Specifications include, but are not limited to: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) has received for further evaluation an unsolicited conceptual stage proposal under the Public-Private Education Facilities and Infrastructure Act (PPEA) of 2002 as amended to design and construct a combined research laboratory, new academic center, academic housing, retail center and commercial office development on a 7.54 acre site in Fairfax Virginia. The new research lab, focused on the built environment and called the Innovation Hub for Smart Building, will utilize resources from both academia and the private sector in collaborative partnerships. Virginia Tech may negotiate an interim or comprehensive agreement with the private entity that made the proposal.