside & Harwell

RMF Engineering

Cover photograph: Courtesy of NIST

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1 Executive Summary

1.1 Master Plan Goals

1.2 Master Plan Summary: Highlights

1.3 The Master Plan

Key Master Plan Components Landscape and Open Space Utility Framework Circulation and Parking Sustainable Design Initiatives Master Plan Implementation

2 Background

2.1 History of Campus Development

2.2 Previous Master Plans & Studies

2.3 Agreements

2.4 Agencies on Campus and Their Relationships

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Campus Management and Campus Cross Services Agreement NIST Components at the Boulder Campus

2.5 Applicable Standards and References

2.6 Master Planning Process

Campus User Feedback

M A S T E R P L A N 3 Master Plan Program

3.1 Space Needs for Growth and Change

3.2 Space Needs

3.3 Facility Needs

3.4 Maximum Campus Space

4 Master Plan Concept

4.1 Considerations for the Master Plan

4.2 Master Plan Concept

4.3 Master Plan Elements

Building 1 Renovation Building 3 Renovation and Expansion New NIST Replacement Research Buildings Building 34 Renovation and Expansion Management Resources Center Campus Center Conference Center and Visitor Pavilion Security Center Modification Childcare Center Replacement Buildings Removed

4.4 Master Plan Development

A. Office and Service Consolidation Concept

B. Campus Center Concept C. Discrete Research Centers Concept D. Pedestrian Linkages Concept Selected Alternative Concept Evolution

5 Landscape

5.1 Landscape Master Plan

Overall Approach: Reflecting a Sense of Place Description of Major Design Features & Themes Design Language Planting

6 Utility Framework Building 1 Renovations Building 3 New Research Buildings Campus Center Management Resources Center Central Utility Plant Campus Electrical Power Campus Water Systems

6.1 Building Energy Design Strategies

7 Circulation Framework

7.1 Circulation and Parking

Visitor and Delivery Screening

7.2 Loading Docks and Service Areas

7.3 Parking

8 Sustainable Design Approach

8.1 Current Sustainable Design Policies

Building Rating Systems

9 Implementation Planning

9.1 Phasing Priorities

9.2 NIST Research Building Phasing Package

Components:

Implementation Steps Disruption

9.3 Visitor Center, Parking and Vehicle Screening

Components:

Implementation Steps Disruption Links to other Projects

9.4 Management Resources Center Phase

Components:

Implementation Steps Disruption Links to other Projects

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9.5 NOAA Research Building Phase

Components:

Implementation Steps Disruption

9.6 Childcare Building Phase

Components:

Implementation Steps Disruption

10 Design Guidelines

10.1 Open Space Guidelines

Campus Green and Campus Walk Public Zone Community Context and Campus Zones

10.2 Architectural Guidelines

Building Organization/Geometry Building Organization/Massing Building Connectivity Daylight and Views Façades

10.3 Landscape Guidelines

Design Language Hardscape Gradient of Vegetative Zones

10.4 Circulation and Parking Guidelines

Roadways Parking Bicycle Storage Bicycle and Vehicular Roadway Intersections

10.5 Security Guidelines

C A M P U S A N A L Y S I S 11 Regional Analysis

11.1 Regional Context Overview

11.2 Geopolitical Divisions

11.3 Demographics and Socio-economics

Population Education Jobs, Employment and Income Housing

11.4 Institutional Environment

University of Colorado, Boulder Other Academic Institutions Federal Agencies in and Around Boulder

11.5 Business Environment

11.6 Local Regulatory Authorities

11.7 Natural environment

11.8 Built environment

11.9 Transportation Infrastructure

11.10 Regional Planning Environment

11.11 Significance for the Master Plan

12 Campus Site Analysis

12.1 Natural Characteristics

Topography Hydrology and Water Resources Natural Ecosystems, Vegetation and Wildlife Geology and Soils Climate Sustainable Design Opportunities

12.2 Development Characteristics

Campus Organization Campus Circulation Campus Landscape Campus Security Regulations Governing Site Development

