Princess Noura bint Abdulrahman University (PNU) opened in May of 2011 in Riyadh. Sited on 800 hectares, the campus includes 15 colleges, a 700-bed university hospital, and research centers for nanotechnology, biosciences, and information technology. PNU will officially open in 2012 as the largest women's university in the world.
Stemnion completed construction of two Class 10,000 cleanrooms in May of 2011. Located in Clearwater, Fla., the project is a stand-alone modular facility for the production of regenerative medicine therapies. The cleanrooms were designed and built by HWI Global in collaboration with Turner Construction Company.
The University of Minnesota began construction in May of 2011 on a $200 million cancer and cardiovascular research facility in Minneapolis. The 280,000-sf building is expected to reach completion in spring of 2013. Housing biomedical and genomics research laboratories with advanced instrumentation, the project is part of the second phase of the Biomedical Discovery District. The facility was designed by ZGF Architects of Seattle and Architectural Alliance of Minneapolis.
St. Michael's Hospital celebrated completion of the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute in May of 2011 in Toronto. Designed by Diamond+Schmitt Architects, the $100 million translational research facility houses the Keenan Research Centre with three floors of open wet labs and two floors of dry labs. The nine-story building also includes the Li Ka Shing International Healthcare Education Centre and an auditorium. The Institute was built by Eastern Construction Co. and is connected to St. Michael's Hospital by a pedestrian bridge.
Cardiff University began construction in May of 2011 on the 107,640-sf Hadyn Ellis Building in Cardiff, Wales. Designed by Nightingale Associates, the $32.5 million facility will support post-graduate medical research with laboratories, clinics, lecture halls, and offices. The project team includes general contractor BAM Construction, structural engineer BDP, and mechanical/electrical engineer Aecom. BREEAM Excellent sustainable design certification will be sought for the facility.
Purdue University is planning to construct the 147,000-sf Seng-Liang Wang Hall in West Lafayette, Ind. Housing laboratories and classrooms for the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, the four-story mixed-use development will include academic, research, and retail space. Completion is expected in spring of 2013.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture broke ground on an insect nursery in May of 2011 in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Located at the Agricultural Research Service's Invasive Plant Research Laboratory, the $16.7 million annex will be used to breed insects used as biocontrols for invasive plant species. Construction will begin in July of 2011 with completion expected in September of 2012.
The University of Louisville is constructing the first building in the ShelbyHurst Research Park. The $20 million, 125,000-sf facility was designed by KlingStubbins and is being built by NTS Development Co. Ground was broken on the four-story building in December of 2010 and completion is expected in January of 2012. LEED sustainable design certification will be sought for the project.
Smithsonian Environmental Research Centre initiated a $45 million renovation and expansion of the Mathias Laboratory in May of 2011. Located in Edgewater, Md., the project includes construction of a two-story, 69,000-sf addition housing laboratory and support space and renovation of 21,000 sf. The project will feature a geothermal HVAC system with enthalpy wheels for energy recovery, rooftop photovoltaic panels, low-flow fume hoods, and wastewater recycling.
The J. Craig Venter Institute broke ground in April of 2011 on a genomics research lab in La Jolla, Calif. The carbon neutral facility will house 125 scientists and staff.
The Czech Republic is planning to break ground in 2011 on the Beamlines Facility in Dolní Brežany. The $424.6 million laser research center will be part of the European Commission's Extreme Light Infrastructure (ELI) project. Designed by BFLS, the project will include a laser research lab located in an immense concrete block, administrative offices, conference rooms, and a restaurant. Completion is expected in 2015.
Oak Ridge National Laboratory will begin construction in mid-2011 on the $10 million Maximum Energy Efficiency Research Lab in Oak Ridge, Tenn. The 16,600-sf project will support research on advanced building systems and materials. The project team includes architect Cannon Design, civil engineer Fulghum MacIndoe & Associates, and construction manager McCarthy Building Companies. LEED Gold sustainable design certification will be sought for the facility. Completion is expected in June of 2012.
Scripps Health broke ground in May of 2011 on the $456 million Scripps Cardiovascular Institute in La Jolla, Calif. The 383,000-sf, eight-story hospital will provide 108 private patient rooms, 60 ICU beds, six surgical suites, catheterization labs, and cardiovascular research labs.
Narayana Hospitals opened the Mazumdar-Shaw Centre for Advanced Therapeutics (MS-CAT) in May of 2011. Located at Narayana Health City in Bangalore, the 100,000-sf cancer research center provides biomodulator production labs, a marrow/stem cell transplant suite, and facilities for immunotherapy, gene therapy, and in-vitro fertilization. The Mazumdar-Shaw Centre will support collaborative research and development with the University of California at Irvine, Cornell University, Strand Genomics, and GANIT labs.
Allosource broke ground in May of 2011 on a expansion and renovation of its facilities in Centennial, Colo. Providing labs, cleanrooms, offices, testing suites, conference rooms, and medical training space, the project will enable Allosource to consolidate its operations in a single location. The facility was designed by Intergroup Architects with The Weitz Company as general contractor. Completion of the new facility is expected in spring of 2012 with existing facility renovations concluding in fall of 2012.
