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Cornell University Opens New York State Animal Health Diagnostic Center
Cornell University opened the $70 million New York State Animal Health Diagnostic Center in Ithaca in October of 2010. The three-story, 126,000-gsf facility houses seven BSL-3 labs, BSL-2 labs, a necropsy facility able to accommodate large animals, and diagnostic suites. The center consolidates operations previously dispersed in 12 locations and can accommodate over 200 researchers.
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences Builds Veterinary Center
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences has selected Skanska to construct a 50,000-sm veterinary and domestic animal center in Uppsala, Sweden. Developed in partnership with Akademiska Hus, the SEK 1.09 billion project will include a veterinary hospital, teaching and research laboratories, and stables. Construction will begin on the sustainably designed facility in October of 2010 with completion expected by spring of 2014.
University of Guelph Opens Animal Health Lab
The University of Guelph will open the $70 million Pathobiology and Animal Health Laboratory in October of 2010. The four-story building houses research, teaching, and animal care facilities for the Ontario Veterinary College. The project was designed by Young + Wright / IBI Group Architects and built by Bird Construction Co. The facility includes a 120-seat lecture hall, a teaching lab, seminar rooms, research laboratories, and offices.
UC Davis Builds Respiratory Diseases Center
The University of California Davis is planning to construct the 19,124-sf Respiratory Diseases Center. Supported by $14.2 million in federal stimulus funding, the facility will house research laboratories, offices, animal holding, an inhalation exposure facility, and a pulmonary function testing lab.
Oregon Zoo Builds Veterinary Medical Center
The Oregon Zoo will begin construction in September of 2010 on a $6.4 million veterinary medical center in Portland. The 15,000-sf clinic will include a quarantine area and species-specific holding spaces. The general contractor for the project is Skanska USA Building. Completion is expected in summer of 2011.