Precise design developed for scientific testing environment

Tenderstream member Christensen & Co have designed a test centre to strengthen the Technical University of Denmark’s leading position in the research of electromagnetic systems. As a home to students and researchers of DTU Electro Institute, the expansion of available research facilities for high-accuracy testing of microwave technology allows students, external partners, and researchers such as NASA, the European Space Agency, and Boeing, to access radio-silent laboratories. This opens new areas of in-house research projects, as well as measurement programmes conducted in collaboration with external partners.

The B357 building - an expansion of the existing DTU ETC facility - consists of a large test hall with four test chambers, a classroom, and a study environment. The interior has been developed to fulfill the client’s wish to create a space that encourages the students to stay on campus to work and collaborate, with comfortable lounge furniture featuring built-in plugs to charge computers and mobile phones. In order to meet ambitions for sustainability, the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals were used as a tool for identifying suitable solutions, in an approach which resulted in the test center being certified as Gold Class within the DGNB system. 

The testing chambers cater to various stringent testing needs, including the requirement to maintain a temperature of precisely 22.0 Celsius with a tolerance of +/- 1.0 Celsius, while humidity levels are kept at 50% with a tolerance of +/- 10% throughout the year. Additionally, a sealed environment is necessary to prevent external factors from causing vibrations within the research space.

Lucy Nordberg

Tenderstream Head of Research

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