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Stonehill College To Break Ground on Science Center
Stonehill College will break ground on a $34 million science center in Easton, Mass., in September of 2007. Featuring a large atrium between two academic wings housing biology, biochemistry, chemistry, neuroscience, physics, psychology, and environmental studies, the 89,000-sf project will contain laboratories, classrooms, and faculty offices. The interdisciplinary project is designed to foster collaboration and interaction and is expected to open in September of 2009.
University of Pennsylvania Builds Biomedical Research Facility
The University of Pennsylvania is working with Rafael Viñoly of Rafael Viñoly Architects PC to design a $370 million biomedical research facility in Philadelphia. The project will be collocated with two buildings currently under construction, the Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine, slated to open in 2008, and the Roberts Proton Therapy Center, slated to open in 2009. The ten-story facility will feature translational and interdisciplinary research and will open in the summer of 2010.
Westminster College Develops Science Building
Westminster College in Salt Lake City is planning to begin construction on a new Science Center in fall of 2007. The facility will house the biology, chemistry, geology and physics departments of the College of Arts and Sciences. The project will include classrooms, teaching laboratories, office spaces, shared facilities, and support. The architect is VCBO Architecture with Research Facilities Design (RFD) as laboratory design consultant. Completion is slated for spring of 2009.
UC Santa Cruz Plans Environmental Health & Safety Facility
The University of California, Santa Cruz is designing a new 17,000-sf Environmental Health & Safety Facility. Housing laboratories, a temporary waste handling facility, administrative offices, training classroom, and support space, the facility will be able to meet the increased requirements of the growing campus for hazardous materials handling and other critical life, health, and safety services. The project budget is estimated at $13 million.
UC Berkeley and LBNL Plan Helios Energy Project
The University of California, Berkeley and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory are planning to construct the 160,000-gsf Helios Project. The facility will develop transformational energy alternatives to the United States' current reliance on fossil fuels through the research and development by UC Berkeley chemists, physicists, material scientists, and biologists. To meet this goal, a new facility is proposed for construction on the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory site.