13 Campus Built Environment

13.1 Functional Observations

13.2 Visual Character

14 Cultural Resources

14.1 National Register of Historic Places Criteria

14.2 Summary of 2016 Assessment Findings

14.3 Archeological Resources

14.4 Agreement Documents

14.5 Significance for the Master Plan

15 Circulation and Transportation

15.1 Overview

15.2 Internal Vehicular Circulation

15.3 Pedestrian and Bicycle Paths

15.4 Public Transit and Bike Share

15.5 Parking

15.6 Vehicular Turning Maneuver Data Collection Summary

15.7 Bicycle Turning Maneuver Collection Summary

15.8 Pedestrian Crossing Data Collection Summary

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Exhibit 1: Existing Site Plan Exhibit 2: Master Plan Exhibit 3: Master Plan Summary Exhibit 4: Concept—View Looking West Exhibit 5: Concept—View from Broadway Exhibit 6: Master Plan Program Summary Exhibit 7: Fast Facts Exhibit 8: Phasing Packages Exhibit 9: History of Campus Planning and Development Exhibit 10: Building Construction History Exhibit 11: NIST Table of Organization Exhibit 12: NTIA Table of Organization Exhibit 13: NOAA Table of Organization Exhibit 14: Existing Personnel and Space—October 2015 Exhibit 15: Program of Space Needs Exhibit 16: Program Needs—Facility Distribution Exhibit 17: Maximum Campus Space Exhibit 18: Master Plan Exhibit 19: Concept—NIST Ground Floor Plans Exhibit 20: Replacement Research Buildings Exhibit 21: Concept—Laboratory Section Exhibit 22: Laboratory Plan Exhibit 23: Concept—Building 2 Replacement Laboratory Exhibit 24: Building 34 Expansion Exhibit 25: Management Resources Center Exhibit 26: Concept—Management Resources Center Exhibit 27: Campus Center Exhibit 28: Concept:Campus Center Cafeteria Exhibit 29: B24 Campus Center—Space Gained in Other Buildings Exhibit 30: Visitor Pavilion Exhibit 31: Concept—Visitor Pavilion and Plaza Exhibit 32: Concept—Conference Center Exhibit 33: Security Center Exhibit 34: Childcare Center Exhibit 35: Concept—View of Central Campus Exhibit 36: Campus Buildings Removed Exhibit 37: Campus Buildings and Space Added Exhibit 38: Campus Buildings Retained Exhibit 39: Building Changes

Exhibit 40: Proposed Land Use Exhibit 41: Alternative A Exhibit 42: Alternative A Plan Exhibit 43: Alternative B Exhibit 44: Alternative B Plan Exhibit 45: Alternative C Exhibit 46: Alternative C Plan Exhibit 47: Alternative D Exhibit 48: Alternative D Plan Exhibit 49: Concept—Selected Approach Exhibit 50: Existing Site Exhibit 51: Existing Site Geometry Exhibit 52: Master Plan Geometry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53, 104 Exhibit 53: Examples of Campus as Activated Social Spaces . . . .56, 105 Exhibit 54: Overall Landscape Master Plan Exhibit 55: Example of Central Promenade Exhibit 56: Example of Tree-Lined Plaza with Water Feature Exhibit 57: Example of Arroyo Exhibit 58: Campus Green Enlargement Exhibit 59: Conference Center Exhibit 60: Design Language—Contemporary Design Surrounded

By a Naturalistic Context Exhibit 61: Hardscape—A Unified Palette of Simple, Durable

Materials in Harmony with Natural Setting Exhibit 62: Providing shade is an important consideration for activating public spaces Exhibit 63: Examples of Furnishings Exhibit 64: Examples of Signage and Wayfinding Exhibit 65: Lighting Exhibit 66: Savannah Planting at NCAR Campus Exhibit 67: Planting zones Exhibit 68: Ash Trees Around NIST Campus Exhibit 69: Connections to the CUP Exhibit 70: Proposed Water Distribution Exhibit 71: Proposed Sanitary Sewers Exhibit 72: Proposed Storm Sewers Exhibit 73: Net Zero Strategy Exhibit 74: Window-Wall Ratios and Solar Heat Gain Exhibit 75: Electrochromic Glazing

Table of Exhibits

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Exhibit 76: Office Lighting Strategy Exhibit 77: Plug Load Reduction Exhibit 78: Office Space Energy Strategy Exhibit 79: Circulation Improvements for the Campus Exhibit 80: Circulation Exhibit 81: Road Network and Service Delivery improvements Exhibit 82: Relocated Building 1 Maneuvers Exhibit 83: New Research Building Loading Dock Truck Maneuvers Exhibit 84: Future Parking Provisions Exhibit 85: MP Parking Exhibit 86: Sustainable Design Features Exhibit 87: Impervious and Pervious Area, Existing Exhibit 88: Impervious and Pervious Area, Master Plan Exhibit 89: Phasing Packages Exhibit 90: Campus Phasing Packages Illustration Exhibit 91: NIST Research Building Phasing Package Exhibit 92: Visitor Center, Parking and Vehicle Screening Phase Exhibit 93: Management Resources Center Phase Exhibit 94: NOAA Research Building Phase Exhibit 95: Childcare Center Phase Exhibit 96: Public Zone Guideline Exhibit 97: Community Trails Exhibit 98: Central Campus Geometry Exhibit 99: Building Connectivity Exhibit 100: Building Connectivity—Section Looking North Exhibit 101: Typical Campus Lyons Sandstone Façade Materials Exhibit 102: Proposed Bicycle Path Modifications Exhibit 103: Regional Context Map Exhibit 104: Population and Demographics Comparison Exhibit 105: Educational Attainment Comparison Exhibit 106: Comparison of Unemployment Rates and Income Exhibit 107: Comparison of Housing Units and Tenure Exhibit 108: Comparison of the Age of Housing Stock Exhibit 109: Comparison of Housing Values Exhibit 110: Comparison of Industries Employing Residents Exhibit 111: Boulder Valley Comprehensive Plan Land Use

Designation Map Exhibit 112: Slopes Exhibit 113: Hydrology

Exhibit 114: Soils Exhibit 115: Monthly Mean Temperature Exhibit 116: Monthly Precipitation Exhibit 117: Wind Speed Direction Exhibit 118: Campus Impervious Surfaces Exhibit 119: Functional Districts Exhibit 120: Circulation Exhibit 121: City of Boulder Proposed Trails Exhibit 122: Views Exhibit 123: Analysis—Campus Issues Exhibit 124: Summary of Campus Buildings Exhibit 125: Building Construction History Exhibit 126: Current Campus Circulation Exhibit 127: Pedestrian and Bicycle Facilities Near the Campus Exhibit 128. Summary of Parking Survey Exhibit 129: Current Campus Parking Distribution Exhibit 130: Peak Hour Traffic Volumes in Off-Campus Intersections . . 161 Exhibit 131: Peak Hour Traffic Volumes in Campus Intersections Exhibit 132: Estimated Average Daily Traffic (ADT) Volumes Exhibit 133: Bicycle Volumes for Off-Campus Intersections Exhibit 134: Bicycle Volumes for On-Campus Intersections Exhibit 135: Pedestrian Volumes for Off-Campus Intersections Exhibit 136: Pedestrian Volumes for On-Campus Intersections Exhibit 137: Door Usage

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1 Executive Summary

THE Department of Commerce research campus at Boulder has a beautiful setting, with Kohler Mesa and the Flatirons as a backdrop to the buildings and landscape.

