The University of Utah dedicated the $130 million James L. Sorenson Molecular Biotechnology Building in April of 2012. The multidisciplinary research facility was designed by Lord, Aeck & Sargent in association with Prescott Muir Architects and houses the Brain Institute, the Nano Institute of Utah, and the Department of Bioengineering. Created in partnership with the Utah Science Technology and Research Initiative, the five-story, 203,000-sf building features four specialty core labs for small animal imaging, biomedical microscopy, engineering microscopy, and nanofabrication. Ground was broken on the project in April of 2009 with construction reaching completion in December of 2011. The project team included construction manager Layton Construction; consultant Architectural Nexus; MEP engineer Van Boerum Frank Associates, electrical engineer Ken Garner Engineering; structural engineer Reaveley Engineers & Associates; nanofab design consultant M+W Zander; and landscape architect EDAW. LEED Gold sustainable design certification will be sought for the facility.
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