Gainesville, Fla.
The University of Florida has awarded The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company the construction management contract for the Nanoscience Institute for Medical and Emerging Technologies (NIMET) facility in Gainesville, Fla. Designed by Chicago-based M+W Zander , the $35-million facility will include laboratories, class 100 and 1000 cleanrooms, and offices. The facility will support multidisciplinary nanoscience research in areas including electronics, biology, and mechanical systems. Construction is expected to commence in early summer 2006.
