Biology and Chemistry Building
Completion Date December 2000
Published March 2001
This new building, dedicated to under-graduate sciences, includes laboratories, faculty offices, auditoriums, and support spaces. The finished building reflects the Spanish Mission style of the historic Valdosta State University campus.
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.
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Valdosta State University |
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Owner Contact:
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Dr. Mary Kay Corbitt
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Building Location:
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Valdosta, GA UNITED STATES
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Project Type:
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New Construction
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Principal Building Function:
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Teaching |
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Project Timeline
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| Apr 1996 | Planning Start |
| Aug 1996 | Design Start |
| Mar 1998 | Construction Start |
| Dec 2000 | Completion |
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Last known status: Completed
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| Project Cost: |
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$22,600,000 |
| Construction Cost: |
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$19,800,000 |
| Cost Per Sq. Ft: |
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$145 |
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About These Cost Figures
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Project Includes:
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Auditorium
Biology
Broadcast Facilities
Chemistry
Education
Education: Classroom
Education: Faculty Office
Greenhouse
Laboratory: Research
Laboratory: Teaching
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
Vivarium
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| Total GSF: |
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144,000 |
| Total NSF: |
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86,000 |
| Efficiency: |
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60% |
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Building Population:
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1540
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People Density:
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100 gsf/person
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Building Services:
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Compressed air, vacuum, RO water, gas
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Office Size:
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150 NSF
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Power Req:
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21 w/nsf
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HVAC Req:
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1.98 cfm/nsf
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Lab Module:
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10'-3"
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Casework Mat'l:
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Wood with epoxy resin tops
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Fume Hoods:
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26 @ 4'; 1 walk-in @ 4; 2 walk-in @ 6; 31 @ 6'; 4 @ 8'
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Biosafety Cabinets:
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7 Class II Type A/B3
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Consultant - Laboratory Planner
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Research Facilities Design (RFD)
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| Profile Created 03/31/2001 |
| Last Updated 04/04/2006 |
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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.
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Biology and Chemistry Building Rendering courtesy of Lord, Aeck & Sargent Architects Notes:
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