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University of Louisiana Opens Monroe Animal Research Facility
The University of Louisiana opened its new animal research facility in Monroe in February of 2010. Providing research space for the College of Pharmacy, the $3 million facility houses mice and rats used in pharmacological and toxicological testing. The laboratory features 10 to 15 air changes per hour in the animal suites, automatic light timers, and a steam sterilization unit for equipment.
John Brown University Plans Engineering and Construction Management Building
John Brown University is planning to construct a 40,000-sf facility in Siloam Springs, Ark., to consolidate its engineering and construction management programs. Supported by an $8 million philanthropic gift, the building will provide approximately 15,000-sf of laboratory space and 25,000-sf of classrooms and offices. Occupancy is expected in fall of 2011.
Kansas State University Plans Feed Mill and BioRefinery
Kansas State University will initiate construction in late 2010 on the O. H. Kruse Feed Mill & BioRefinery in Manhattan. Housing the Feed Science and Management (FSM) program and the Departments of Grain Science and Animal Sciences, the building will support the College of Agriculture with a dedicated BSL-2 teaching and research feed mill. The preliminary design consultant for the project is Younglove Construction of Sioux City, Iowa. The facility will include a biorefinery.
Geisinger Medical Center opens Hospital for Advanced Medicine
Geisinger Medical Center will open the $100 million Hospital for Advanced Medicine in February of 2010 in Danville, Pa. The 308,000-sf facility houses the Heart and Vascular Institute and includes a 32,000-sf surgical suite with four operating rooms, two inpatient nursing units, and physician offices. Ground was broken on the nine-story hospital in June of 2007. The facility was designed by Ewing Cole and built by Torcon Inc. LEED sustainable design certification will be sought for the project.
Indiana University Bloomington Opens New Teaching Labs
Indiana University Bloomington opened three new teaching laboratories in Jordan Hall in January of 2010. Comprised of 5,300 sf on two floors, the life science labs include biosafety cabinets, incubation and cell growth facilities, ultralow freezers, water baths, and centrifuges. The $2 million project was designed by the University Architects Office and Indianapolis-based arcDESIGN.