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Wilson College Science Center Aims at LEED Certification
The Harry R. Brooks Complex for Science, Mathematics and Technology at Wilson College, completed in January, hopes to qualify for LEED certification. The $25 million, 76,500-sf facility, a renovation and expansion of the existing Paul Swain Havens Science Center, was managed by R.S. Mowery & Sons Inc., a general contractor in Mechanicsburg, Pa. Research Facilities Design (RFD) served as the laboratory building design consultant. A two-story atrium provides ample natural light to the building.
DOE and FutureGen Alliance Plan Commercial-Scale Carborn Capture and Storage Facility
The Department of Energy (DOE) and the FutureGen Alliance have agreed to develop plans for a commercial carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) facility in Mattoon, Ill. The flagship facility would be the first in the country designed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
UCSF Opens Helen Diller Family Cancer Research Building
The Helen Diller Family Cancer Research Building at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), opened at the university’s biomedical research and education Mission Bay campus. The 163,865-gsf, five-story building was designed by Rafael Vinoly and is exclusively dedicated to cancer research, treatment, and prevention. Translational research into cancer’s basic biological mechanisms, brain tumors, urologic oncology, pediatric oncology, cancer population sciences, and computational biology will all be housed at the new facility.
UM and Fermi Lab to Build Neutrino Detector Lab
The University of Minnesota (UM) and Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory are planning the NuMI Off-Axis Electron Neutrino Appearance Experiment (NOvA), which will be built 45 feet below ground near Ash River, Minn. The $270 million project , which has received $40 million in Federal stimulus grant funding, will operate as a UM School of Physics and Astronomy lab. The balance of the funding will come from the U.S. Department of Energy. The subatomical research is expected to shed light on the origins of the universe.
WPI's East Hall Awarded 2009 Project of the Year
Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) has been awarded 2009 Project of the Year by the New England chapter of the Construction Management Association of America for the”green” design and construction of East Hall, a 232-bed apartment-style residential building. One particular feature of the building—a “living green roof”—has 12,985 sf of EnergyStar roofiing, topped with 5,000 sfof sedum, chives and other plants. The building has eight high-tech media suites; music, recereation, and fitness facilities; and full wireless access.