MSD (Merck Sharp Dohme) opened the Bioassay Centre of Expertise and the Pneumococcal Vaccine Conjugation Facility in June of 2011 in Brinny, Ireland. The facilities represent an investment of $41 million and will support the development, commercialization, and manufacture of vaccines and protein-based therapeutics.
A $4.5 billion renovation of the Pentagon is now complete. The 17-year design-build project included extensive reconstruction of the 6.5 million-sf facility, including reconfiguration to accommodate modern technology and communications systems. The completed Department of Defense headquarters will officially open in summer of 2011.
The University of Delaware is building the $131.8 million Interdisciplinary Science & Engineering Laboratory (ISE-Lab) in Newark. The 194,000-sf facility will provide advanced classrooms, teaching labs, and core research spaces. The ISE-Lab will house the University of Delaware Energy Institute, the Center for Energy and Environmental Policy, the Delaware Environmental Institute, and the Catalysis Center for Energy Innovation. Completion is expected in summer of 2013.
The Monroe County Public Safety Laboratory opened in June of 2011 in Rochester, N.Y. The $23 million crime and forensics lab includes areas for chemistry, biology, ballistics research, and DNA analysis. Construction began on the facility in 2009.
The University of Oregon is constructing the $65 million Lewis Integrative Science Building in Eugene. Designed by THA Architecture and HDR with Lease Crutcher Lewis as construction manager, the five-story facility will provide 100,000 sf of interdisciplinary research, teaching, and collaboration space for the study of nanotechnology, molecular biology, neuroscience, and energy. LEED Platinum sustainable design certification will be sought for the facility.
The University of Texas at Arlington has attained LEED Gold sustainable design certification for the $126 million Engineering Research Building. Housing the departments of Bioengineering and Computer Science and Engineering, the 234,000-gsf facility provides classrooms, research and teaching labs, a science and engineering library, collaboration space, and faculty offices. The project was designed by Page Southerland Page with RFD (Research Facilities Design) as laboratory design consultant.
McMaster University is planning to begin construction in 2013 on the $60 million Wilson Building for Studies in Humanities and Social Sciences in Hamilton, Ontario. The 104,000-sf facility will provide multidisciplinary teaching and research space for a wide variety of programs.
Roche has attained LEED Gold sustainable design certification for the renovation of Building 76 in Nutley, N.J. The project included refurbishment of 159,000 sf on nine floors. The completed Building 76 features daylight harvesting, chilled beams, occupancy sensors, and an advanced HVAC system. Construction began in September of 2009. The project team included design architect HDR, Sordoni Construction, and Dauo Engineers.
Novartis broke ground in June of 2011 on a pharmaceutical manufacturing plant in St. Petersburg, Russia. Part of a five-year, $500 million investment, the facility will utilize advanced technologies to produce innovative therapeutics and generics. Completion is expected in 2014.
Trinity College Dublin opened the Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute in June of 2011. The $189 million multidisciplinary facility houses the Institute of Immunology, the Cancer Drug Discovery Center of Excellence, the Bioengineering Center, and space for the Institute of Neuroscience. Providing academic, research, and commercial office space, the 11-story, 376,740-sf building will support preclinical medical training and research for the Schools of Medicine, Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Science, Biochemistry and Immunology, Chemistry, and Engineering.
Emory University broke ground on the Health Sciences Research Building in June of 2011 in Atlanta. The 200,000-sf facility will support pediatric research and investigation into immunology, pharmaceutical discovery, and cancer. With four stories above ground and one below grade, the building will accommodate 65 lead researchers and their teams and will include a 175-seat auditorium. The $90 million facility was designed by ZGF (Zimmer Gunsul Frasca).
The Broad Institute is planning to construct a second facility in Cambridge, Mass. The 250,000-sf project will provide research and administrative space and will connect to the Institute's existing building on six stories to maximize collaboration. Construction will begin in early 2012 with completion expected in 2014.
Princeton University's High-Performance Research Computing Center will open in September of 2011. Located on the Forrestal Campus in Plainsboro, N.J., the two-story, 46,765-sf building will include a computing area, mechanical and electrical support, and office space. The facility will house the Terrascale Infrastructure for Groundbreaking Research in Engineering and Science (TIGRESS) Center.
The University of California, Los Angeles is planning to build the 23,000-sf Clinical and Translational Research Center. The facility will include clinical research space and a core biomarkers laboratory. The project is supported by a five-year Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) of $81.3 million to UCLA in partnership with Cedars–Sinai Medical Center, Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science, and the Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute at Harbor–UCLA Medical Center.
Massachusetts Medical School is building the $405 million Albert Sherman Center in Worcester. Ground was broken on the nine-story, 500,000-sf facility in September of 2009 with completion expected in early 2012. Designed by ARC/Architectural Resources Cambridge, the project will house advanced biomedical research laboratories, cleanrooms, a 300-seat auditorium, the UMass Gene Therapy Center, and the UMass Center for Stem Cell Biology. LEED Silver sustainable design certification will be sought for the facility.
