Industry News

The University of Maryland completed construction of the $169 million A. James Clark Hall in September of 2017 in College Park. Designed by Ballinger, the collaborative 184,000-sf facility houses the Department of Bioengineering and the Institute for Biomedical Devices. The multidisciplinary building offers flex classrooms, a vivarium, an atrium, flexible wet and dry labs, a high-bay innovation lab, and space for programs in biology, information technology, and mechanical engineering.

Rexnord Industries is planning to construct a 248,000-sf building in Downers Grove, Ill. The project will accommodate manufacturing operations as well as providing a headquarters facility for Rexnord’s aerospace division. Completion is expected by 2019. Based in Milwaukee, Rexnord is comprised of two strategic platforms, Process & Motion Control and Water Management. The Process & Motion Control platform designs, manufactures, and services sophisticated mechanical components used in complex systems.

Murray State University opened the $37 million Engineering Physics Building in August of 2017 in Murray, Ky. Designed by Hastings+Chivetta with Research Facilities Design (RFD) as laboratory design consultant, the 72,500-sf undergraduate science facility features collaborative teaching and research labs for biology, chemistry, engineering, electronics, astronomy, and materials science.

Banner Engineering, a leading provider of technology for industrial automation, broke ground in August of 2017 on a 50,000-sf research and development building at the company’s global headquarters in Minneapolis. Designed by HCM Architects to support the creation of smart sensors, the addition will provide labs, training spaces, and offices to accommodate over 225 new employees. Kraus Anderson Construction Company is the general contractor for the project, which is slated for completion in summer of 2018.

Boston University opened the $140 million Center for Integrated Life Sciences and Engineering (CILSE) in September of 2017. Designed by Payette, the nine-story, 170,000-sf facility houses the Center for Systems Neuroscience, the Biological Design Center, the Center for Cognitive Neuroimaging, and the Center for Sensory Communication and Neuroengineering Technology. The interdisciplinary building features a human Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) suite, a Siemens 3 Tesla MRI, and space for behavioral testing and computational research.