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Buck Institute Builds Novato Stem Cell Facility
Buck Institute for Age Research will begin construction in fall of 2010 on a $41 million stem cell research facility in Novato, Calif. Ground was broken on the 65,600-sf project in summer of 2010 with completion expected in March of 2012. Designed by Perkins + Will of San Francisco, the facility will house twelve open-plan labs, cell and tissue storage space, offices, and a fitness center. The building will include a basement and three floors above ground and will feature a geothermal heating and cooling system.
University of York Opens Centre for Immunology and Infection
The University of York opened the £5 million Centre for Immunology and Infection (CII) in the United Kingdom in September of 2010. The three-story, 1,350-sm facility houses biocontainment suites for the study of high risk pathogens and space for clinical trials. The translational research facility was created in partnership by Hull York Medical School and the Department of Biology at the University of York. The general contractor for the project was GB Building Solutions. Construction began on the facility in July of 2009.
College of St. Scholastica Expands Science Center
The College of St. Scholastica will break ground in April of 2011 on a $15.5 million expansion of its science center Duluth, Minn. Designed by AECOM Ellerbe Becket, the project involves construction of a 40,000-sf addition housing classrooms and labs. The general contractor for the facility is McGough Construction of St. Paul. Completion is expected in fall of 2012.
Bigelow Laboratory Breaks Ground on Ocean Sciences Facility
Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences broke ground in September of 2010 on a $50 million facility in East Boothbay, Maine. The first phase of construction includes the $10 million Bigelow Center for Blue Biotechnology. The three-story, 25,600-sf building will house labs, offices, conference rooms, and the Center for the Collection of Marine Phytoplankton. Completion is expected in November of 2011. The completed campus will include buildings for the Center for Ocean Biogeochemistry and Climate Change and the Center for Ocean Health.
Michigan State University Dedicates Secchia Center
Michigan State University dedicated the $90 million Secchia Center in Grand Rapids in September of 2010. Housing the College of Human Medicine, the seven-story, 180,000-sf facility provides teaching labs, classrooms, simulation suites, clinical exam rooms, offices, and student areas. Construction began on the facility in April of 2008. The Secchia Center was created in partnership with Spectrum Health, Van Andel Institute, Saint Mary’s Health Care, and Grand Valley State University. The project team included construction manager The Christman Co.