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Boston University Medical Center and NIAID Plan BioSquare II
Boston University Medical Center has received final approval from the Boston Redevelopment Authority for its 410,000-sf BioSquare Phase II project in Boston. Funded by a $128 million grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, the project will include a BSL-4 research laboratory and a 1,400-space parking garage. The facility will be part of a national network of laboratories dedicated to countering bioterror agents by developing drugs, treatments, and vaccines.
Schering-Plough Renovates Summit Facilities
Schering-Plough Corporation has awarded Skanska USA Building the construction management services contract to renovate six office buildings and a cafeteria in Summit, New Jersey. Including the renovation of the campus' teledata infrastructure, the anticipated value of the project is expected to be more that $12 million. Completion is expected in December 2005.
University of Notre Dame Designs Nanotechnology Facility
The University of Notre Dame has selected The S/L/A/M Collaborative of Glastonbury, Conn., to design the 27,500-sf Nanotechnology Research Building on its Notre Dame, Ind., campus. Slated for completion in April 2006, the 2-story building will include a variety of lab spaces, offices, a conference room, and storage and support space. BVH Integrated Services of Bloomfield, Conn., will provide civil, mechanical, and electrical services.
Maverick Tube Corp. Plans Production Facility
Maverick Tube Corp . will begin construction on a $63-million production facility in Louisville, Ky., in early 2005. Consolidating steel conduit operations for the company, the 400,000-sf building will be sited on 50 acres at Jefferson Riverport International. Completion is expected by year-end 2005. Maverick Tube produces tubular steel products for applications in the energy and industrial markets.
Linda Hall Library of Science Plans Expansion
The Linda Hall Library of Science, Engineering & Technology is planning to initiate construction of an $18.5-million expansion in February 2005. The 30,000-sf, three-story expansion will reach completion in 20 to 22 months. Bringing the library to a total of 220,000-sf, the project contains the library's collection and enables more common areas to be opened to patrons. The general contractor for the expansion is J.E. Dunn Construction Co.