1. New Building for the Department of Chemistry
Dear Guests!
I am now going to give you a short overview of perhaps the most exciting topic in the current life of our department – the new chemistry building.
February 2006

2. Real and Natural Sciences around Tartu
Chemistry
Biology
Physics
The Maarjamõisa Campus site
University of Tartu is currently scattered around Tartu, no compact campus. This hinders collaboration.
Also, many of the buildings are in a rather bad shape, among them the chemistry building.
In the coming years it is planned to start developing the Maarjamõisa Campus, which would concentrate the real and natural sciences.
Biomedicine
Technology
February 2006

3. The Maarjamõisa Campus
The “Biomedicum”
Chemistry Building
UT Institute of Technology
Further plans:
Physics and Mat. Sci.
Environmental sci.
Genetics
Biomedicine
The work has started already – the technology building is ready.
The first priority of the construction works for the coming years is the chemistry building.
February 2006

4. The Chemistry building now ...
The chemistry building has served us well for over half a century, but...
difficulties with ventilation
limited accessibility
no large lecture rooms
no elevator
cannot be extended
The building is not meeting the needs of contemporary teaching and research
There has been very little from the government for keeping this current building in an acceptable shape.
Almost all the renovation work that has been done has been accomplished with the funds of the faculty.
February 2006

5. ... and in few years The Project Draft is ready
The new building will be modern in every respect
The Project Draft is ready
Elaboration of technical details is underway
Construction will start in
February 2006

6. Building Size Six floors Total area: 11833 m2 Useful area 7371 m2
For Department of Chemistry: ~5500 m2
Facilities:
Lecture rooms, computer classes: 8-10
Student laboratories: 8
Research laboratories: 50
Offices for the staff: 90
Auxiliary rooms: 10
The current area: 4200 m2
The future building will be extendable
February 2006

7. Overview of the Draft February 2006
The ground floor is mainly for teaching.
There will be four large lecture rooms for people. The large lecture room-block is suitable for organising conferences.
February 2006

8. Overview of the Draft February 2006
The upper floors will be mainly for offices of the staff and reasearch labs.
The building will be equipped with all technical communications necessary for work (gas lines, DI water system, ...)
February 2006

9. Overview of the Draft
The building will be equipped with all necessary auxiliaries:
gas lines
DI water system
tanks for liquid Ar and N2
etc.
The laboratories for specific reasearch are designed in close collaboration with the future users
February 2006