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NanoLogix Builds Production Facility
NanoLogix began construction on a manufacturing facility for bacteria and pathogen test kits in April of 2009. Located at NanoLogix’s headquarters in Hubbard, Ohio, the 2,800-sf project will include a production cleanroom and a cold storage vault. The BNP™ Ultra-Fast test kits will be used to detect agents such as anthrax, bubonic plague, e-coli, salmonella, listeria, and enterobacter.
Belfast Metropolitan College Breaks Ground on Academic Campus
Belfast Metropolitan College broke ground on the £44 million Titanic Quarter campus in Belfast, Northern Ireland, in April of 2009. The general contractor for the 20,000-sm facility is Ballymena-based Patton Construction with Ivywood Colleges as project developer. Completion is slated for August of 2011.
University of Kansas Plans Bioscience Incubator
The University of Kansas will break ground in summer of 2009 on a 20,000-sf bioscience incubator in Lawrence. Supported by $8 million from the Lawrence-Douglas County Bioscience Authority, the business incubator will house wet laboratories for life sciences research. Occupancy is expected in 2010.
Centennial Hills Library Completes Construction
Construction on the Centennial Hills Library in Las Vegas reached completion in April of 2009. In addition to a 32,431-sf library, the 45,555-sf Centennial Hills facility houses an advanced book and media management system. Additional space has been built out for future expansion of the library to meet the needs of the growing community. LEED Silver certification will be sought for the project, which was designed by JMA Architecture Studios with URS Corporation as construction manager.
University of Chicago Completes Searle Chemistry Lab Renovation
The University of Chicago dedicated the renovated Searle Chemistry Laboratory on April 20, 2009. The $49 million project will support cross-disciplinary collaborative research with advanced laboratories and instrumentation. The Chemistry Department, the Computation Institute, and the Tri-Institutional Center for Chemical Methods and Library Development will be housed in the 85,000-gsf facility. The five-story building will include suites for NMR spectroscopy and mass spectrometry as well as cleanroom facilities.