‘Building pressurization is unstable:’ FAU evacuates $35 million Jupiter building

Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute could be closed for six months; FAU offers no explanation for abrupt evacuation.

This story was written and reported by veteran Palm Beach County reporter Joel Engelhardt and FAU University Press Editor-in-Chief Jessica Abramsky.

A $35 million building that opened in January on the Abacoa Jupiter campus of Florida Atlantic University closed suddenly at the end of July and could remain closed for six months. 

FAU officials are mum on the reason for the abrupt evacuation of the Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute just six months after officials proclaimed it a “beacon of hope” that “heralds a new era in neuroscience research, education and community engagement.”

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