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Congress Holds Select Agent Laboratory Hearing
In October of 2007, the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, part of the Committee on Energy and Commerce, held a hearing on government oversight of select agent laboratories. Testimony given by Dr. Richard Besser, director of an agency at the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, detailed needed improvements to the inspection, documentation, and verification processes at the laboratories.
Yale Opens Translational Research Facility
Yale University School of Medicine opened an $88.6 million translational research facility in New Haven, Conn., on Oct. 5, 2007. The 110,000-sf building houses laboratories for three interdisciplinary programs: the Interdepartmental Program in Vascular Biology and Therapeutics; the Human and Translational Immunology Program; and the Yale Stem Cell Center. The sustainably designed facility supports biomedical and clinical research.
University of Iowa Breaks Ground on College of Public Health
The University of Iowa broke ground on the $47.7 million College of Public Health Academic Building in Iowa City in October of 2007. The five-story, 130,000-gsf facility is comprised of two wings and will house faculty and administrative offices, an auditorium, classrooms, and student space. Designed by Payette of Boston and Rohrbach Associates PC of Iowa City, the facility will seek LEED sustainable design certification for features including reflective roofing, use of natural light, and permeable paving systems.
SMARTcodes Offers Online Preview
An enhanced online demonstration of SMARTcodes, the new, cutting-edge system to automate code compliance checking developed by the International Code Council, is now available for a test drive. Plan reviewers, code enforcement officials, architects, engineers, building owners and managers, and other construction professionals can test-drive SMARTcodes at www.smartcodes.org. Users will be able to automatically check a building design for code compliance and provide feedback to the Council via an online survey.
IFMA Announces Collaborations with ASHE, USGBC, and ENERGY STAR
The International Facility Management Association initiated collaborations with three industry associations in October of 2007. IFMA signed a memorandum of understanding with the American Society for Healthcare Engineering (ASHE) as part of a strategic alliance designed to advance the interests of engineering and health care facility professionals. IFMA signed a memorandum of Intent with the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) to collaborate to promote sustainability, energy efficiency and environmentally responsible building operations.