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University of Louisville Biodefense Lab Nears Completion
The University of Louisville is constructing the $34.6 million Center for Predictive Medicine on its East Louisville campus in Shelby County, Ky. The 37,000-sf project is an NIH-funded Regional Biodefense Laboratory and houses BSL-3 facilities for research on emerging infectious diseases and bioterrorism prevention. The building broke ground in 2006 and is slated for occupancy in summer of 2009. The project contractor is Messer of Cincinnati with International Commissioning Engineers as commissioning agent.
Purdue University Designs Calumet ETB Project
Purdue University is planning to construct the $40 million ETB project on its Calumet campus in Hammond, Ind. SmithGroup’s Detroit office will provide consulting design, lab design, and lab planning services for the approximately 77,000-gsf facility. Groundbreaking is expected in 2010. The project will provide offices and laboratories for research and teaching for the Department of Biological Sciences, Nursing, and the School of Education, as well as housing the PUC Centers and Institutes and affiliated laboratories.
AIA Releases New Contract Documents
The American Institute of Architects (AIA) released of six new contract documents on October 17, 2008.
Naval Surface Warfare Center Builds Dahlgren R&D Lab
The Naval Surface Warfare Center initiated construction in October of 2008 on the $25 million Research Development and Acquisition and Test and Evaluation Consolidation Facility in Dahlgren, Va. The two-story, 58,000-sf R&D laboratory will provide combat systems certification and is slated for occupancy in June of 2010. The project, which will accommodate approximately 130 employees, will include offices, labs, and an anechoic chamber for audio component testing.
Niagara University Plans Golisano Center for Integrated Sciences
Niagara University is planning to construct the $25 million Golisano Center for Integrated Sciences on its campus in upstate New York. The two-story, 44,000-sf complex will house interdisciplinary classrooms and laboratories for biology, chemistry, physics, bioinformatics, and computational chemistry. The building will provide integrated and flexible research and teaching facilities and is slated for completion by fall of 2011.