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Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory Dedicates Research Facility
Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory (MDIBL) dedicated its LEED-certified research facility in August of 2008 in Salisbury Cove, Maine. Doubling the footprint of MDIBL’s existing building, the 15,000-sf facility houses the Morris Center for the Environment and Human Health, the Boylan Center for Cellular and Molecular Physiology, the Marine DNA Sequencing and Analysis Facility, laboratory space for six research groups, and a teaching lab. The construction manager for the $7.1 million project was Nickerson and O’Day of Bangor.
MIT Builds Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is constructing the David H. Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research in Cambridge, Mass. The project broke ground in March of 2008 with completion slated for December of 2010. The 365,000-sf, seven-story plus basement facility will have a footprint of 45,000 sf and will be connected to existing facilities by underground tunnels. The project architect is Ellenzweig with William A. Berry & Son as general contractor.
CH2M HILL Facilities Services Receives Coors Gold Supplier Award
CH2M HILL Facilities Services has achieved the distinction of receiving the 2007 Gold Supplier Award from Coors Brewing Company. Coors makes this annual award to suppliers exemplifying “a commitment to service, quality, cost, innovation, and minority spend and who continually demonstrate the passion and integrity required to maintain a valued partnership”. CH2M HILL provides facilities management services to Coors in Golden, Colorado, through a long-term contract arrangement.
Washington State University Plans Agricultural Research Service Laboratory
Washington State University (WSU) is planning a $57 million Agricultural Research Service research facility in Pullman. The project will house laboratories for the study of plant genetics, crop and animal diseases, and soil management. The project is part of a seven-building Sciences/Biotechnology complex that includes the $62-million Biotechnology/Life Sciences Facility and the $35 million School for Global Animal Health.
Rockefeller University Constructs Collaborative Research Center
Rockefeller University is constructing the $400 million Collaborative Research Center in New York, N.Y. Designed by Mitchell/Giurgola, the facility includes a large glass structure connecting two renovated biological research laboratories. The project broke ground in September of 2007 with completion slated for 2012. The general contractor is Turner Construction Company.