Chemours Discovery Hub

For The Chemours Company

Empty lobby of Chemours Discovery Hub with a staircase, sofa, and wall filled with decorative vases.

A sitting area in the Chemours Discovery Hub lobby with an orange sofa, circle shaped coffee table, and end tables in front of a yellow glass panel wall.

Daytime photo of the exterior front patio of the Chemours Discovery Hub with small tables and chairs.

Chemours Discovery Hub is a chemical research facility with 130+ individual labs, offices and collaborative spaces for scientists and engineers. IMC used lean and integrated project delivery methods throughout the project, which is located on U Delaware’s STAR Campus.

Labs serve 330 researchers
State-of-the-art facility attracts top professionals
Prefabricated wall segments saved labor, enhanced schedule

Owner: Chemours
Architect: L2P
Location: Newark, DE
Square Feet: 340,000 SQ FT

Services Provided

Preconstruction
VDC/BIM
Construction
Sustainable Construction & Green Building
Design-Build

“I can really feel the collaborative aspect at IMC and how they were really wanting to partner with us versus just doing a job for us.”

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Mike Hamlet

Chemours Project Manager

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IMC’s Innovative Approach to Project Challenges

Challenge

The large scale of the project, coupled with a tight labor market, drove an innovative, collaborative approach to deliver this platinum facility, and to exceed the expectations in safety, quality, and speed to market.

Solution

An innovative bid package structure was developed to engage multiple subcontractors and reduce the volume for any one contractor. The central utility plant, large rooftop units and interior panels were prefabricated elsewhere and shipped to the site.

Value Add

Multiple subs reduced the risk of a stretched labor market, and prefabrication moved 70,000 labor hours off site, saving the project 3.5 months. Both of these led to an enhanced quality of work and the safest construction project in the history of Chemours.