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UC Davis Completes Research and Teaching Winery
The University of California, Davis completed construction of the $20 million Research and Teaching Winery and August A. Busch III Brewing and Food Science Laboratory in October of 2010. The 34,000-sf facility is part of the Robert Mondavi Institute for Wine and Food Science and was built to achieve LEED Platinum sustainable design certification. The Brewing and Food Science Laboratory includes a food processing pilot plant, a dairy processing suite, and a pilot brewery for the Department of Food Science and Technology.
Boehringer Ingelheim Builds Animal Research Center
Boehringer Ingelheim began building a €40 million animal research center in October of 2010 in Kirchrode, Germany. The facility will provide a laboratory for the development of animal vaccines and 16 compartments to accommodate up to 500 pigs and 100 cattle. Completion is expected in late 2011 with occupancy in 2012. The facility will house approximately 50 researchers.
Utah State University Opens BioInnovations Building
Utah State University opened the $60 million BioInnovations Buildings in North Logan in October of 2010. Housing three research teams for the Utah Science, Technology and Research (USTAR) initiative, the 110,000-sf facility provides a BSL-3 suite, laboratories, a nanofabrication facility, a vivarium, offices, and incubator space. LEED Gold sustainable design certification will be sought for the building. Ground was broken on the project in October of 2008.
Cornell Completes Physical Sciences Building
Cornell University will open the $143 million Physical Sciences Building in November of 2010. The four-story, 197,000-sf facility provides classrooms, faculty offices, teaching labs, a 120-seat amphitheater, and an atrium. A basement level houses research laboratories for the departments of Physics, Chemistry and Chemical Biology, and Applied and Engineering Physics. Constructed on isolated slabs, the labs are built to minimize vibration and interference from electromagnetic fields.
Rockefeller University Opens Collaborative Research Center
Rockefeller University opened the Collaborative Research Center in fall of 2010. Designed by Mitchell Giurgola Architects, the $380 million project included construction of a new facility connecting two existing buildings and extensive laboratory renovations. The center supports interdisciplinary research in microbiology, immunology, and other disciplines. The facility was built by Turner Construction.