Virginia Tech Constructs Research Facilities

Virginia Tech is building the $24 million Institute for Critical Technologies & Applied Science (ICTAS) Phase II in Blacksburg, Va. The three-story, 43,000-gsf facility will house specialized labs for applied and fundamental research in bioengineering, biomaterials,and bio-nanotechnology. The project will accommodate the development of communications and sensor technologies and includes offices and support spaces. Virginia Tech is also constructing the Virginia Bioinformatics Institute (VBI) Facility Addition. The 50,000-sf VBI will accommodate the Network Dynamics and Simulation Science Laboratory and Cyber Infrastructure Group. This will add private and open office space for faculty, researchers, research associates, and support personnel. The $20 million addition will also include additional conference, meeting, and assembly space of varying sizes for all VBI research groups. The construction manager for both projects is Skanska USA Building.