Bethesda, Md.
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) dedicated its new $182.6-million C.W. Bill Young Center for Biodefense and Emergine Infectious Diseases building in April 2006. Research in the 84,000-nsf building will focus on infectious diseases of global importance when it opens for occupancy later this year. Construction of the facility began in November 2003 and was completed in December 2005. It accommodates BSL-2 and BSL-3 labs and animal care areas, plus offices and conference rooms and a 1,250-car garage.
The four-story building has been designed to be flexible in adapting to changing research needs, and has extensive security and safety features.
