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Lawrence Berkeley National Lab Completes Advanced Light Source Support Building
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory completed the Advanced Light Source (ALS) User Support Building in September of 2010. The $35 million project houses R&D labs for battery technology research, offices, conference rooms, and high bay staging space. The project received $14.7 million in funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
Cubist Pharmaceuticals Breaks Ground on Lexington Expansion
Cubist Pharmaceuticals broke ground in September of 2010 on a 104,000-sf expansion of its research facility in Lexington, Mass. The project will provide additional laboratory space for pharmaceutical development. Completion is expected in early 2012.
San Diego Mesa College Attains LEED Gold
San Diego Mesa College’s Allied Health Education and Training Facility was awarded LEED Gold sustainable design certification by the U.S. Green Building Council in September of 2010. The three-story, 50,000-sf facility was designed by Delawie Wilkes Rodrigues Barker with McCarthy Building Companies as construction manager. The $23 million project features efficient building systems, abundant daylighting, and a highly insulated building envelope.
Pacific Northwest National Lab Completes Physical Sciences Facility
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory has completed construction of the $224 million Physical Sciences Facility in Richland, Wash. The 200,000-sf project was designed by Flad Architects and built by a joint venture of Lydig Construction and George Grant. The Physical Sciences Facility supports national security and energy research missions with three main buildings: radiation detection, materials science and technology, and nuclear and chemical weapons compliance testing.
Wheaton College Constructs Science and Technology Center
Wheaton College is building the $42 million Mars Science and Technology Center in Norton, Mass. The 99,000-sf project includes renovation of the first floor of the existing science center and construction of a three-story, 77,800-sf building. Designed by Einhorn Yaffee Prescott, the facility will provide teaching and research labs and will house the departments of biology, chemistry, math, computer sciences, physics, and astronomy. The general contractor for the project is BOND Construction.