A state-of-the-art building to prepare Illinois students for futures of purpose and impact and a partnership between Gies Business and campus, this hybrid educational facility will house collaboration spaces, traditional and flexible classrooms, informal learning environments, content creation studios, academic offices, and support spaces. This project has deep green aspirations, seeking grant funding for a $7.1 million district-scale geothermal field providing heating and cooling for the building, a campus first, with expansion potential to surrounding facilities. The project targets LEED platinum certification with aspirations to achieve net zero energy and zero carbon within its first year of operation.

This proposal directly funds:
1. Geothermal Field
2. Geothermal Equipment
3. Geothermal Loop Piping