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ISPE Announces Facility of the Year Category Winners
The International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering has announced the 2016 ISPE Facility of the Year Awards category winners:
University of Cambridge Plans Biomedical Research Facility
The University of Cambridge is planning to build a $125 million biomedical research facility in the United Kingdom. The six-story, 190,000-sf Project Capella will house the Cambridge Stem Cell Institute, the Milner Therapeutics Institute, the Cambridge Institute of Therapeutic Immunology & Infectious Disease, and the Cambridge Centre for Haematopoiesis and Haematological Malignancies. Lean construction methodology will be implemented in the delivery of the facility, which is slated for completion in the second quarter of 2018.
Indiana University Bloomington Breaks Ground on Graduate Center
Indiana University Bloomington broke ground in January of 2016 on the $12 million Paul H. O'Neill Graduate Center at the School of Public and Environmental Affairs. Designed by BSA LifeStructures, the three-story, 28,000-sf facility will support graduate programs in public affairs, environmental management, and environmental science. The project will feature technology-rich learning and meeting spaces, three student commons areas, and faculty offices. Completion is expected in early 2017.
Saint-Gobain Opens Chennai R&D Facility
Saint-Gobain opened a $30 million research and development facility in Chennai in January of 2016. Located in the IIT-Madras Research Park, the 120,000-sf facility will support the creation of recycled building materials for modular housing projects. Pilot housing developments in four separate climatic regions have also been constructed so that the performance of different structures and materials may be evaluated.
Barnard College Plans Teaching and Learning Center
Barnard College is planning to build the $150 million Teaching and Learning Center in New York. Replacing Lehman Hall, the 132,000-sf facility will feature a computational science center and a digital commons with five teaching labs and flexible learning spaces. The project will also house the Athena Center for Leadership Studies, the Barnard Center for Research on Women, departmental offices, a café, and a library. The design architect for the facility is Skidmore, Owings and Merrill. Completion is expected in August of 2018.