The 206-acre campus is home to research programs of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), with a 2015 total of 1776 research scientists, engineers, administrators and support personnel.

There are 29 occupied buildings on campus, plus 5 structures enclosing mechanical equipment or other infrastructure.

The National Institute of Standards and Technology at Boulder has four laboratory components located here:

Communications Technology Laboratory (CTL), Information Technology Laboratory (ITL), Material Measurement Laboratory (MML) and Physical Measurement Laboratory (PML). These laboratories, together with administrators and support groups, have approximately 740 employees and affili-ates on campus. Research is conducted in the areas of ma-terials reliability. opto-electronics, quantum electronics and physics, time and frequency, and electromagnetics.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration at Boulder conducts research in atmospheric and space sciences, with approximately 950 employees and affili-ates, including GSA operations and management person-nel. Three research, forecasting and information programs share the NOAA campus facilities: the Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR), the National Weather Service (NWS) and National Environmental Satellite Data and Information Services (NESDIS). OAR's Earth System Research Laboratory has approximately 640 of NOAA's personnel.

The National Telecommunications and Information Administration has one laboratory headquartered at the Boulder campus, the Institute for Telecommunication Sciences. This group, with approximately 70 people, researches cutting edge areas of telecommunication technology, prin-ciples and applications. They work closely with PML's time and frequency research components and with CTL.

1.1 Master Plan Goals

The Department of Commerce (DoC) requires that its agencies have a physical master plan for their sites, reflecting both the anticipated special needs of the user groups and the impact of its activities on the surrounding community. The master plans are used to identify needed physical facilities, advance the agency’s mission-related goals and develop a more efficient, flexible campus. Although this Master Plan for the Boulder Laboratories was commissioned in response to institutional policy, another factor also drove the request—the evolving mission of the laboratories and the greater demand for highly controllable research environments.

Both the campus and research programs have changed since a 1992 Site Development Plan, and today modernized labora-tory space and flexible, integrative and collaborative space are needed to promote advancing research. The Master Plan is a supporting tool to meet the articulated campus goals of the administrators, scientists and staff, including:

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s� !�PLAN�THAT�DEVELOPS�APPROPRIATE�FACILITIES�AND�INFRASTRUC-ture for the evolving and advancing scientific research;

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Exhibit 1: Existing Site Plan

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Exhibit 2: Master Plan

Campus Master Plan 4 s� !�PLAN�THAT�RESPECTS�ITS�LOCATION��HISTORIC�CONTEXT�AND� agreements with the local community and Native American tribes;

s� !�PLAN�THAT�ENCOURAGES�COLLABORATION�AND�INTERACTION� among the laboratories and researchers, with welcoming facilities and staff amenities;

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s� !�PLAN�THAT�PROMOTES�GOOD�STEWARDSHIP�OF�THE�NATURAL� environment, and supports and advances the sustainable design goals of the Department of Commerce, GSA, NIST and NOAA;

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Exhibit 3: Master Plan Summary

1.2 Master Plan Summary: Highlights

The Master Plan provides for the replacement of aging, ineffi-cient buildings and accommodates modest growth in research programs over the next twenty years. Approximately 318,900 gross square feet of new facilities would be added, and ap-proximately 153,500 gross square feet of aging and temporary buildings removed. The Plan offers a framework for accom-plishing DoC’s goals of creating an attractive and organized campus with appropriate research facilities. It emphasizes state-of-the-art facilities, collaboration, employee amenities, and sustainable practices.

Developed by exploring and evaluating alternatives, the Master Plan creates a new campus green as a focal point, anchored by a pedestrian pathway that links the existing and new build-ings. Research buildings would be easily linked, and employ-ees would have greater opportunities for collaboration and

Existing Master Plan Added Removed Total Difference

Personnel

NIST 743 112 0 855 112

NTIA 70 40 0 110 40

NOAA 939 60 0 999 60

GSA 9 0 0 9 0

Total 1761 212 0 1973 212

Space, GSF

NIST/NTIA 882,174 242,097 (128,226) 996,002 113,828

NOAA/GSA 372,000* 32,600 0 404,600 32,600

Shared incl. above 26,800 (7,776)** 19,024 19,024 Total 1,254,174 301,497 (136,045) 1,419,626 165,452

* NOAA now reports 415.973 GSF as existing, because of changed measurement methodology: see Program section.

**Additional shared space is removed from existing buildings, allowing renovation for other functions.

Note: MOA permitted additional space is 198,241 GSF; see Program section.

