Community Tissue Services initiated construction in October of 2009 on a $40 million tissue processing and R&D facility in Kettering, Ohio. Sited in the Miami Valley Research Park, the 90,000-sf project is slated for completion in 2011. The facility was designed by John Poe Architects of Dayton and will house manufacturing, distribution, and research space.
Ground was broken on the $40.1 million Robert H.N. Ho Research Centre at Vancouver General Hospital in September of 2009. Providing translational research facilities for the University of British Columbia Faculty of Medicine, the 69,350-sf building will house the Centre for Hip Health and Mobility; the OvCaRe Ovarian Cancer Research program, and an expansion of the Vancouver Prostate Centre. Completion is expected in spring of 2011.
The University of Washington received $126 million in federal stimulus funding in September of 2009 to construct an advanced ocean observatory on the Pacific Northwest coast. Part of the National Science Foundation's Ocean Observatories Initiative, the Regional Scale Nodes and the Center for Environmental Visualization will include an extensive under-sea remote sensing network to provide researchers with real-time data about ocean events. The network will support research in geology, marine biology, seismology, and climate change.
Duke-National University of Singapore (Duke-NUS) dedicated the Khoo Teck Puat Building in Singapore on September 28, 2009. The facility provides a world-class environment for medical education and research in the areas of emerging infectious diseases, cancer and stem cell biology, neuroscience and behavioral disorders, cardiovascular and metabolic disorders, and health services and systems research.
The University of Waterloo broke ground on the $36 million Engineering VI Building in September of 2009. The five-story, 113,000-sf facility will house research labs, classrooms, and administrative space for the department of chemical engineering. Completion is expected in March of 2011.
Washington University in St. Louis (WUSTL) officially opened the $8 million Nano Research Facility and Center for Materials Innovation in September of 2009. Part of the National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network, the facility includes four laboratories: a micro and nano-fabrication lab, a surface characterization lab, a particle technology lab, and a bio-imaging lab. The fabrication lab features Class 100, Class 1,000, and Class 10,000 cleanrooms.
Buffalo State College broke ground on the $110 million Science and Mathematics Complex in September of 2009. The two-phase project includes renovation of an existing facility and construction of a 96,000-sf addition housing teaching and research labs, offices, and instrumentation space. The completed facility will also include an atrium, an imaging suite, a planetarium, and greenhouses. The Science and Mathematics Complex will house the departments of biology, chemistry, physics, mathematics, and earth sciences.
Utah State University opened two research facilities in Logan in September of 2009. The 11,000-sf Hydraulics Modeling Laboratory will enable engineers to build large-scale replicas of dams and spillways for channel hydraulics modeling projects. As a re-circulating facility, the laboratory can provide a flow of nearly 50,000 gallons per minute. The 5,000-sf Structural Testing Laboratory will enable researchers to test the load strength of construction materials for the Long-Term Bridge Performance Program, a national study on bridge safety.
The Marine Biological Laboratory broke ground in September of 2009 on a $25 million renovation of the Loeb Laboratory in Woods Hole, Mass. Designed by Tsoi/Kobus with Shawmut Design and Construction as general contractor, the project will support training and research for biomedical and environmental science. Completion is slated for spring of 2010.
Texas A&M University officially opened the $100 million Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Building in College Station in September of 2009. Construction began on the 220,000-sf biomedical research facility in 2006. LEED Silver sustainable design certification will be sought for the project, which houses over 30 laboratories, a 285-seat auditorium, and core facilities including the Microscopy and Imaging Center, the X-Ray Diffraction Laboratory, and the Laboratory for Biological Mass Spectrometry.
The University of North Carolina Asheville dedicated the $24 million Zeis Hall in September of 2009. Housing the departments of biology, chemistry, and multimedia arts, the four-story, 86,000-sf facility provides classrooms and teaching and research laboratories.
The University of South Alabama broke ground on the $40 million Shelby Hall Engineering and Computing Sciences Building in Mobile in September of 2009. The 155,000-sf facility will house multimedia classrooms, teaching and research labs, and chemical and biochemical laboratory facilities. The general contractor for the project is Elkins Constructors of Jacksonville, Fla. Completion is expected in September of 2011.
Wayne State University broke ground on the $37 million A. Paul Schaap Chemistry Building and Lecture Hall in Detroit in September of 2009. Representing the second phase of a comprehensive $42 million expansion and renovation of the existing Chemistry Building, the project involves the creation of 96,000-sf of open plan laboratory space. Harley Ellis Devereaux provided architectural and engineering services, and DeMaria Building Co. is the general contractor. LEED Silver certification for sustainable design will be sought for the facility.
The University at Buffalo broke ground in September of 2009 on the 147,000-sf School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences. Named John Kapoor Hall, the $62 million facility was designed by S/L/A/M Collaborative to provide teaching and research facilities for pharmaceutical science and practice. Located on the South Campus in downtown Buffalo, N.Y., the building will be part of the planned UB Academic Health Center.
Genzyme Corp. initiated construction in September of 2009 on a $100 million R&D Center in Beijing. The 200,000-sf facility will accommodate 350 employees engaged in biologics and gene therapy research. Completion is expected in 2011.
