Industry News

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory has awarded a joint venture of Lydig Construction and George Grant Inc. a $106 million contract to complete the 200,000-sf Physical Sciences Facility. Replacing labs and offices at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation that will be vacated by 2011 to prepare for environmental cleanup, the Physical Sciences Facility will support national security and energy research missions with three main buildings: radiation detection, materials science and technology, and nuclear and chemical weapons compliance testing.

Wyeth Nutritionals has awarded a $400 million contract to a partnership of M+W Zander and PM Group to provide design, project management, and construction oversight for two projects. A 50,000-sm infant nutrition facility will be constructed in Suzhou, China. The $280 million greenfield project is slated for completion in late 2010. In Singapore, a 12,000-sm expansion of an existing facility will reach completion in late 2009.

The University of California, San Francisco broke ground on the $254 million Cardiovascular Research Institute (CVRI) on May 7, 2008. Located on the University’s Mission Bay campus, the 232,000-sf collaborative facility will house biomedical research laboratories and an outpatient clinic. Occupancy is slated for 2011.

The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) awarded $267 million for the construction of 12 stem cell research facilities on May 7, 2008. Supported by institutional and philanthropic financing, a total of $832 million in stem cell research facilities will be constructed in California.

TRUMPF Inc. opened its 86,000-sf Laser Innovation & Technical Excellence (LITE) Building on April 30, 2008 in Farmington, Conn.  The $29 million research and development facility features a 55,200-sf production hall and a 6,000-sf, Class 10,000 manufacturing cleanroom. The building broke ground in fall of 2006 and can accommodate 120 employees.