Campus Master Plan 5 informal interaction. The improved campus setting would en-hance the working environment, encourage employee interac-tion, and provide an enhanced sense of place and pride in the institution. Highlights are as follows:

s�7ELCOMING�ENTRY� New circulation, signage and visitor parking configuration welcomes visitors and streamlines the vehicle screening process.

s�#OHESIVE�#AMPUS�)DENTITY��Buildings and landscaping are coordinated to create a unified and attractive campus, complementing the stunning natural setting and replacing scattered small buildings. Linear green space is a central organizing element, with the road removed from the heart of the campus to create people-friendly connections.

s�-ODEST�'ROWTH� Laboratory space needs remain relatively stable throughout the planning period, although programs and projects will adapt to DoC missions.

s�!DVANCED�2ESEARCH�&ACILITIES��Renovation and replace-ment of aging and obsolete research buildings provide the controlled environments necessary for advanced measure-ment science and research.

s�#ONFERENCE�#ENTER�%NHANCEMENT��A new Building 1 entry pavilion, added support and visitor friendly parking ease the complexity and security burden of hosting conferences and public forums.

s�#ONSOLIDATED�3UPPORT�&ACILITIES� Ten buildings are replaced with a single facility that houses administrative offices, facility offices, shops, garages and storage.

s�#AMPUS�#ENTER��Now-scattered employee amenities and services are consolidated in a renovated Building 24, for more efficiency and opportunities for collaboration.

s�#ONNECTED�,ABORATORIES� New laboratory buildings are arranged in a linear array that links to existing labs and supports new connections, for better efficiency, collabora-tion and sharing of equipment.

s�(ISTORIC�0RESERVATION��Building 1 has been determined el-igible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places.

Future modifications and changes will be governed by the National Historic Preservation Act, and in accord with the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties.

s�.ATURAL�AND�3USTAINABLE�#AMPUS� The Plan emphasizes natural and sustainable landscapes, introducing native and adapted vegetation for easy maintenance, a coordi-nated stormwater management strategy and the creation of landscaped seating and recreation areas.

s�%NERGY�#ONSERVATION�%MPHASIS��The renovations and new facilities replace multiple aging mechanical systems and package units with modern energy efficient systems, supplemented by on-site solar panels. The consolidated support facility and childcare center have net-zero energy use as a goal.

s�3TRUCTURED�PARKING� A structured parking facility is intro-duced to support the new lab buildings and reduce the impervious surfaces on campus.

s�/PEN�3PACE�0RESERVATION� The Plan maintains the cam-pus open space in a natural state, and preserves the com-munity use trails and bicycle paths. New buildings do not interrupt views to the Flatirons.

s�&LEXIBLE��INCREMENTAL�GROWTH��The Plan allows facilities to be added incrementally, as needed and financed when fed-eral funding permits, each being linked to an established circulation and utility network.

1.3 The Master Plan

The core concept for the Master Plan is a linear arrangement of connected laboratory buildings, facing onto a campus green, creating opportunities for collaboration, sharing resources and easy pedestrian connections. Research buildings are renovated or replaced to provide the state-of-the-art infrastructure neces-sary for advanced research. Collaboration and efficiency are en-couraged by creating a campus center that consolidates employ-ee services and amenities into one building. Scattered, small support buildings also are consolidated into one management office and support building, replacing ageing and temporary buildings for better operations and more efficient energy use.

The Master Plan evolved from studies of existing conditions, site and regional analyses, building evaluations and program needs. Aging buildings and infrastructure were key drivers.

They can no longer economically meet research program and federally mandated directives. Many of the buildings are in poor physical condition, and temporary buildings and trailers continue to be used for critical research and support functions.

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Key Master Plan Components Research Buildings: Renovated The Radio Building (Building 1), is the core research building from the initial 1954 campus construction, and remains an iconic campus building. Although its systems are outdated and obsolete, the Building 1 laboratories are valued by the research community for their spatial and structural characteristics. The labs are typically high-bay spaces and single-story on-grade, which reduces vibration transmission to research instruments.

It has been undergoing a gradual renovation and upgrade program, to replace mechanical systems and meet performance levels required by NIST’s evolving research, as well as federal mandates for energy reduction, seismic strengthening and physical security. Two of the building’s six wings have been renovated, and there are plans to renovate the other wings and the central spine. To-date, projects have involved complete interior renovation, system replacement, recladding, addition of utility galley space, and structural upgrades to meet seismic requirements of today's building code. Future phases of the Building 1 renovation will be implemented in accordance with the National Historic Preservation Act. The Liquefier Building (Building 3) is a second laboratory building to be renovated.

The project to expand and renovate this building for CTL labo-ratory use is underway.

Research Buildings: Replaced Three NIST laboratory buildings, Buildings 2, 2A and lab space in 24, will be replaced. Both Buildings 2 and 24 are aging facili-ties (1951 and 1967), each with several additions, functional problems and systems well past their useful lives. Building 2A is a 27-year old "temporary" modular building. New research buildings are the heart of the Master Plan concept, linking new facilities to the old and shaping the central green space.

The new laboratories will provide the flexibility, infrastructure and controlled environments needed to support advanced research. Laboratories for NOAA’s National Weather Service will replace the Observatory Building 34 function with a new or expanded building.

Research Buildings: Retained The David Skaggs Research Center (1999), housing NOAA, and the Katharine Blodgett Gebbie Laboratory (2012), housing NIST advanced laboratories, represent more than 50% of the campus space. These two buildings are in excellent condi-tion and continue to support the functions within them. Other smaller specialty research buildings, such as the Hydrogen Test Facility, will remain in operation to support specific programs.

