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Princeton University Designs Andlinger Center for Energy and Environment
Princeton University is planning to construct the Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment in Princeton, N.J. The 127,000-sf facility represents an expansion of the School of Engineering and Applied Science and will feature a cleanroom, research laboratories, classrooms, offices, a lecture hall, and conference rooms. Designed by Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects of New York to promote interdisciplinary collaboration and foster industry partnerships, the facility will be built to meet high standards for sustainable construction.
Hartford Hospital Builds Biomedical Research Facilities
Hartford Hospital was awarded $3.2 million in federal stimulus funding in early 2010 to construct two additions to the Olin Neuropsychiatry Research Center in Hartford, Conn. The two-story, 6,700-sf facility Research Staff Addition will be built as an expansion of the Huntington Building. A new MRI instrument will be located in the 1,800-sf ONRC Magnet addition.
Ohio State University Renovates Biomedical Research Facilities
Ohio State University is planning two research facility renovation projects in Columbus. Both projects are supported by federal stimulus funding and are slated for completion in 2014. An award of $8 million will support the buildout of 24,000 asf in the Biomedical Research Tower to accommodate the Experimental Therapeutics Program of The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center.
Colorado State University Opens Research Innovation Center
Colorado State University (CSU) opened the $53 million Research Innovation Center in Fort Collins in May of 2010. Located on CSU’s Foothills campus, the 72,000-sf facility will support accelerated development of vaccines and therapeutics by co-locating researchers and private industry tenants. The two-story building houses biosafety facilities, wet laboratories, offices, conference rooms, and a vivarium for rodents.
Wishard Breaks Ground on Replacement Hospital
Wishard Hospital broke ground in May of 2010 on a $745 million replacement hospital in Indianapolis. The 11-story, 1.2 million-sf project will provide 315 inpatient beds, 18 operating rooms, four interventional labs, and 12 labor and delivery rooms. The emergency department will house 90 treatment beds and a 20-bed clinical decision unit. Completion is expected by 2014. Wishard Hospital is affiliated with Indiana University School of Medicine. The construction manager for the project is Jacobs Engineering Group.