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South Dakota State University Breaks Ground on Precision Agriculture Center
South Dakota State University broke ground in October of 2018 on the $46.1 million Raven Precision Agriculture Center in Brookings. The 129,000-sf facility will provide collaborative classrooms and laboratories for the College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences and the College of Engineering. Accommodating sophisticated instrumentation for data analytics and leading-edge farm equipment, the building will include flexible research areas for academic and industry partners.
University of Ottawa Opens STEM Complex
The University of Ottawa opened the CAD$115 million STEM Complex in October of 2018. Designed by Perkins+Will to accommodate programs in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, the collaborative 312,000-sf facility features open-plan teaching labs, a dedicated prototyping center, maker spaces with 3D printers, and an entrepreneurship hub.
Gwinnett County Breaks Ground on Water Innovation Center
Gwinnett County broke ground in October of 2018 on the $60 million Water Innovation Center in Buford, Ga. The 60,000-sf facility will provide wet and dry laboratories, a three-story demonstration bay, conference rooms, classrooms, a business incubator, and a 250-seat auditorium. Completion is expected in 2021. The project is expected to anchor a 700-acre campus offering research, educational, and commercial space.
University of Kentucky Opens Health Research Facility
The University of Kentucky opened the first phase of its $265 million health research facility in September of 2018. Located in Lexington, the six-story, 300,000-sf building accommodates the study of health disparities in conditions including cancer, diabetes, obesity, and substance abuse. Designed by HGA Architects and Engineers, the multidisciplinary research facility features open labs with collocated computational and wet bench space. The first phase of construction included completion of the first three floors and parts of the basement level.
University of Wisconsin-Madison Breaks Ground on Chemistry Addition and Renovation
The University of Wisconsin-Madison broke ground in September of 2018 on a $133 million project to accommodate the department of Chemistry. A nine-story tower will be added to the Daniels Chemistry Building, providing three floors of undergraduate teaching labs, one floor of research labs, two large lecture halls, a flexible active learning studio, an atrium, an information commons, conference rooms, offices, and classrooms. Six undergraduate teaching labs in the Daniels Building will be renovated, and new classrooms, offices, and study areas will be created.