The second and third floors of the facility?approximately 17,637 gsf each?house BL 2 and BL 3 laboratories, offices for principle investigators and laboratory support space. The first floor?approximately 19,548 gsf?houses laboratories similar to the upper levels as well as a seminar room for in-house lectures, meetings and general use by the Emory University campus. The basement floor is approximately 15,240 gsf and includes a staff lounge, showers, lockers and toilets for caretakers looking after primates housed in other campus facilities. It also houses a vivarium with both a dirty and clean cage area, BL 3 rooms, general animal housing rooms, a procedure room, food and bedding storage, an isolation room for quarantine and cubicle rooms. The Center is equipped with a rooftop penthouse where the major HVAC hardware is located.

Project Information
Building Owner:		Emory University
Owner Contact:		Dr. Tom Insel, Director
Building Location:		Atlanta, GA UNITED STATES
Project Type:		New Construction,Expansion
Principal Building Function:		Research Laboratory
Project Delivery Method:		Lump Sum
Project Timeline		Jul 1996 Planning Start Aug 1996 Design Start Oct 1997 Construction Start Dec 1998 Completion Last known status: Completed
Project Cost:		$13,000,000
Construction Cost:		$11,000,000
Cost Per Sq. Ft:		$145
		About These Cost Figures
Building Information
Project Includes:		Education: Classroom Laboratory: Biomedical Research Laboratory: Research Laboratory: Wet Vivarium
Total GSF:		76,035
Total NSF:		58,315
Efficiency:		77%
Building Population:		1580
People Density:		123 gsf/person
Building Services:		Vacuum, Gas, Manifolded LN2, Manifolded C02, Emergency Generator, Controlled Access Systems
Office Size:		120 NSF
Power Req:		Not available
HVAC Req:		1.00 cfm/nsf
Structure/Foundation:		concrete columns with caissons + spread footings , post tension concrete slabs, reinforced concrete beams
Laboratory Parameters
Lab Module:		20' x 34' and 20' x 42'
Casework Mat'l:		Wood wall and base cabinets, resin countertops
Fume Hoods:		25: 5' (3 isotope, 22 general purpose)
Biosafety Cabinets:		70: Class II Type A19, Class II Type AIB3
Project Team
Architect		Hellmuth, Obata + Kassabaum Inc. (HOK)
Consultant - Fire Protection		Hellmuth, Obata + Kassabaum Inc. (HOK)
Consultant - MEP Engineer		Hellmuth, Obata + Kassabaum Inc. (HOK)
Profile Created 12/01/1998
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.