Management Resources Center: Replaced NIST administrative functions—facility and construction management, maintenance, contracting, IT support and safety

Campus Center Building 3

CUP

New Laboratories

Building 81

Campus Green

Exhibit 4: Concept—View Looking West

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Exhibit 5: Concept—View from Broadway operations—are all located in separate small buildings, seven in all. An additional three buildings house the maintenance shops and support facilities supervised by this group. The exist-ing buildings themselves are not in good physical condition;

eight of the ten are temporary buildings or trailers, the oldest two from 1951. Each of these buildings has its own utilities and package mechanical equipment. Consolidation in one building will result in better energy efficiency, more efficient service for the campus, and easy opportunities for coordination and shar-ing of resources and equipment. The building is proposed to be a net-zero energy facility.

Campus Center: Renovated As an adaptive reuse of a laboratory building, Building 24 will be renovated to serve as a campus center for employee services and amenities. Although shared by all campus agencies, these functions currently are located on different floors, in different buildings, and include two fitness centers and two cafeteria spaces. In addition to providing better access for all, co-location creates a gathering spot that will encourage and provide the forum for interaction and collaboration. The existing amenity spaces in Building 1 and 33 will then be available for research programs. Planned components include the fitness center, cafeteria, health center, various services desks, media/meeting rooms and informal collaboration spaces. The Campus Center is proposed to meet LEED Gold as a minimum certification.

Conference Center and Public Zone: New Modifications to visitor screening and parking, plus a new entry pavilion, are designed to allow better use of the primary campus conference center for outside conferences and public forums. A public zone is to be established near the campus entrance and at the front of Building 1, where visitors can park their cars and walk to the conference center for security screening. A new entrance pavilion will accommodate security badging, exhibits and other staff and support facilities for the Conference Center. Redirected circulation at the entrance will create this separate parking area and improve the screening process for other vehicles.

Childcare Center: Replaced A new building will replace the existing Childcare Center and is proposed to be a net-zero energy facility. It is planned for the current enrollment but sized to meet the GSA Childcare Center guidelines. The current facility is very cramped and consists of two conjoined modular buildings, now in poor condition.

Buildings Removed The replacement of the laboratory buildings and the con-solidation of the management/support functions permit the removal of sixteen small, obsolete and/or temporary buildings.

The largest of these is Building 2 with its three additions at approximately 70,000 gross square feet, and the smallest is 525 square feet. Ten of these buildings are less than 5,000 gross square feet.

Landscape and Open Space One of the great assets of the DoC campus is the stunning backdrop of the Flatirons and the Rocky Mountain foothills.

The Master Plan embraces the best aspects of this place, visu-ally integrating the campus into its setting, and also reducing some of the most time and resource intensive maintenance.

The signature landscape element is the linear campus green and pedestrian promenade, a unifying gesture that both connects the buildings and creates a range of social spaces and green

Campus Master Plan 8 infrastructure integrated into the physical design. The campus green provides a coherent link across campus: the continuity of paved surface, the expressive quality of trees and ground-layer plantings, and consistent palette of paving and furniture provide thematic links across the site. A tree-covered plaza is a focal point at the center of the green, visually and physically connect-ing the new research buildings with the Campus Center.

Stormwater management is integrated into the design with a vegetated arroyo that parallels the central pedestrian prom-enade. The arroyo functions as an attractive, character-defining feature that also channels, slows, and filters stormwater off buildings and roads, which currently sheet flows across lawn and parking lots.

The proposed planting approach is modeled after the sur-rounding Ponderosa Pine savannah, an attractive, resilient plant community of scattered pines and cedars under planted with golden grasses. The Master Plan envisions replacing much of the water-intensive lawns that currently surround campus buildings with low grasses and clustered evergreens charac-teristic of savannah vegetation. Treatment will vary in differ-ent areas of the campus, as a gradient between natural and cultivated zones. Areas closer to the buildings and gathering places will incorporate more ornamental native selections. The public and conference center entrance will be the most formal landscape with structured and ornamental plantings.

Utility Framework The Central Utility Plant (CUP) provides chilled water, steam and compressed air to most of NIST’s laboratory buildings, distrib-uted through a tunnel system running from the CUP to mid- Building 1, with services branching off the individual buildings.

These systems are in good condition, and will be extended to the new and renovated NIST laboratory buildings in the Master Plan. The existing central plant has the capacity to support the proposed buildings, assuming that the new buildings will incorporate efficient HVAC systems and sustainable features, such as exhaust energy recovery, decoupled ventilation/cooling etc. Other considerations include installation of solar collection systems. The present electrical capacity also is adequate for the Plan, with two medium voltage feeders. However, the existing medium voltage high-speed transfer switch is antiquated and the manufacturer's hardware maintenance and support will soon be discontinued. The switch must be replaced. The NOAA expansion will be supported by independent systems.

Both the domestic water and sewer systems are approximately 50% loaded today, and adequate for the proposed changes.

A major challenge is the significant reduction in water use required in 2020 by federal regulation, specifically Executive Order 13693.

Circulation and Parking The Master Plan makes two major circulation-related proposals.

The central campus roadway will be removed for the creation of a pedestrian-oriented and unifying campus green. A wide walk-way will extend the entire length of the central campus, which will be designed to accommodate emergency and occasional maintenance vehicles when necessary. The second initiative is the modification of the campus entry, vehicle screening and visi-tor parking. This will support the conference center and public zone, and will also correct operational problems of the screen-ing procedure for cars and trucks. In addition, bike paths and pedestrian trails in the Open Space are maintained.

