Construction will begin in April of 2012 on the Research, Innovation, Learning and Development Centre in Exeter in the United Kingdom. The medical research facility represents a partnership of the Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust, the University of Exeter, and Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry. Designed by Devereux Architects, the four-story building will include a central hub and several wings.
The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee initiated a $53 million renovation and expansion in December of 2011 to create a new facility for the School of Freshwater Sciences. Construction will begin by May of 2012 and reach completion by November of 2013. The existing Great Lakes WATER Institute will be remodeled and expanded to house ecological research laboratories and offices.
InVivo Therapeutics has entered into a multi-year lease for 21,000 sf at One Kendall Square in Cambridge, Mass. The new facility will serve as the company's fully integrated global corporate headquarters. Bringing all of InVivo's business units under one roof, the facility will house corporate offices, chemistry and biology labs, s surgeon training suite, a rodent vivarium, and a cGMP cleanroom. Occupancy is expected in early 2012.
Princeton University opened the High Performance Computing Center on its Forrestal Campus in Plainsboro in November of 2011. The two-story, 46,765-sf building provides a computing area, a data center, mechanical and electrical support space, and offices. The facility also houses the Terrascale Infrastructure for Groundbreaking Research in Engineering and Science (TIGRESS) Center. The project team included architect Gensler of San Francisco, engineer AKF Group of Boston, and project manager CS Technology.
The University of Ontario Institute of Technology opened the Energy Systems and Nuclear Science Research Centre (ERC) in November of 2011 in Oshawa. The 100,000-sf building provides space for instruction, training, and research in nuclear engineering and sustainable energy development. The $45.4 million facility houses administrative and faculty offices, research and teaching labs, a 72-seat lecture hall, a four-story atrium, and study space. Construction began on the project in November of 2009 and reached completion in August of 2011.
Virginia Tech opened the $105 million Infectious Disease Research Facility at Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine in Blacksburg in November of 2011. Construction began on the 16,000-sf BSL-2 facility in August of 2010. Also under construction is the $14.1 million, 33,000-sf Veterinary Medicine Instructional Addition. Work began on the building in July of 2011 and occupancy is expected in August of 2012. The facility will house faculty offices, teaching labs, and flexible instructional space.
The Institute for Animal Health will invest $126 million to build additional biocontainment laboratories in Pirbright in the United Kingdom. The project will support research in infectious diseases affecting poultry and livestock and will promote the development of diagnostic tools and vaccines. Occupancy is expected in 2016. The project represents a second phase of development at the Pirbright campus in addition to a $157 million biocontainment lab currently under construction and slated for occupancy in early 2014.
Pacific Northwest National Lab opened a research lab with extensive vibration and noise mitigation technologies in November of 2011 in Richland, Wash. The $7 million, 10,100-sf Quiet Wing was built as an addition to the Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory and houses microscopes for fundamental science research. Comprising eight instrument cells, each built on an isolated slab, the facility features an advanced HVAC system to minimize variations in temperature and air pressure, epoxy-coated rebar for EMI mitigation, and an exterior wall of river rock.
The $12 million Centre Technologique en Aerospatiale (CTA) opened in Saint-Hubert, Quebec, in November of 2011. The facility houses laboratories and advanced instrumentation for aerospace research and development. The Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal will use the facility to study the management of aircraft at the end of their life cycle.
Roche opened a $271 million pharmaceutical research and development facility in November of 2011 in Basel, Switzerland. The five-story building will support the creation of new formulations for active pharmaceutical ingredients as well as producing materials for clinical trials.
The University of North Carolina will break ground on the $37 million PORTAL building in Charlotte in December of 2011. Housing the Charlotte Research Institute, the 95,000-sf project will house flexible research and development space, the Ben Craig Center business incubator, and a 10,000-sf information security facility. The construction manager for the project is Edifice of Charlotte. Occupancy is expected by early 2014.
CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization) opened the Collaborative Biosecurity Research Facility in November of 2011. Located at the Australian Animal Health Laboratory in Geelong, Victoria, the facility houses biocontainment research space for the study of infectious diseases and pathogens. The CBRF includes PC3 and PC4 laboratories, a dedicated training area, large and small animal suites, an insectary, and advanced microscopy equipment. The construction of the facility was supported by $8.5 million from the Australian government.
Algonquin College opened the $79 million Centre for Construction Excellence in Ottawa in November of 2011. Designed by Diamond + Schmitt Architects in collaboration with Edward J. Cuhaci and Associates, the 190,000-sf facility provides classrooms, studios, laboratories, and shops. The project is designed to function as a teaching laboratory for sustainable construction and comprises a five-story tower and a two-story wing.
Yeshiva University's Einstein College of Medicine opened the Cognitive Neurophysiology Laboratory in New York in November of 2011. The mission of the Cognitive Neurophysiology Lab is to understand how the brain function of individuals with disorders such as autism, attention deficit disorder, and childhood schizophrenia differs from that of their peers. The facility includes a new 5,000-sf lab with specialized rooms that allow researchers to control sound and other stimuli.
The Joint School of Nanoscience & Nanoengineering (JSNN) opened in Greensboro, N.C., in November of 2011. The $64 million project was created collaboratively by North Carolina A&T State University and the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. The facility was built by a joint venture of Samet Corp., Barton Mallow, and SRS Inc.
