University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (ECE) Building Project:

Designed by Smith Group JJR, the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) Building has a total gross size of 275,000 sq. ft.  – nearly twice as large at its predecessor, Everett Laboratory which was dedicated in 1949.  Subsequently, the construction of the ECE provided the ability to consolidate 6 buildings into one central facility.

FMS was engaged to conduct a thorough assessment of the building’s design for EMI interference threat concerns to sensitive research equipment.  A document review and extensive 3-Dimension computer simulation studies were conducted to evaluate EMF emissions from the building’s electrical distribution, mechanical and other systems.  Utilizing the computer simulation data, FMS designed and implemented low and no-cost mitigation schemes to lower EMF levels to acceptable, non EMI threat levels.

 *** In consequence: No Magnetic Shielding was required ***