Parking demand on the campus is not expected to increase significantly, but the desired locations may shift with the building construction. Currently, there are 1,430 parking places on the campus, and that will increase modestly over the 20-year period, remaining below the maximum under agreement with the City. On-campus parking will be provided in existing surface parking lots, proposed lots near new buildings and a proposed two or three-level parking structure associated with new research building construction. The new parking structure is anticipated to be the primary parking for the new research buildings, located less than a 5-minute walk away from each.

Sustainable Design Initiatives Sustainable design and energy efficacy are core principles, both as responsible practice and meeting the requirements of the Department of Commerce and NIST. A broad range of strat-egies are incorporated—water conservation, energy efficacy, adaptive reuse, stormwater management, landscape steward-ship and renewable energy. Highlights include significant im-proved energy efficiency with the Plan’s implementation, con-solidating and replacing aging obsolete mechanical systems with modern ones. More buildings will be connected to the CUP for services. Stormwater management will be enhanced by the reduction in impermeable surfaces and the installation of a vegetated arroyo in the campus green. Solar collection is recommended on the Management Resources Center roof, and

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Exhibit 6: Master Plan Program Summary

20-year Growth Needs A

Facility Needs B

Master Plan Proposed Facilities A + B

New GSF Renovated GSF Removed GSF

Research Facilities NIST/NTIA +134 people

+25,400 ASF

Obsolete labs, infrastructure in B1, B2, B2A, B24

Temporary buildings 1C, 1D

Underutilized/obsolete B3

Renovation in B1 (Wings 4, 5, Spine, 1, 2)

Repurpose/expansion B3

New Lab Buildings

Lab addition B3

Demolition of B2, 2A, 1C, and 1D

14,000

25,597

125,000

17,500

192,000

17,403

(80,718)

NOAA + 60 people

+21,000 ASF

Underutilized B34 Renovation/expansion B34 32,600

Admin/Support NIST/NTIA +18 people

+1,600 ASF

Scattered MR administration & support in 12 buildings

Aging, inefficient and temporary buildings

Shipping container storage

Computer Center in trailer

New Management Resource Center

Demolition of 10 buildings

60,000

(47,551)

Office of Security + 600 ASF Renovate in B22 600 Shared Facilities Campus-wide +16,400 ASF Aging Childcare Center, below current standards

Scattered, limited employee services

Visitor screening congestion

New Childcare Center

Renovate B24 for Campus Center

New Visitor Pavilion

Expansion of B51 Security Center

13,000

3,000

10,000

32,723

(7,776)

65,000 ASF

Total growth + facility need, GSF 301,497 242,726 (136,045)

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Childcare Center roof, as well as other technologies to assist in achieving net-zero energy use for these buildings. PV solar arrays are also proposed for the parking structure and on a surface field west of the Warehouse.

Master Plan Implementation The Master Plan is a look into the future—a structured ap-proach to building and renovation that meets anticipated needs. The Plan for the Boulder campus is driven by current physical and functional needs, with research program growth integrated as a modest contributor. So although twenty years is the timeframe for this Plan’s implementation, the proposed changes could have an immediate operational impact. There are five phasing packages, largely independent of each other.

The Master Plan is designed to accept these packages in any desired order, and to appear “complete” at the end of each.

Master Plan implementation is dependent on many factors, such as funding, direction of scientific research, agency missions and priorities. The Master Plan needs to be thought of as a living document, setting a framework that remains flexible and sensi-tive to the timing and composition of specific projects.

Exhibit 7: Fast Facts

2016 20-Year Target Personnel 1,761 1,973 Buildings 29 19 Square Footage-total 1,254,174 GSF 1,419,626 GSF Parking 1,430 spaces 1,525 spaces Impervious Area 51.5 acres 49 acres Alternative Energy — Building solar, Solar field

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Exhibit 8: Phasing Packages

Phasing Packages Major Components Comments

NIST Research Buildings Building 1 Renovations

Building 3 Repurposing

Multi-step process to ensure research continuity

New Research Buildings, replacing Building 2, 2A & 24 labs

Demolition of Buildings 2, 2A

Creation of Campus Green, center section

Road/parking modifications; partial removal of center road

New Parking Garage Campus Center Renovation of Building 24

Covered connection to new research buildings

Pedestrian, parking modifications

Follows or is combined with New Research Buildings

Visitor Center, Parking and Vehicle Screening

New visitor pavilion at Building 1

Conference center renovation; loading dock relocation

Parking lot modification

Roadway and vehicle screening modifications

Addition to Building 51

Independent package; could proceed at any time

May be advantage to combine B1 visitor pavilion with other B1 construction.

Management Resources Center New Management Resources Center

Swing space for Building 4, 5 occupants

Demolition/removal of 10 support buildings

Roadway, parking, utility yard modifications

Installation of solar collection field

Independent package; could proceed at any time.

Completion would free up some space in B1

NOAA Research Building New research building or expansion of Building 34

Roadway, parking modifications

Road/truck maneuvering expansion at Building 22

Independent package; could proceed at any time

Childcare Center New Childcare Center, replacing existing Building 26

Landscaped play areas

Removal of remainder of center road & relocation

Completion of Campus Green

Independent package; could proceed at any time.

Must be completed if/when future lab buildings are desired.

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Campus View from the Mesa

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2 Background

2.1 History of Campus Development

The existing campus of the Department of Commerce (DoC) at Boulder was purchased by the Boulder Chamber of Commerce and its citizens in 1950 and donated to the Department of Commerce to house the National Bureau of Standards (NBS), which was renamed the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in 1988. The site was considered ideal for the measurement science and research that NIST conducted, and its close proximity to University of Colorado promised outstanding scientific resources.

