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Bucks Community College Opens Science Center

Published 1/16/2017

Bucks County Community College opened its $17 million Science Center in January of 2017 in Newtown Township, Pa. Designed by KCBA Architects to support STEM programs in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, the 43,000-sf facility provides four student collaboration spaces and ten laboratories, including a biotechnology suite with adjoining rooms for instrumentation and tissue culture. The two-story center utilizes glass walls to enhance visibility and features a geothermal heating and cooling system.

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Skidmore College Plans Center for Integrated Sciences

Published 1/9/2017

Skidmore College is planning to build the $100 million Center for Integrated Sciences in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. Designed by Payette, the 200,000-sf project will support programs in biology, chemistry, physics, neuroscience, psychology, geoscience, environmental science, mathematics, computer science, and health and exercise science.

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Michigan State University Plans Interdisciplinary Science and Technology Building

Published 1/5/2017

Michigan State University will begin construction in August of 2017 on the $100 million Interdisciplinary Science and Technology Building in East Lansing. Supporting STEM programs in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, the five-story, 170,000-sf facility will provide wet bench laboratories, offices, computational research space, and collaboration areas. Completion is expected in August of 2019.

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Imperial College London Builds Michael Uren Biomedical Engineering Research Hub

Published 1/2/2017

Imperial College London began construction in early 2017 on the £70 million Michael Uren Biomedical Engineering Research Hub in London. Designed by Allies & Morrison, the collaborative 14-story building will provide flexible laboratories, an outpatient clinic, an auditorium, and interaction spaces. Located on the White City campus, the 215,000-sf translational research facility will be built to attain BREEAM sustainable design certification and will feature a highly efficient service model with interconnected utility plants on each floor.

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UC Irvine Builds Anteater Learning Pavilion

Published 12/29/2016

The University of California, Irvine began construction in December of 2016 on the $46 million Anteater Learning Pavilion. Designed by LMN Architects, the 70,000-sf project includes a two-story structure with two active-learning lecture halls and a three-story structure with classrooms, offices, and interaction space. The collaborative facility is illuminated by abundant natural light and will offer a variety of interaction areas and reconfigurable spaces.

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University of Calgary Opens Engineering Expansion

Published 12/28/2016

The University of Calgary opened the CAD$174 million Canadian Natural Resources Limited Engineering Complex in November of 2016 in Alberta, Canada. Designed by Diamond Schmitt Architects, the expansion project comprises a 197,000-sf addition and 119,000 sf of renovated space for the Schulich School of Engineering. The collaborative facility features a programmable dynamic view glass façade and provides two new floors of research laboratories for the study of renewable energy resources and the development of clean energy technologies.

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LA Biomed Plans Torrance Research Facility

Published 12/27/2016

Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute (LA Biomed) will begin construction in early 2017 on a four-story, 85,000-sf R&D facility on the campus of Harbor-UCLA Medical Center in Torrance, Calif. Consolidating operations currently dispersed in seven campus locations, the collaborative project will feature core labs with advanced technological instrumentation. A modular design will provide flexible wet and dry research spaces as well as conference and dining facilities.

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Adelphi University Opens Nexus Building

Published 12/26/2016

Adelphi University celebrated the opening of the $76 million Nexus Building in December of 2016 in Garden City, N.Y. Designed by Ballinger, the collaborative 100,000-sf facility houses the College of Nursing and Public Health, the Center for Health Innovation, and a hub for core student services. The project also provides clinical simulation suites, research and informatics laboratories, and over 15 contemporary learning spaces.

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University of Melbourne Expands Bio21 Institute

Published 12/24/2016

The University of Melbourne is engaged in a 54,000-sf expansion of the Bio21 Molecular Science and Biotechnology Institute. Created in partnership with Australian biopharmaceutical firm CSL, the AUD$36.4 million project will house the CSL Global Hub for Research and Translational Medicine, which will feature advanced technologies for the creation of personalized medicine solutions. Completion is expected in mid-2017.

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Merck Plans South San Francisco Research Facility

Published 12/15/2016

Merck has selected Alexandria Real Estate Equities to develop a biopharmaceutical R&D facility in South San Francisco, Calif. Construction will begin in early 2017 on the nine-story, 294,000-rsf building, the entirety of which will be leased by Merck. Designed by DGA to accommodate up to 300 scientists engaged in collaborative, multidisciplinary research, the facility will provide laboratories, offices, a 300-seat auditorium, a café, and a fitness center.

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University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences

Published 12/14/2016

The University of North Dakota’s new School of Medicine and Health Sciences building in Grand Forks transforms medical and health sciences education in the state by creating a shared, collaborative learning environment, collocating for the first time the programs of medicine, basic science, medical lab science, physician assistant, sports medicine, public health, and occupational and physical therapy.

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University of Houston Opens Multidisciplinary Research and Engineering Building

Published 12/14/2016

The University of Houston opened the $51 million Multidisciplinary Research and Engineering Building in November of 2016. Designed by SHW Group, a subsidiary of Stantec, the four-story, 120,000-gsf project provides the Cullen College of Engineering with wet research labs, a visualization suite, an NMR spectrometry lab, offices, and conference rooms.

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Great Ormond Street Hospital Constructs Zayed Centre for Research into Rare Disease in Children

Published 12/13/2016

Great Ormond Street Hospital will begin construction in January of 2017 on the £42 million Zayed Centre for Research into Rare Disease in Children in London. Designed by Stanton Williams, the 140,000-sf translational research facility will provide collaborative biomedical labs and instrumentation suites to support the delivery of personalized gene and cell therapies and innovative medical devices.

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Laurentian University Plans Research, Innovation & Engineering Building

Published 12/9/2016

Laurentian University is planning to build the CAD$30 million Clifford A. Fielding Research, Innovation and Engineering Building in Sudbury, Ontario. Housing the Bharti School of Engineering, the 47,000-sf project will include a technology-rich lecture hall, four capstone project labs, a prototyping and fabrication shop, a materials analysis lab, a hydraulics and fluid dynamics lab, and an environmental and soil mechanics lab.

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University of Nottingham Constructs New Teaching Building

Published 12/6/2016

The University of Nottingham is constructing the £15 million New Teaching Building on its University Park campus in Nottingham in the United Kingdom. Designed by architectural firm Make, the 54,000-sf facility will provide a collaborative lecture hall, a variety of instructional rooms, a performing arts space, a social learning hub, and staff offices. The project team includes structural engineer AKT II, MEP engineer Max Fordham, project manager Gleeds, and cost consultant Aecom.

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