The University of Iowa completed construction of the $126 million Pappajohn Biomedical Discovery Building in July of 2014 in Iowa City. The six-story, 200,000-sf facility provides advanced research laboratories for faculty from the UI Carver College of Medicine. The interdisciplinary project was designed by Gwathmey-Siegel in collaboration with Rohrbach & Associates with Payette as laboratory design consultant. The facility was built by Walsh Construction and includes wet labs, advanced imaging suites, a vivarium, a linear accelerator, offices, and an outdoor classroom. The University of Iowa Diabetes Research Center is located on one entire floor of the building. Aircuity's OptiNet system will be utilized to enhance indoor air quality and optimize energy efficiency, and LEED Gold sustainable design certification will be sought for the project, which features a green roof.
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Payette
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Laboratory Design Consultant
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The Walsh Group
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General Contractor
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