Queen’s University began construction in May of 2010 on the $6.6 million Lakeridge Health Education And Research Network in Oshawa, Ontario. Located at Lakeridge Health Oshawa Hospital, the facility will house two simulation labs, offices, conference rooms, and an auditorium. Occupancy is expected in March of 2011.
The University of Iowa dedicated the State Hygienic Laboratory on May 5, 2010. The $38 million facility is located in the University of Iowa Research Park in Coralville. The building features an open lab plan to maximize researcher collaboration. The LEED-certified facility supports detection and response for environmental contaminants and infectious diseases.
Boise State University will begin construction on the $37 million Micron Business and Economics Building in summer of 2010. Designed by Hummel Architects, the 110,000-sf facility will house advanced classrooms, a 250-seat lecture hall, research space, a financial trading room, and a student commons. The sustainably designed project will utilize geothermal heating and natural lighting and is expected to consume 40 percent less energy than a comparable conventional structure. Occupancy is expected in fall of 2012.
The University of Kansas broke ground on the $25 million BEST building in Overland Park in April of 2010. Located on the Edwards Campus, the facility will support graduate and undergraduate programs in business, engineering, science, and technology. The 75,000-sf building will house classrooms, seminar rooms, lecture halls, offices, computer labs, and a conference center. Completion is expected by November of 2011.
The University of California San Diego is building the $83.3 million Structural and Materials Engineering Building in La Jolla, Calif. Construction began on 180,000-gsf project in late 2008 with completion expected in 2013. Housing the Departments of Structural Engineering and NanoEngineering, the 110,000-asf facility will include R&D laboratories, offices, and instrumentation space. The four-story project will also include studios for the Department of Visual Arts. LEED Silver sustainable design certification will be sought for the facility.
Indiana University Bloomington broke ground on the $37 million Cyberinfrastructure Building on April 29, 2010. The three-story, 123,000-sf facility will house over 600 employees, consolidating the university’s information technology staff in a single location. The project includes a videoconferencing suite and a 230-seat conference center. LEED Silver sustainable design certification will be sought for facility. Occupancy is expected in September of 2011.
The University of Western Ontario broke ground on the $23.6 million Wind Engineering, Energy and Environment Dome in late April of 2010. Located in the Advanced Manufacturing Park in London, Ontario, the facility will feature a hexagonal wind tunnel to simulate high-intensity wind systems such as tornadoes. The project is created in partnership with Fanshawe College and the city of London. Construction will begin on the facility in fall of 2010 with completion slated for June of 2012.
The University at Buffalo is partnering with National Grid to build a video-linked biomedical engineering center in Buffalo, N.Y. Providing connections to the three UB campuses and state industry partners, the access grid facility will support collaborative research and technology transfer will real-time teleconferencing. The project is supported by $250,000 in funding from National Grid.
The University of Wyoming is partnering with General Electric to build the $100 million High Plains Gasification-Advanced Technology Center in Cheyenne. Construction will begin on the facility in 2011 with completion expected in late 2012. The facility will support clean energy production and research.
Marquette University broke ground in spring of 2010 on the $50 million Engineering Hall in Milwaukee. The five-story, 115,000-sf science building will house offices, common areas, teaching and research laboratories, the Discovery Learning Laboratory, and a two-story engineering materials and structural testing lab. Occupancy is expected in fall of 2011. The facility will be connected to a planned 150,000-sf building that will provide labs, classrooms, and offices.
Johns Hopkins University will initiate a renovation of the New Engineering Building in Baltimore in June of 2010. Located on the Homewood campus, the project will support research on the physics of cancer for the Whiting School of Engineering. The facility will include laboratories and office space. Construction will also begin in June of 2010 on the six-story Brody Learning Commons. Designed to accommodate technology-driven, collaborative learning, the commons is expected to open in July of 2012.
The University of Guelph is planning to construct the $18 million Centre for Biodiversity Genomics in Guelph, Ontario. Designed by HOK, the facility will house laboratory space for genome sequencing and bar coding. The two-story building will serve as the headquarters for the International Barcode of Life Project (iBOL).
The University of Leicester will begin construction in early summer of 2010 on a £15 million animal research facility in the United Kingdom. The project will provide biomedical research laboratories and vivarium space for mice and rats. Completion is expected in early 2011.
The University of Queensland will begin construction in May of 2010 on a $6.9 million dairy research and teaching facility on its Gatton campus. The project will include laboratories, classrooms, and space for 250 milking cows. Occupancy is expected in late 2010.
The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire will begin construction in late fall of 2010 on a $48.8 million student center. The three-story, 170,000-sf facility is slated for occupancy in late summer of 2012. A $44.5 million, 154,000-sf education building providing classrooms and departmental space is in the design phase with construction expected to begin in 2012.
