University of Florida's Biomedical Sciences Building Attains LEED Gold

The University of Florida's $90.5 million Biomedical Sciences Building in Gainesville was awarded LEED Gold sustainable design certification in July of 2010. The eight-story, 163,000-sf translational research facility houses the Health Science Center Colleges, the Biomedical Engineering Department of the College of Engineering, and Animal Care Services. The building opened in November of 2009 and was dedicated in May of 2010. The project team includes HuntonBrady Architects as architect of record, Ellenzweig as design architect, and Whiting-Turner as general contractor.