Industry News

Firelands Regional Medical Center completed a $146 million renovation and expansion of its hospital in Sandusky, Ohio, in July of 2008. Designed by Harley Ellis Devereaux, the 364,000-sf project included six new construction and renovation projects. Harley Ellis Devereaux provided strategic planning, master planning, site planning, architectural, engineering, and interior design services. Gilbane Building Company was the general contractor.

Fort Valley State University broke ground on a $20 million science center in October of 2008 in Fort Valley, Ga. Slated for completion in fall of 2009, the 59,000-sf building will house seven biology teaching labs, five chemistry labs, a geology lab, and a physics lab. The project will also provide faculty research labs, an 80-seat auditorium, and four classrooms.

Charles River Laboratories opened its 60,000-sf preclinical facility in Shanghai in October of 2008. The drug development building will begin providing GLP (Good Laboratory Practice) biopharmaceutical research and development services in the first quarter of 2009. The project includes vivarium facilities for animal research and will comply with AAALAC (Association for Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care) and U.S. FDA guidelines.

GSI Group, a manufacturer of laser and precision motion technologies, completed a 150,000-sf renovation of its Bedford, Mass., facility in October of 2008. Comprised of improvements to 90,000-sf of manufacturing, testing, and assembly areas and 60,000-sf of office space, the project included the creation of Class 100,000 cleanroom environments. The project team included Winter Street Architects and RDK Engineers.

The Centers for Disease Control will initiate construction in January of 2009 on the second phase of the Division of Vector-Borne Infectious Diseases facility in Fort Collins, Colo. The first 165,000-sf phase, representing 80 percent of the completed project, broke ground in August of 2004 and reached completion in May of 2007. Phase two is comprised of the completion of the fourth floor of the facility and is slated for completion in early 2010.