Biology and Chemistry Building

The Biology component of the building houses both teaching and research laboratories, including a BL-3 research suite, a SEMNTEM Suite, an aquatics lab, an animal suite, and rooftop greenhouse teaching labs.

The Chemistry portion also comprises teaching and research laboratories, including an NMR Suite and a laser room.

All teaching labs are digitally linked to the Georgia's Statewide Academic & Medical System (GSAMS), one of the world's largest two-way interactive video networks, and have broadcast capabilities.

Project Information

Building Owner:

Valdosta State University

Owner Contact:

Dr. Mary Kay Corbitt

Building Location:

Valdosta, GA UNITED STATES

Project Type:

New Construction

Principal Building Function:

Teaching

Project Timeline

Apr 1996	Planning Start
Aug 1996	Design Start
Mar 1998	Construction Start
Dec 2000	Completion
Last known status: Completed

Project Cost:

$22,600,000

Construction Cost:

$19,800,000

Cost Per Sq. Ft:

$145

About These Cost Figures

Building Information

Project Includes:

Auditorium
Biology
Broadcast Facilities
Chemistry
Education
Education: Classroom
Education: Faculty Office
Greenhouse
Laboratory: Research
Laboratory: Teaching
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
Vivarium

Total GSF:

144,000

Total NSF:

86,000

Efficiency:

60%

Building Population:

1540

People Density:

100 gsf/person

Building Services:

Compressed air, vacuum, RO water, gas

Office Size:

150 NSF

Power Req:

21 w/nsf

HVAC Req:

1.98 cfm/nsf

Laboratory Parameters

Lab Module:

10'-3"

Casework Mat'l:

Wood with epoxy resin tops

Fume Hoods:

26 @ 4'; 1 walk-in @ 4; 2 walk-in @ 6; 31 @ 6'; 4 @ 8'

Biosafety Cabinets:

7 Class II Type A/B3

Project Team

Architect - Design

Lord, Aeck & Sargent

Architect of Record

Inram Parris Group Inc.

Builder

M.M. Parrish

Consultant - Civil Engineer

Frank Gudger

Consultant - Laboratory Planner

Research Facilities Design (RFD)

Consultant - MEP Engineer

Nottingham Brook & Pennington

Consultant - Structural Engineer

Lindsey & Ritter

Profile Created 03/31/2001

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.

Fig. 1

Biology and Chemistry Building