College of Veterinary Medicine

Under the aegis of the University and the State University Construction Fund, Perkins & Will, in a joint venture with Davis Brody & Associates, prepared a master plan for the redevelopment of the College. After assessing current operations and projections of program needs and staffing, a staged program was prepared that will bring patient care, academic and research facilities to acceptable standards. The new 325,000-sf Animal Research and Teaching Hospital provides a new image to support Cornell's position as a leader in veterinary medical education and research with 150,000 sf. of flexible research space located above a 150,000 sf. full-service animal hospital, Cornell can effectively service the needs of top researchers and students.

Project Information

Building Owner:

Cornell University

Owner Contact:

William C. Anderson, Director of Facilities Administration

Building Location:

Ithaca, NY UNITED STATES

Project Type:

New Construction

Principal Building Function:

Veterinary Research Facility & Animal Hospital

Project Delivery Method:

General Contractor

Project Timeline

Mar 1987	Planning Start
Sep 1988	Design Start
Mar 1992	Construction Start
Dec 1995	Completion
Last known status: Completed

Project Cost:

$100,000,000

Construction Cost:

$68,000,000

About These Cost Figures

Building Information

Project Includes:

Animal Hospital
Education
Research

Total GSF:

321,000

Total NSF:

290,000

Efficiency:

90%

Building Population:

300

People Density:

1070 gsf/person

Building Services:

DI, N2, O2, N2O, Air, Vacuum, Natural Gas

Power Req:

5.8 watts/nsf

HVAC Req:

1.7 cfm/nsf

Laboratory Parameters

Lab Module:

Lab Bench 5' x 12' Typical

Casework Mat'l:

Wood, Maple, Plastic Laminate Tops

Fume Hoods:

51; 5' wide x 3' deep

Biosafety Cabinets:

66; Class 2

Project Team

Architect

Davis, Brody & Associates

Architect

Perkins+Will

Builder

Perini

Supplier

Johnson Controls Inc.

Supplier - Fume Hoods

Duralab

Supplier - HVAC

Buffalo Air Handling Division

Profile Created 12/01/1995

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

Floorplan