Univ. of Kansas gets $12 million federal grant for ‘green technologies’ engineering building

KU gets grant for ‘green’ engineering building

LAWRENCE, Kan. — The University of Kansas has received a $12.3 million federal grant to build a “green technologies” facility for its engineering school.

The university will raise $6.5 million in matching funds for construction of the Measurement, Materials and Sustainable Environment Center. The building is expected to be completed by spring 2012.

The university says the research center itself will feature energy-saving technology, such as using the sun for interior lighting.

The building will house research projects in such areas as development of biofuels and equipment to monitor polar ice and glaciers.