The University of Iowa dedicated the State Hygienic Laboratory on May 5, 2010. The $38 million facility is located in the University of Iowa Research Park in Coralville. The building features an open lab plan to maximize researcher collaboration. The LEED-certified facility supports detection and response for environmental contaminants and infectious diseases.
The University of California San Diego is building the $83.3 million Structural and Materials Engineering Building in La Jolla, Calif. Construction began on 180,000-gsf project in late 2008 with completion expected in 2013. Housing the Departments of Structural Engineering and NanoEngineering, the 110,000-asf facility will include R&D laboratories, offices, and instrumentation space. The four-story project will also include studios for the Department of Visual Arts. LEED Silver sustainable design certification will be sought for the facility.
The University at Buffalo is partnering with National Grid to build a video-linked biomedical engineering center in Buffalo, N.Y. Providing connections to the three UB campuses and state industry partners, the access grid facility will support collaborative research and technology transfer will real-time teleconferencing. The project is supported by $250,000 in funding from National Grid.
The University of Western Ontario broke ground on the $23.6 million Wind Engineering, Energy and Environment Dome in late April of 2010. Located in the Advanced Manufacturing Park in London, Ontario, the facility will feature a hexagonal wind tunnel to simulate high-intensity wind systems such as tornadoes. The project is created in partnership with Fanshawe College and the city of London. Construction will begin on the facility in fall of 2010 with completion slated for June of 2012.
The University of Wyoming is partnering with General Electric to build the $100 million High Plains Gasification-Advanced Technology Center in Cheyenne. Construction will begin on the facility in 2011 with completion expected in late 2012. The facility will support clean energy production and research.
Marquette University broke ground in spring of 2010 on the $50 million Engineering Hall in Milwaukee. The five-story, 115,000-sf science building will house offices, common areas, teaching and research laboratories, the Discovery Learning Laboratory, and a two-story engineering materials and structural testing lab. Occupancy is expected in fall of 2011. The facility will be connected to a planned 150,000-sf building that will provide labs, classrooms, and offices.
Liverpool Hospital broke ground in April of 2010 on the $46.9 million Ingham Health Research Facility in Sydney, Australia. Housing up to 340 biomedical researchers, the four-story translational research center is expected to open in March of 2012. The facility will be able to accommodate up to 48 projects simultaneously. Air bridges will connect the Ingham Health Research Facility to the adjacent hospital.
The University of Illinois at Chicago College of Dentistry was awarded $10 million in federal stimulus funding in April of 2010 to upgrade its research facilities. The sustainably-designed project will create a clinical and translational research center with renovated laboratories and core facilities. Construction will begin in January of 2011 with completion by January of 2012. The project will include expansion of an existing animal research center to three times its current size.
Johns Hopkins University will initiate a renovation of the New Engineering Building in Baltimore in June of 2010. Located on the Homewood campus, the project will support research on the physics of cancer for the Whiting School of Engineering. The facility will include laboratories and office space. Construction will also begin in June of 2010 on the six-story Brody Learning Commons. Designed to accommodate technology-driven, collaborative learning, the commons is expected to open in July of 2012.
The University of Nebraska Medical Center will begin construction in 2011 on a $10.7 million renovation of its cancer research building in Omaha. The facility will house biomedical and biodefense research and is slated for completion in June of 2012. The project is supported by $8 million in federal stimulus funding from the National Institutes of Health.
The University of Guelph is planning to construct the $18 million Centre for Biodiversity Genomics in Guelph, Ontario. Designed by HOK, the facility will house laboratory space for genome sequencing and bar coding. The two-story building will serve as the headquarters for the International Barcode of Life Project (iBOL).
The University of Leicester will begin construction in early summer of 2010 on a £15 million animal research facility in the United Kingdom. The project will provide biomedical research laboratories and vivarium space for mice and rats. Completion is expected in early 2011.
Cobb-Vantress is constructing a $1.8 million laboratory at its headquarters in Siloam Springs. Accommodating disease diagnostics and biotechnology research, the 5,000-sf facility will utilize molecular scanning equipment to analyze samples. Occupancy is expected in early 2011. The sustainably-designed facility will feature advanced HVAC and building insulation systems. Cobb-Vantress is a poultry producer and supplier.
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) dedicated its consolidated research laboratory at the National Centers for Animal Health in Ames, Iowa, in April of 2010. The $464 million facility includes the National Animal Disease Center, the National Veterinary Services Laboratory, and the Center for Veterinary Biologics. The 500,000-sf project provides administrative offices, labs, and animal housing space. Construction was completed in April of 2009.
Michigan State University broke ground in April of 2010 on a $43 million plant science laboratory in East Lansing. The 80,000-sf building will house research space, lab support, offices, and an auditorium. The facility will connect the Plant Biology Laboratories and the Plant and Soil Science Building. Completion is expected by 2012.
