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Peter Gilgan Centre for Research and Learning
The 21-story Hospital for Sick Children's (SickKids) Peter Gilgan Centre for Research and Learning is believed to be the largest health center in the world devoted to children's health research. It houses more than 2,000 scientists and staff, with room for 260 PIs—previously scattered in six different locations—conducting state-of-the-art genomics, cancer, stem cell, brain behavior, and organ research.
Merkert Chemistry Center
Boston College has renovated 6,500 sf of undergraduate teaching laboratories in the Merkert Chemistry Building to create state-of-the-art learning environments that support strong interactive relationships between instructors, teaching assistants, and students. The project includes three teaching laboratories for general and analytical chemistry. The dual goals were:
Remodeling Buildings into Modern, Sustainable STEM Facilities
With careful planning, institution-wide involvement, and innovative thinking, sustainability goals for science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) facilities can be met by renovating and remodeling instead of more expensive new construction, without compromising the educational mission.
Fraunhofer Center for Sustainable Energy Systems
The six-story, 50,000-sf Fraunhofer Center for Sustainable Energy Systems (CSE) occupies a renovated 1913 mercantile building in South Boston. The new research and office facility, with its brick walls and exposed steel and timber framing, showcases ways to incorporate advanced research and cutting-edge technology into an existing building while maintaining its historic character. The renovation incorporates all new energy-efficient building systems, with a focus on experimental systems that can be tested in a real-world application.
Translational Research Institute Accelerates Bench-to-Bedside Timeline
The Translational Research Institute for Metabolism and Diabetes (TRI) is a unique stand-alone hospital-like facility that offers rare proof that facility design can accelerate the time it takes to go from new lab discovery to patient treatment. Utilizing a core-based model that includes imaging, pharmacy, kitchen, and lab cores in one location, the facility focuses on fast-tracking functional treatments for diabetes and obesity.