Research Park and the Innovation Center are the product of South Dakota State University (SDSU) Growth Partnership’s vision for a place where business, industry, and research could come together to support each other and foster economic development.

The Research Park Master Plan: Banner was involved with the conceptual plan of this Research Park from the beginning. Working with the SDSU Foundation, three different sites were evaluated before eventually selecting the current site on the northeast side of the SDSU campus and adjacent to Interstate 29.

Infrastructure Development Phase I and II: Banner completed design of the roadways and infrastructure throughout the Research Park. The entrance road to the Research Park is an asphalt-surfaced roadway with curb and gutter, concrete sidewalk, and a grassed median. The concrete and landscaped roundabout included near the entrance was a new design concept to the Brookings area and has been well received. Banner’s hydrology department designed one retention and two detention ponds to accommodate the increased overland drainage on the entire campus. Banner worked with the SDSU Landscape Department and students to ensure the retention pond at the main entrance into the Research Park had an aesthetically pleasing appearance. The water and sanitary sewer utilities were designed to meet City of Brookings design standards and the SDSU requirements. Banner coordinated both utility designs with the City’s future plans to upgrade their utilities at a later date, including the extension of gravity sewer service to the site.

Innovation Center: The Innovation Center building located on the Research Park site houses 43,000 sq. ft. of office space and is the hallmark of the development. Banner completed the civil/site design for the building, including the water and sanitary sewer utilities and design of the asphalt surfaced parking lots at the front and rear of the building, with concrete curb and gutter and sidewalk. The storm sewer system includes a storm water separator unit, which filters out the vehicle fluids and sediment from the parking lots prior to the storm water flowing into the retention pond.

Project Goal #1

Develop a 125-acre development with the capacity to provide over one million sq. ft. of first-class office space, laboratories, conference rooms, and greenhouse space

Project Goal #2

Maintain storm runoff to no greater than pre-existing conditions and implement storm water separation to filter vehicle fluids and sediment at strategic locations