The largest neuroscience facility in the United States has been built in Bethesda, Md., according to an article on the Medical Design & Construction website. Phase II of the project, the atrium of the NIH's John Edward Porter Neuroscience Research Center, opened in March. 

The Neuroscience Research Center is comprised of ten different institutes including the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke and the National Institute of Mental Health.

“This project is one of the first to address President Obama’s federal initiative for more energy-efficient buildings,” Dan Watch, Perkins + Will, said in the article. “The project is designed with the latest and best technology to be highly energy efficient.”

The sustainability features integrated into the facility include geothermal wells, ground source heat pumps, chilled beams, LED lights and a photovoltaic array which augments energy generation and usage. 

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