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Texas A&M University Plans NMR Facility
Texas A&M University will begin construction in November of 2008 on a $13.1 million Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Facility in College Station. Housing NMR spectrometers, the building will support research for the University’s structural biology program. The project is expected to reach completion by May of 2010.
Department of Veterans Affairs Plans Las Vegas Medical Center
The Department of Veterans Affairs has awarded the joint venture construction firm of Clark/Hunt a $364.9 million contract to build a 790,000-sf medical center in Las Vegas, Nev. Slated for completion by September 2011, the project will include 90 hospital beds, surgical suites, laboratories, nuclear medicine, and an MRI. The sustainably-designed hospital will provide inpatient care, ambulatory care, and mental health services. A separate nursing home and ancillary structures will also be built on the 150-acre campus.
Leibniz University Builds Nano and Quantum Engineering Laboratory
Leibniz University is building the €14 million Nano and Quantum Engineering Laboratory in Hanover, Germany. The project includes 430 sm of chemical, measurement and laser laboratories; 509 sm of researcher workrooms; and a 410 sm cleanroom. The facility was designed by architect KSP Engel and Zimmerman. Completion is slated for summer of 2009.
William Paterson University Breaks Ground on Science Expansion
William Paterson University broke ground on the renovation and expansion of Science Hall in Wayne, N.J., in September of 2008. Designed by the New York office of HOK, the multidisciplinary facility will house classrooms, laboratories, core facilities, administrative offices, assembly spaces, and a 2,200-sf research greenhouse. The project includes renovation of the existing 141,800-sf Science Hall and the construction of a 67,600-sf addition.
UC Davis Breaks Ground on Stem Cell Research Facility
The University of California, Davis broke ground on the $62 million Institute for Regenerative Cures on September 26, 2008. The 54,200-sf stem cell research facility will be located in a 92,000-sf building on the University’s Sacramento campus. Housing multidisciplinary research teams, the collaborative facility will include wet labs, an FDA-approved GMP lab, a Specific Pathogen Free (SPF) barrier facility, a stem cell bank, fluorescence-activated cell sorting core space, conference rooms, offices, and laboratories for basic discovery and translational research.