This 22-acre complex is EPA’s second largest research and development facility and is internationally recognized for water research, bioremediation and pollution prevention. In addition to AWBERC, EPA’s Cincinnati facilities include the following:
Testing and Evaluation Center
Center Hill Facility
Research Support Annex 2
National Service Center for Environmental Publications Warehouse
Several other facilities, including a boat warehouse and a Research Containment Facility

Sustainable Features
A multi-year infrastructure replacement project (IRP) replaced mechanical systems, controls and equipment that was more than 30 years old with modern, more efficient models, including:
More efficient fans, pump and motors
New 600-ton chiller and sequence of operations for the chiller plant controls
Variable air volume technology, which is more efficient than constant volume
Separating laboratories from offices and replacing one-pass air in offices with recirculated air
A heat recovery system that recaptures heating and cooling energy from the exhaust system and uses it to pre-heat or pre-cool the incoming air
High-performance fume hoods that can be operated at lower air flows and hibernated when not in use
Automatic sash closures on all high-performance fume hoods that reduce air flow—and energy use—when the hood is unoccupied
Commissioning of the laboratory ventilation system and rebalancing the air distribution systems
Transition from cooling towers to a free cooling system for process cooling
An upgrade of parking lot lighting equipment with more energy-efficient technology
Occupancy sensors that control lights and space temperatures
AWBERC replaced a single-pass water-cooled ice machine with one that saves 300,000 gallons of water per year.
Restroom fixtures were replaced with models that save about 210,000 gallons of water per year.
A stormwater management master plan is the framework for EPA stormwater improvements.