The facility includes architectural elements that allow the building to blend in with its surroundings while also displaying features that highlight its new usage. The structure includes up to nine-foot-thick concrete walls in the Electron Hall building and exterior to establish a protective barrier against radiation emitted from the cyclotron.

Mechanical features include radioactive venting, stainless steel enclosures, HEPA and carbon dioxide scrubbers to purify air, and three different sanitary wastewater systems. A new compressor building enables use of recycled water as a future heat source for campus district heating systems.

The facility achieved LEED Gold Certification.