Research and Development

Chapman University broke ground on the $130 million Center for Science and Technology in late April of 2016 in Orange, Calif. Accommodating the Schmid College of Science and Technology and the Crean College of Health and Behavioral Sciences, the three-story, 140,000-sf facility will provide advanced teaching and research space for biology, chemistry, biochemistry, physics, math, computational science, food science, psychology, and health science.

The University of Sydney opened the AUD$150 million Sydney Nanoscience Hub in April of 2016. Housing the Australian Institute for Nanoscale Science and Technology (AINST), the facility features ISO Class 5 and Class 7 cleanrooms to support advanced research in photonics, engineered quantum systems, and energy technologies. Providing core labs as well as teaching space, the Nanoscience Hub accommodates device design, fabrication, and testing in a single location.

Pacific Northwest National Lab (PNNL) will begin construction by late 2016 on the 24,000-sf Collaboration Center in Richland, Wash. The $9.8 million facility will enable PNNL to host conferences and workshops as well as promoting interaction between researchers and staff, and will offer formal and informal meeting areas, breakout rooms, a café, and a 450-seat event space. The design-build project team includes TVA Architects and Fowler General Construction.

Loyola University Chicago opened the $137 million Center for Translational Research and Education in April of 2016. Created in partnership with Trinity Health, the five-story, 225,000-sf facility provides teaching and research space for the Stritch School of Medicine, the Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing, and Loyola University Health System.

The University of Cambridge opened the $40 million Maxwell Centre in April of 2016 in the United Kingdom. Designed to promote the commercialization of new technologies, the 53,800-sf project provides the Cavendish Laboratory with advanced research space for engineering, physical science, and materials science integrated with facilities for industry partners. The building features a layered lab structure that allows alterations to individual labs without the need for further renovations.

The University of Pennsylvania dedicated the $68.6 million Stephen A. Levin Building in April of 2016 in Philadelphia. Designed by SmithGroupJJR, the six-story, 78,000-sf facility accommodates collaborative research in the neural and behavioral sciences. The interdisciplinary project connects two existing structures and houses classrooms, laboratories, offices, study areas, interaction space, and a 170-seat auditorium.

Howard University opened the $70 million Interdisciplinary Research Building in Washington in April of 2016.  Designed by HDR in association with Lance Bailey and Associates, the collaborative 81,670-sf facility provides laboratories, offices, conference rooms, and a Class 10 cleanroom. General contractor Turner Construction broke ground on the project in spring of 2013.

Ford Motor Company will begin construction in May of 2016 on a comprehensive redevelopment of its real estate portfolio in Dearborn, Mich. The project will include construction of a 700,000-sf design facility as well as the expansion and renovation of Ford's existing headquarters campus. Designed by SmithGroupJJR to promote collaboration and interaction, the updated buildings will feature open workspaces with unassigned seating.

Western Kentucky University broke ground in April of 2016 on the $48 million Ogden College Hall in Bowling Green. Designed by Ross Tarrant Architects with Research Facilities Design (RFD) as laboratory design consultant, the 83,000-sf facility will provide a 300-seat auditorium, administrative offices for the College of Science and Engineering, and 36 laboratories for chemistry, biology, and physics.

Roswell Park Cancer Institute completed construction in April of 2016 on the $50.5 million Clinical Sciences Center in Buffalo, N.Y. Designed by FXFowle Architects, the 11-story, 142,000-sf project features an expanded chemotherapy clinic, a women's health center, research space, and patient care clinics. The facility also houses academic and administrative offices for physicians, researchers, and staff. The Clinical Sciences Center is located on the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus and was built by LeChase Construction.

Coventry University is constructing the $52 million Science and Health Building in the United Kingdom. The five-story multidisciplinary facility will provide classrooms, simulation training suites, science labs, and core research space for the Faculty of Health and Life Sciences. The 121,200-gsf (75,500-nsf) project is being built by BAM Construction. Completion is expected by fall of 2017.

The University of Utah broke ground in late March of 2016 on the $55 million Gary & Ann Crocker Science Center in Salt Lake City. Providing interdisciplinary science labs, lecture halls, classrooms, an atrium, and a business incubator, the four-story facility will house the Center for Cell and Genome Science and the Center for Science and Math Education. The 123,500-sf project includes renovation of the existing 71,000-sf George Thomas building and construction of a 52,500-sf addition.

The United States Navy broke ground in March of 2016 on a $22 million facility for the submarine launched ballistic missile (SBLM) program. Located in Dahlgren, Va., the project will provide advanced laboratories, offices, and technological instrumentation for the Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division. The center will house over 300 staff in the Strategic and Computing Systems Department engaged in the development, testing, and maintenance of defense software.

South Dakota State University is building two new large animal research facilities. Construction began in October of 2014 on the $6 million Swine Education and Research Facility, which will include a classroom, boar and sow housing, research space, and a biosecure glass observation area. The $6 million Cow-Calf Education and Research Facility, slated for completion in spring of 2016, will provide offices, laboratory space, conference rooms, livestock evaluation pens, a monoslope research building, and replicated pastures.

Su Yat-sen University broke ground in March of 2016 on a 323,000-sf gravitational wave research facility in Zhuhai, China. The project will feature a 108,000-sf cave laboratory built to attain stringent vibration requirements and a 5,400-sf observation station. The lab is part of the $2.3 billion Tianqin research project that will be developed in four phases over the next two decades. Gravitational wave data will eventually be collected by three high-orbit satellites and relayed to the facility for analysis.