The University of North Carolina is partnering with Dole Food Company, North Carolina State University, developer David Murdock, and other institutions to create the 350-acre North Carolina Research Campus in Kannapolis. Upon completion, the campus will comprise over one million square feet of office and laboratory space as well as commercial, retail, and residential facilities. The first 330,000-sf building will include:
The National Institutes of Health's National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) has awarded the University of Louisville a $22 million federal grant to construct a biodefense research laboratory on its Shelby campus. One of thirteen BSL-3 Regional Biosafety Laboratories in the nation funded by NIAID since 2003, the 45,000-sf facility will be supported by $12.6 million in University funding. The building will house the University's Center for Predictive Medicine.
The National Institutes of Health's National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases has awarded George Mason University (GMU) a $25-million grant to construct a new BSL-3 biocontainment laboratory in Fairfax, Va. The facility will be part of GMU's $45-million National Center for Biodefense and Infectious Diseases, an 83,000-sf facility that will accommodate research on diseases considered to be potential bioterror threats.
The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth broke ground in September 2005 on a $9-million, 20,000-sf research center dedicated to the study of botulism, a potential bioterrorism threat.
The University of Hawaii has been awarded a $25 million grant from the National Institutes of Health's National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases to construct a new biodefense laboratory in Pearl City. The BSL-3 facility will be sited near the existing state Department of Health laboratory and may receive additional funding from a proposed $12 million state grant. Construction of the new biocontainment laboratory is slated to begin in fall 2006.
The University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ) has completed construction of the 145,000-sf Child Health Institute in New Brunswick, N.J. Part of the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School of UMDNJ, the $72 million facility was developed in partnership with the New Brunswick Development Corporation. Designed by Princeton-based The Hillier Group, the comprehensive biomedical research center will accommodate research on the prevention, treatment and cure of childhood diseases with an emphasis on translational medicine.
Simon Fraser University is constructing 4D Labs, a new nanotechnology research facility in Burnaby, British Columbia. The $35-million project will house analytical laboratories and cleanrooms for advanced materials and nanoscience research. 4D Labs is slated for completion in 2007.
The University of Florida has awarded The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company the construction management contract for the Nanoscience Institute for Medical and Emerging Technologies (NIMET) facility in Gainesville, Fla. Designed by Chicago-based M+W Zander , the $35-million facility will include laboratories, class 100 and 1000 cleanrooms, and offices. The facility will support multidisciplinary nanoscience research in areas including electronics, biology, and mechanical systems.
The University of Oregon will begin construction in fall 2005 on the $8.5-million Oregon Nanoscience and Microtechnology Institute (ONAMI) facility in Eugene, Ore. To be constructed entirely underground, the 19,000-sf single-floor project will be excavated, anchored to the bedrock, and then covered up again to provide maximum stability and vibrational isolation for the facility's specialized instrumentation. Other projects at the University include:
Construction is sixty percent complete on Marshall University 's Robert G. Byrd Biotechnology Center in Huntington, W.V. The $42-million, six-story structure will accommodate two auditoriums, three teaching labs, several conference rooms, and approximately 45 laboratories. Slated for completion in fall 2006, the facility will be open for classes in January 2007. The center is the Marshall University's largest capital improvement project to date.
The University of Florida will initiate construction on a new multidisciplinary research facility on its Gainesville campus by late fall 2005. Slated for completion in spring 2006, the project will accommodate research for the UF Genetics Institute, the UF Shands Cancer Center, and the Interdisciplinary Center for Biotechnology Research. The six-story, 350,000-sf building will house research laboratories, animal research facilities, faculty and administrative offices, and a rooftop greenhouse.
Seoul National University began construction in August 2005 on the $25-billion won Hwang Woo-suk Research Center in Kwanak, Korea. The state-of-the-art medical bioengineering laboratory will accommodate research in primate studies, molecular biology, cell transplants, animal cloning, and stem cell research. Completion is expected in October 2006.
The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center is planning to construct a 730,000-sf office building in Houston. The $145-million facility will be called Faculty Center and will consolidate faculty, academic departmental space, and administrative functions currently housed in leased locations beyond the M.D. Anderson campus. The Research Medical Library will also be relocated to the new building. Construction will begin on the 21-story facility in November 2005 with occupancy expected in spring 2008.
The University of Alaska (UAF) is constructing the $19-million Biological Research and Diagnostics Facility on its Fairbanks campus. Slated for completion in July 2006, the 42,000-sf facility will accommodate space for small animal research, necropsy, a diagnostics laboratory, and an incinerator. UAF received a $3.8 million grant from the National Institutes of Health in late 2005 to enable the project to reach completion.
The University of Michigan-Dearborn is constructing the two-story, 46,000-sf Engineering Building. Designed by Lord, Aeck & Sargent to reflect the automotive industry heritage of the campus, the $12.8-million facility is slated for completion in December 2006. The building features a 12,000-sf, two-story high-bay laboratory housing a 30-foot-high pivoting radial crane that will be used in research by faculty and students in the College of Engineering and Computer Sciences (CECS) Institute for Advanced Vehicle Systems.
