Industry News

The University of San Diego will consolidate the departments of biology, chemistry, physics, and marine sciences in its new 150,000-sf Donald Pearce Shiley Center for Science and Technology.  Housing a greenhouse, an astronomy deck, an aviary, aquariums, and 73 labs, the $46-million facility was funded in part by a $10-million gift from Donald and Darlene Shiley. The Center is currently under construction and is slated for completion in fall of 2003. Laboratory planner for the project is Research Facilities Design of San Diego.

International Engineering & Manufacturing  (IEM), maker of a liquid sensoring device, is gearing for expansion with a move into a 26,000-sf facility on 2.5 acres in Glenolden. The consolidation will involve relocating the company's headquarters into the new facility, which will house 3,000 sf of office space; the rest is dedicated to manufacturing.

Due to an allocation of funds from the Texas legislature for university facility renovation and construction, the University of Texas will build a $27.7-million science facility at UT-Arlington, a $32.6-million medical and health sciences center at UT-El Paso, and a $26-million education complex/multipurpose center/library at UT-Pan American. The University of Texas received approximately $380 million in state funding.

Due to an allocation of funds from the Texas legislature for university facility renovation and construction, Texas A&M University will build a $10-million engineering facility on its Galveston campus, develop the Harte Research Center in Corpus Christi, and engage in a $18.7-million renovation of its Tarleton campus mathematics building and library. Texas A&M University received over $173 million in state funds.

Auburn University Walker School of Pharmacy’s master plan is being developed by Flad & Associates.  Flad is also designing a 20,000-sf teaching facility addition for the new Doctor of Pharmacy degree program. The addition will facilitate team-based learning.