UMN Tashjian Bee and Pollinator Discovery Center
Details
Client
- University of Minnesota
Location
Chaska, MN
Project Size
6,700 SF (6 Acres of site improvements)
Architect/Engineer
MSR Design
Loeffler Role
Construction Manager at Risk
Market
Higher Education
Where Bee Research and Public Learning Meet
Located on the eastern campus of the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, this 6,700 SF facility highlights the ecological and agricultural importance of bees while serving as both a public education center and a research hub for the College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences at the University of Minnesota.
The building includes a central exhibit space, flexible teaching and gathering areas, a honey extraction house, and a pollinator garden with outdoor exhibition zones. Sustainable design strategies such as daylighting, high-performance insulation, energy recovery HVAC, and a geothermal ground source system helped the project achieve both National B3 Sustainability Standards and State of Minnesota Sustainable Building 2030 requirements.
Meet the Project Team
Ben Nordquist
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