In its first 10 years on this site, NBS constructed over 300,000 gross square feet of space including the Radio Building 1 which included the library, auditorium, center spine and 5 wings (the sixth wing was built in 1962), the Cryogenics Building 2, the Liquefier Building 3, the Camco and Heavy Equipment Buildings 4 and 5, and several small structures.

Between 1960 and 1970, another 140,000 gross square feet was constructed, mostly in additions to existing Buildings 1 and 2, plus the construction of the Plasma Physics Building 24 and Warehouse Building 22. The next 30 years in the history of the Boulder campus can be termed as the era of temporary structures. Numerous small buildings including the Childcare Center, Building 26, the Hazardous Materials Building 23, and annexes to Buildings 1, 2, 4, 24, and 25 were added. The ad-ditional square footage added to the NIST building inventory over 30 years was about 53,000 gross square feet.

By 1990, NIST had recognized that its laboratory buildings, which were over 35 years old, were becoming obsolete and deficient for contemporary research and science. In 1991 NIST published its Capital Improvement Facilities Plan (CIFP), which documented the severe technical obsolescence and de-teriorating facility conditions. A needs assessment found that about 60% of Boulder Laboratories failed to meet performance standards required by then current scientific and engineering programs. The study recommended construction of a Central Utility Plant (CUP), a clean room building, construction of new laboratories and a workshop—projecting a need for 372,000 gsf of new construction. It also recommended renovation of 4 wings (3, 4, 5 and 6) of Building 1 and minor renovation of Building 4.

Concurrently, DoC began considering consolidation of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) facilities on campus as well as a facility for the U.S. Forest Service. Requirements for the two agencies were developed by General Services Administration (GSA), who was charged with accommodating them on campus. The planned develop-ment on the site faced significant opposition from the public and the Boulder City Council. As a result, NIST undertook to prepare a Master Site Development Plan that would set a framework for future development established through coop-erative efforts of the City of Boulder and the Department of Commerce. The Forest Service facility was removed from the development plan.

After the approval of the 1992 Master Site Development Plan, the Central Utility Plant (CUP), the Katharine Blodgett Gebbie Laboratory, the David Skaggs Research Center for NOAA, and the Security Center were built. The NOAA building was completed in 1999; the CUP and Security Center were built in 2005; and the Gebbie Laboratory was completed in 2012. The existing DoC Campus now has 29 buildings, many of them small, totaling approximately 1.25 million gross square feet.

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2.2 Previous Master Plans & Studies

In its 65 years of existence the campus has grown over four times from its initial 286,000 gross square feet in 1954 to about

1.25 million gross square feet. About 70% of the overall facility inventory, or about 882,000 gross square feet is occupied primar-ily by NIST. While various studies have been conducted over the years, a comprehensive master plan was never developed for the DoC Boulder Campus site. The following provides a chronologi-cal list of the key studies and plans prepared for the campus.

s� �����Campus Development Plan: James M. Hunter and Associates developed a long range plan for the National Bureau of Standards for developing new and expanded facilities. The plan forecasted a four- fold increase over the next 20-30 years before levelling off. The campus population would increase to 6,000–7,000 staff. It recom-mended a central core with administration and central support functions; an inner ring of intensive labs and offices; and, an outer ring of less intensive uses. The mesa was recommended for preservation, for an appro-priate semi-independent use.

s� &EBRUARY������NIST Master Site Development Plan: Smith, Hinchman & Grylls Associates, Inc. developed this plan to address DoC’s short and long range development needs and possibilities at the Boulder site. It identified a need to increase the 490,000 GSF of NIST facilities that existed by 697,000 GSF to include expanded facilities for NIST and new facilities for NOAA. A substantial increase in site parking spaces was also recommended, with the potential for 1,330 spaces. The final plan proposed maximizing infill zones within the existing NIST development and add-ing 9.22 acres for NIST and 12.9 acres for NOAA. Overall, development would comprise a total of about 80 acres, or 38.7% of the Site.

s� -ARCH������Cultural Resource Inspection of the Proposed Building Site for NOAA: Prepared by the National Park Service’s Interagency Archeological Services in conjunction with the planning for the new NOAA facilities, the survey was conducted over the 55 acre project area. The historic Anderson Ditch was identified as the only asset eligible for the National Register of Historic Places, as it represented early irrigation efforts in Boulder County. It recommended that the Anderson Ditch be documented in some detail and avoided by construction.

s� *UNE������EIS for Actions by GSA for the NOAA and NIST in Boulder, Colorado: The EIS investigated three primary proposed actions: consolidation of NOAA Facilities; up-grades to NIST Facilities; and, implementation of the NIST Master Site Development Plan. Besides the No Action Alternative, the EIS considered development alternatives at the DoC Campus, the IBM Plant Site in Boulder, and the CU-Boulder Research Park. When measured against the criteria identified by NIST and GSA/NOAA, no site other than the DoC Campus met all criteria. There were three areas of controversy: the size and location of the proposed GSA/NOAA building; allegations that a traditional cultural property, possibly a Native American medicine wheel, was located on the DoC campus; and, regional traffic might overburden several intersections in the general area of the preferred site. Development on the DoC Campus was the preferred alternative. Potential environmental impacts and appropriate mitigation measures were identified.

