Large Animal Biosafety Containment Facility

Located on the agricultural campus of Michigan State University, the DCPAH will serve three primary functions: Pathology, Diagnostics, and Case Handling.

Pathology
• Department of Natural Resources Necropsy
• High Bio-Security Necropsy (BSL-3)
• Routine Necropsy
• Pathology Labs
• Incinerator

Case Handling
• Specimen Receiving
• Monorail Transporting System
• Holding Barns
• Animal Processing Chutes
• Tall "In and Out" Coolers

Diagnostic
• Virology Labs
• Fecal Lab
• Tissue Culture Lab
• Bacterial / Mycology Labs
• Toxicology Labs
• Nutrition Labs
• Immuno Diagnostic Labs
• Endocrinology

Key features of the facility will include BioSafety Level-2 and -3 necropsy areas. Comprising nearly one-third of the total building gross square footage, the necropsy areas will receive animal tissue via a sophisticated monorail transportation system. From there, tissue will be analyzed and processed through a series of laboratories designed for testing. Once testing is complete, an incinerator with the capacity of 1200 pounds per hour will destroy all samples thus eliminating the threat of disease escaping the facility.

New information generated from the DCPAH will lead to adaptations and improvements in programs for reducing and eliminating a variety of diseases in animals and wildlife. The DCPAH will also continue to develop new and improved testing capabilities while expanding its capacity to meet growing demands.

HarleyEllis was hired by the State of Michigan to design the new DCPAH, which consolidates the activities of five separate locations. The new facility shared by the Michigan Departments of Agriculture and Natural Resources and Michigan State University utilizes a layout of lab space that follows a systematic pattern for processing and testing.

Project Information

Building Owner:

Michigan State University

Owner Contact:

Willie M. Reed, DVM, Ph.D., Director, Diagnostic Center for Population and Animal Health

Building Location:

East Lansing, Michigan UNITED STATES

Project Type:

New Construction

Principal Building Function:

Large Animal Biocontainment Facility

Project Delivery Method:

General Contractor

Project Timeline

Feb 2000	Planning Start
Mar 2000	Design Start
Aug 2001	Construction Start
Mar 2004	Target Completion
Last known status: Construction

Project Cost:

$58,000,000

Construction Cost:

$42,000,000

Cost Per Sq. Ft:

$276

About These Cost Figures

Building Information

Project Includes:

Animal Hospital
Biocontainment
Biomedical
Cleanroom
Education
Education: Biomedical
Laboratory
Laboratory: Biomedical Research
Laboratory: Research
Laboratory: Teaching
Research
Research: Biomedical
Vivarium

Total GSF:

152,350

Total NSF:

87,600

Efficiency:

57%

Building Population:

150

People Density:

1015 gsf/person

Building Services:

Natural gas Reverse osmosis (RO) water Compressed air Helium gas Nitrogen gas Vacuum

Special Equip:

Incinerator Monorail High Bay Coolers Effluent Decontamination System

Office Size:

145 NSF

Power Req:

Total Watts: 41.9 w/nsf Lighting: 1.95 w/nsf Equipment: 6.3 w/nsf

HVAC Req:

General Laboratory: 2.0 CFM/gross square foot Routine Necropsy Labs (BSL-2): 6.0 CFM/net square foot BSL-3Ag Necropsy Lab: 6.5 CFM/net square foot BSL-3 Microbiology Lab: 2.3 CFM/net square foot Office: 1.2 CFM/gross square foot

Structure/Foundation:

Moment Frame Structural Steel with concrete spread footing & concrete basement walls

Laboratory Parameters

Lab Module:

11'-4" x 25'

Casework Mat'l:

Painted Metal and Stainless Steel Casework with Epoxy Resin, Plastic Laminate and Stainless Steel Benchtops

Fume Hoods:

38 Fume Hoods, Sizes: 4 ft., 6 ft., and 8 ft.

Project Team

Architect

Harley Ellis Devereaux

Builder

Granger Construction Company

Supplier - Air Handlers

Carrier Corp.

Supplier - Building Automation Controls

Siemens Building Technologies

Supplier - Carpet

Shaw Industries Inc.

Supplier - Casework

Wolverine Interiors Inc.

Supplier - Chillers

Carrier Corp.

Supplier - Cooling Tower

Marley Cooling Tower Co.

Supplier - Effluent Decontamination System

Progressive Recovery Inc.

Supplier - Elevators

Millar Elevator

Supplier - Fume Hoods

Wolverine Interiors Inc.

Supplier - High Bay Coolers

Bally Refrigerated Boxes Inc.

Supplier - High Density Storage

Spacesaver Corporation

Supplier - High Density Storage

Bally Refrigerated Boxes Inc.

Supplier - Incinerator

ACS Inc.

Supplier - Laboratory Controls

Phoenix Controls Corporation

Supplier - Monorail

Cleveland Tramrail

Supplier - Necropsy Tables

Thermo Shandon

Supplier - Steam Boilers

Johnston Boiler Company

Supplier - Sterilizers

Getinge USA Inc.

Profile Created 10/01/2003

Last Updated 04/04/2006

About the Reported Cost Figures

The cost figures reported are supplied by the firms that submitted these projects for publication, which in most cases are the designers or builders. Whereas these sources are intimately familiar with their projects, they may not be fully aware of the owners' finally-realized and recorded costs. In some cases, costs are truly and completely accounted for, and in others they represent a near approximation of the final costs. Costs have not been adjusted for year of construction, nor has any attempt been made to make regional cost adjustments.

Further, costs are not comparable on any kind of detailed standard costing model. Hence, it is possible for the cost of one building to include a steam boiler, while the cost of a comparable building might not include the boiler, if steam is being supplied from an already existing campus grid. Or, in another case, a building might include excess boiler capacity to supply steam to another building. Some submittals include fees or unusual site improvements as part of the construction costs, which others do not.