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Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab Breaks Ground on Spacecraft Facility
Johns Hopkins University’s Applied Physics Laboratory broke ground on the 47,500-sf Building 30 in July of 2010. The $30 million spacecraft assembly and testing facility will include optics labs and a high-bay cleanroom. The project will support research for NASA and the Department of Defense and is expected to open in fall of 2012. LEED sustainable design certification will be sought for the facility.
Operations Begin at Galveston National Lab
The University of Texas Medical Branch began research operations at Galveston National Laboratory in August of 2010. The 186,276-sf biocontainment lab provides 14,000 sf of BSL-4 space and 29,000 sf of BSL-3 space. Supporting research on infectious diseases and select agents, the $174 million facility also houses the National Biocontainment Training Center. Design work began on the project in September of 2003 and the facility was dedicated in November of 2008.
University of Louisville's Duthie Center for Engineering Attains LEED Gold
The University of Louisville’s was awarded LEED Gold sustainable design certification in August of 2010 for the renovation of the 34,000-sf Duthie Center for Engineering. Designed by Lord, Aeck & Sargent, the project reused 95 percent of the existing 1947 structure, including exterior walls, roof decking, and structural floor. During demolition, 77 percent of the materials that weren't reused were recycled. New building materials had 27 percent recycled content, and 31 percent were produced regionally.
WHOI Breaks Ground on Laboratory for Ocean Sensors and Observing Systems
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) broke ground in August of 2010 on the Laboratory for Ocean Sensors and Observing Systems. The 27,000-sf project is supported by $8.1 million in federal stimulus funding and will house lab and office space for the National Science Foundation’s Ocean Observatories Initiative, the Martha’s Vineyard Coastal Observatory, the WHOI Ocean Bottom Seismometer Instrument Pool, and the Environmental Sample Processor Lab. Construction will begin on the facility in March of 2011 with occupancy expected in June of 2011.
UMASS Boston Builds Kennedy Senate Institute
The University of Massachusetts Boston will begin construction in fall of 2010 on the $60 million Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate. Housing classrooms, archives, an exhibit hall, and a life-size model of the U.S. Senate floor, the technology-rich building will promote dynamic learning and engagement in the field of history. The 40,000-sf project was designed by Rafael Viñoly and will be sited adjacent to the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library. Occupancy is expected in 2013.