s� *ULY������NIST Main Entrance Study: This study was con-ducted by Entranco, Inc. to investigate potential modifica-tions to secure the campus in the wake of the September 11th, 2001 terrorist attacks. The study notes that the federal regulations require a single entrance be maintained to all federal facilities such as the campus. The Boulder campus had two: the main entrance from the Broadway and 27th Way intersection; and, a secondary access from Broadway at Rayleigh Road. After reviewing multiple alternatives, NIST decided to relocate its main campus access to Rayleigh Road and modify the Broadway access at 27th Way to pro-vide an exclusive access to the medical center property to the north. The issue of traffic conflict between vehicles and bicycles/pedestrians at the NIST entrance was discussed. It was determined that ideally a grade-separation at the main entrance to NIST would provide NIST traffic and bicycle/ pedestrian traffic with an improved safety condition.

s� *ANUARY������Report on NIST-Boulder Laboratory Facilities: The NIST director convened a Boulder Facilities Team to review the amount and performance of laboratory space in the campus in consultation with technical staff and Division leadership. This report summarized the team’s findings and recommendations. It found that NIST-Boulder metrol-ogy and research programs would not expand but evolve to meet changing needs and address new technologies. A significant majority of the labs were found to be inadequate in performance. The report identified a need for 130,000 net

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Exhibit 9: History of Campus Planning and Development

Campus Master Plan 16 assignable square feet (nasf) of good quality lab space and 48,000 nasf of metrology quality lab space with additional clean room space. Renovation of existing lab space and construction of a new advanced technology lab was recom-mended (now the Katharine Blodgett Gebbie Laboratory).

A need for additional studies by a subject matter expert was also recommended to accurately determine laboratory facility needs and estimated costs, for renovation and new construction, revising the report’s estimates as necessary.

s� /CTOBER������Safety Study for Broadway Street & Rayleigh Road:

NIST contracted Alfred Benesch & Company to study the intersection of Broadway and Rayleigh Road, the main en-trance to the campus. The study was conducted as a result of bicycle/vehicle crashes at that location and several near misses. The study offered solutions based on signalizing;

the eastbound right-turn movement; bicycle traffic calm-ing; intersection reconfiguration; and crossing relocation.

s� !UGUST����� Program and Performance Requirements for the Reuse and Repurposing of Building 3: The study established the space requirements for the CTL lab components in the expanded Building 3, to be provided to the design-build contractor. Technical room requirements and building system performance requirements were included.

s� *ULY����� Historic Assessment, Department of Commerce Boulder Laboratories: This was a comprehensive study of the history and development of the DoC campus, and an evaluation of resource significance and integrity. See Chapter 14 for a study summary.

2.3 Agreements

During the early planning stages for the NOAA facility in the 1990s, the Department of Commerce and GSA worked closely with the City of Boulder to address community concerns regarding further development on the site. The following agreements were signed, which considerably shaped future site development.

s� !PRIL������Programmatic Agreement with the Tribes: This agree-ment was extended to the Medicine Wheel Coalition and federally recognized Native American Tribes as a result of a consultation process. An irrevocable easement was estab-lished that overlapped with an existing irrevocable ease-ment on the site held by the City of Boulder, a signatory to the agreement. The agreement includes provisions for use, management, maintenance, and other minor conditions.

The City of Boulder Open Space retained the responsibility of maintaining the space.

s� -AY������First Amended Irrevocable Easement in Real Property.

This agreement between the City of Boulder, Department of Commerce and NIST grants the City an easement to establish the open space protected area on DoC property, and defines boundaries, conditions for its use and mainte-nance. This updates a previous agreement signed in 1993.

s� -AY������First Amended MOA between NIST, US DoC, and the City of Boulder: This agreement updated a previous MOA signed on December 8, 1993. This updated MOA addresses DoC’s and NIST’s present and future federal research needs and the City’s interests in preserving part of the undeveloped space and providing public access and enjoy-ment. Development zones, research zones and protected areas and their extents are defined in the agreement and restrictions noted. Other provisions of the agreement ad-dress traffic management, utilities, environmental consid-erations, and future construction considerations.

s� 3EVERAL�OTHER�AGREEMENTS�ARE�IN�EFFECT��INCLUDING�

- 385 Broadway Easement: A deed of easement grant-ing a vehicle right-of-way from Broadway through DoC property to the Medical Center 385 Broadway;

dated April 4, 1995.

- Regional Transit District; A license granting permis-sion for bus stops on DoC property along Broadway at 27th Way and Ash Street; dated June 16, 2014. The agreement is in effect for 5 years.

- Anderson Ditch: DoC owns some shares in the Ditch, and has an agreement with the Anderson Ditch Company for easement through the DoC prop-erty, rights for irrigation use and NIST responsibility for repair and maintenance of the Ditch section on DoC property; latest agreement update 2007.

- Childcare Center: A Memorandum of Understanding for the Establishment of an On-Site Child Care Facility, between the Boulder Laboratories and the Commerce Children’s Center Association. Under the agreement, Boulder Laboratories is to provide space and facility services.

- Utilities: An agreement with the City of Boulder for installation, operation and maintenance of utility and communications lines, dated February 2000.

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Exhibit 10: Building Construction History

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2.4 Agencies on Campus and Their

Relationships

National Institute of Standards and Technology

(NIST)

NIST was founded in 1901, as a non-regulatory federal agency within the U.S. Department of Commerce. It promotes U.S.

innovation and…