AnC Bio Vermont will begin construction in summer of 2012 on a $100 million biomedical research and manufacturing facility in Newport. The 134,000-sf project includes renovation of an existing 90,000-sf building and construction of a stem cell production lab.
Construction will begin in spring of 2012 on a flexible, modular laboratory at Dounreay Nuclear Site in Thurso, Scotland. Comprising 35 steel-framed modules, the facility will house six laboratories with gloveboxes, 36 fume hoods, and an advanced HEPA-filtered ventilation system. The $11.4 million construction contract was awarded to a consortium including Yorkon, Studsvik, JGC Engineering & Technical Services, and S&B UK. Completion is expected in fall of 2013.
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory will begin building the User Test Bed facility in spring of 2012 in Berkeley, Calif. Supported by $15.9 million in federal stimulus funding, the reconfigurable facility will enable researchers and manufacturers to test building components and systems to optimize efficiency. The lab's walls, windows, lighting, offices, and HVAC system will be fully changeable to support building performance research. Completion is expected in spring of 2013.
Manchester College broke ground on the $20 million School of Pharmacy in August of 2011. Located in Fort Wayne, Ind., the 80,000-sf facility will feature technology-rich lecture halls, interaction and collaboration space, and advanced teaching and research labs. Completion is expected in summer of 2012. The project architect is Design Collaborative and the general contractor is Michael Kinder & Sons.
Gilead is planning to build a 192,054-sf research laboratory in Foster City, Calif. Existing buildings at the site will be demolished, with a start date for construction not yet set. The four-story facility is part of Gilead's planned 40-acre campus in Foster City, which could reach 1.2 million sf in 16 buildings at maximum buildout. The campus will include a pilot plant as well as office buildings, laboratories, and manufacturing facilities.
Colorado State University is planning a $16 million expansion of the Engines and Energy Conversion Lab in Fort Collins. The three-story, sustainably designed building will provide between 50,000 and 60,000 sf of classrooms, labs, and offices. The existing 15,088-sf lab will also be renovated. The completed facility, to be renamed the Energy Innovation Center, will feature advanced building systems and technologies. Occupancy is expected in 2013.
A 20-story research tower will be constructed in the Medical and Related Science (MaRS) Discovery District in Toronto. The $344.5 million project will double the size of the existing 750,000-sf MaRS building, with the completed facility providing 1.5 million sf of laboratories and offices. Supporting advanced biomedical research, the MaRS Centre Phase 2 project will accommodate up to 5,000 investigators, staff, and professionals. The Ontario Institute for Cancer Research and Public Health Ontario will anchor the new facility.
The $21 million Memphis Specialized Operations Lab will be built in the UT-Baptist Research Park in Memphis, Tenn. The 25,000-sf facility will provide R&D space for biotechnology companies seeking FDA product approval. The lab was designed by Self Tucker Architects and will include a vivarium.
The University of Houston is leveraging Aircuity’s OptiNet demand-control ventilation (DCV) system to develop a ventilation optimization program that will not only enhance indoor air quality, but significantly improve overall energy efficiency in its new 167,000-sf Health and Biomedical Science Center. When at full capacity, the annual energy savings for this facility are projected to be $239,270, which would give the project a simple return on investment of two years.
Oklahoma State University's Institute for Agricultural Biosciences will open in Ardmore in September of 2011. Supporting research on agricultural energy sources, the $15 million facility will provide administrative space, traditional and controlled environmental laboratories, greenhouses, and conference rooms for the OSU Division of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources. LEED certification for sustainable design will be sought for the project. Ground was broken on the three-story building in May of 2009.
GE Aviation is planning to build a 300,000-sf manufacturing facility in Ellisville, Miss. Located in the Howard Technology Park, the $56 million project will support production of advanced composite components for aircraft engines and systems. The facility will house 250 employees. Completion is expected in late 2012.
AERCO International, a leading manufacturer of high-efficiency water heaters and boilers, has moved its corporate headquarters to a new facility in Blauvelt, N.Y. AERCO previously operated out of three separate facilities in Northvale, N.J. The new 156,000-sf building is more than twice the size of AERCO's former headquarters. The facility consolidates all existing operations into one location, allowing for improved communication and efficiency, while providing the necessary space for continued growth.
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center is building the Advanced Health Sciences Pavilion in Los Angeles. Designed by the Los Angeles office of HOK and built by Hathaway Dinwiddie, the 11-story, 440,000-sf building will provide integrated facilities for outpatient care, translational research, and medical education. The pavilion will house clinical space, diagnostic and imaging facilities, a pharmacy, an education center, research labs, a café, three-floors of underground parking, and two connecting pedestrian bridges.
Construction is under way on the New Karolinska Solna (NKS) Hospital, a 3.5 million-sf, multi-building facility in Solna, a suburb of Stockholm, Sweden. Owned by Stockholm County Council, the government entity responsible for providing healthcare and public transport to greater Stockholm, the $2.5 billion project is being built under a unique public-private-partnership (PPP) agreement.
Commonwealth Medical College completed the $115 million Medical Science Building in July of 2011. Located in Scranton, Pa., the four-story, 185,000-sf facility comprises two wings, one housing research space and the other for academic instruction. The building features 35 research labs, 24 small-group teaching rooms, an auditorium, lecture halls, simulation suites for medical training, and a gross anatomy lab with 21 air changes per hour. Construction began on the project in February of 2009. LEED sustainable design certification will be sought for the facility.
