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Brock University Breaks Ground on Niagara Health and Bioscience Research Complex
Brock University broke ground in September of 2009 on the $111 million Niagara Health and Bioscience Research Complex in St. Catherines, Ontario. The 169,000-sf project will house Canada's only research-dedicated CL3 biocontainment facility. Designed by architectsAlliance in association with Payette, the complex is being built by EllisDon with Crossey Engineering as electrical and mechanical consultant, MHPM as project manager, and Halsall Associates as LEED consultant.
United Therapeutics Opens Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Facility
United Therapeutics opened its $80 million pharmaceutical manufacturing facility in Research Triangle Park, N.C., in late summer of 2009. The 203,000-sf project was designed by O'Neal and provides solid dosage and sterile filling manufacturing facilities. The LEED-certified facility includes a data center, an auditorium, R&D and QA/QC labs, offices, warehouse space, and a fully integrated formulation pilot plant.
University of Windsor Breaks Ground on Engineering Building
The University of Windsor will break ground in fall of 2009 on the $112 million Centre for Engineering Innovation in Windsor, Ontario. Funded by $40 million from the federal government and $40 million from the provincial government, the 300,000-sf facility will be built in two phases. The first phase is comprised of research laboratories and an industrial courtyard and is slated for completion by March of 2011. The second phase includes classrooms, offices, and research facilities and will reach completion in summer of 2012.
University of Minnesota Builds Science Teaching and Student Services Center
The University of Minnesota is constructing the $70 million Science Teaching and Student Services Center (STSSC) in Minneapolis. The five-story, 120,000-sf facility was designed by HGA and Kohn Pederson Fox and is slated for occupancy in fall of 2010. Featuring classrooms with central teacher instruction stations and multimedia displays, the STSSC will also house meeting rooms, offices, and student services. LEED Gold sustainable design certification will be sought for the facility. Construction began on the building in January of 2009.
Fox Chase Cancer Center Plans Animal Research Facility
Fox Chase Cancer Center will begin construction in 2010 on a 25,290-sf animal research facility in Philadelphia. The four-story project will expand Fox's existing facilities utilizing mouse models for cancer research. Featuring a high-density individually ventilated cage system and advanced HEPA filtration, the project is supported by $8 million from the National Center for Research Resources of the National Institutes of Health (NCRR/NIH) through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.