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McLaughlin Research Institute Expands Great Falls Facility
McLaughlin Research Institute is initiating a 15,000-sf expansion and renovation of its animal research facility in Great Falls, Mont. The project includes a 3,000-sf vivarium addition, a cagewash, and 9,500-sf of renovated laboratory space. An additional 3,000-sf will be constructed as shell space for future expansion. The project will enable a total of 8,000 cages to be housed in the building. The general contractor for the project is Sletten Construction. Completion is expected by summer of 2010.
Sanford Consortium for Regenerative Medicine Breaks Ground on Research Facility
The Sanford Consortium for Regenerative Medicine broke ground in December of 2009 on a $126 million stem cell research facility in La Jolla, Calif. The 145,087-sf building is slated for completion in 2011. The four-story facility will house laboratories, offices, a conference center, and core facilities with advanced imaging technologies. The general contractor is Lankford & Associates of San Diego, a subsidiary of Colorado-based Hensel Phelps Construction Co.
Oregon Health & Science University Builds VGTI Florida
Oregon Health & Science University will begin construction in February of 2010 on the Vaccine and Gene Therapy Institute in Port St. Lucie, Fla. Located in the Florida Center for Innovation research park in Tradition, the 98,000-sf laboratory is slated for completion in fall of 2011. The general contractor for the four-story building is Whiting-Turner Contracting Co. of Tampa.
Lawrence Berkeley Lab Plans National User Facility for Net-Zero Energy Buildings
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory was awarded $15.9 million in December of 2009 by the U.S. Department of Energy to build a new National User Facility for Net-Zero Energy Buildings. Supporting research in building systems integration and the design of net-zero energy buildings, the N-ZEB laboratory facilities will enable researchers from universities, private industry, and other government labs to develop advanced building systems and technologies.
Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Builds Auckland Facility
Fisher & Paykel Healthcare will break ground in early 2010 on a research and development facility in Auckland, New Zealand. The building will house laboratories, offices, manufacturing facilities, and warehouse space. Completion is expected in late 2012.