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University of Chicago Expands Laboratory for Astrophysics and Space Research
The University of Chicago is renovating and expanding the Laboratory for Astrophysics and Space Research. Designed by Perkins Eastman, the project includes construction of a two-story, 25,000-gsf addition and renovation of the existing 38,500-gsf structure. The completed 63,500-gsf facility will provide advanced research laboratories, offices, and collaboration spaces, as well as housing the Department of Physics, the Enrico Fermi Institute, and the Kadanoff Center for Theoretical Physics.
Purdue University Opens Wilmeth Active Learning Center
Purdue University opened the $79 million Wilmeth Active Learning Center in August of 2017 in West Lafayette, Ind. Designed by BSA LifeStructures, the 164,000-gsf facility houses 27 collaborative active learning classrooms, the Library of Engineering and Science, the Data Visualization Experience Lab, a large reading room, and dining facilities. F.A. Wilhelm Construction was the general contractor for the project.
Moravian College Completes Miksiewicz Center for Health Sciences
Moravian College completed construction in August of 2017 on the $23 million Miksiewicz Center for Health Sciences in Bethlehem, Pa. Designed by Earl Swensson Associates (ESa), the 55,000-sf academic facility offers classrooms, faculty offices, labs, simulation suites, student lounges, and a virtual cadaver lab. The three-story building will accommodate programs in nursing, public health, informatics, and undergraduate health sciences. J.G.
UC Riverside Completes BSL-3 Renovation
The University of California, Riverside completed a $2 million BSL-3 renovation project in August of 2017. An existing laboratory facility was transformed by BNBuilders into a 1,383-sf life science research suite with an anteroom, gowning room, shower area, procedure rooms, autoclave, and biosafety cabinets. The project will support faculty research programs for the School of Medicine and is supplied by dedicated mechanical systems.
Valparaiso University Opens Center for the Sciences
Valparaiso University opened the $30 million Center for the Sciences in August of 2017 in Valparaiso, Ind. Supporting STEM programs in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, the 55,000-sf facility features a collaborative interdisciplinary laboratory as well as labs for chemistry, biochemistry, and biology. The sustainably designed building, which earned a $150,000 rebate through NIPSCO’s Business Energy Efficiency Programs, features LED lighting and a sophisticated HVAC system that employs variable volume air handlers and energy recovery technologies.