Eric J. Barron Innovation Hub

Penn State’s Barron Innovation Hub created a dynamic new destination in downtown State College, bringing students, faculty, entrepreneurs, and the community together in flexible spaces designed to foster collaboration, innovation, and entrepreneurship. The facility features woodworking and welding shops, a paint booth, 3D printing and microelectronics capabilities, along with offices, conference rooms, and collaborative team spaces.

Constructed on a highly constrained site between existing buildings and active public roads, our team carefully coordinated logistics, deliveries, and tower crane operations while navigating pandemic-related disruptions and significant design and scope changes. A prefabricated exterior panel system accelerated enclosure of the building, reduced crane use and roadway impacts, and allowed interior construction to begin sooner, helping the team successfully deliver the project on time and under budget.