School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences Research Building
Occupancy: 1995
Published September 1995
The State University of New York, Buffalo and the New York State University Construction Fund's expansion of the Biological Sciences Research Building relieves overcrowded and inadequate research conditions, an improves the school's ability to expand funded research projects and recruit faculty.
The building, which combines instructional, administrative and departmental research functions, is constructed adjacent to the existing Medical School complex. The laboratory facility includes state-of-the-art research laboratories, support areas and classroom. The concept of a generic laboratory facility allows maximum flexibility and the assignment of space based on areas of research?not on a departmental basis.
In addition to the research laboratories, the Building also includes an animal surgery suite. This area houses an operating room, a surgeon's prep room, an animal prep room, a recovery room, a support room and an internal circulation system that connects all spaces in the suite to each other.
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State University of New York, Buffalo |
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Building Location:
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Buffalo, NY 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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Research Laboratory |
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Project Delivery Method:
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Design/Build
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Project Timeline
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| Oct 1989 | Planning Start |
| Apr 1990 | Design Start |
| Mar 1992 | Construction Start |
| Sep 1995 | Completion |
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Last known status: Completed
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| Construction Cost: |
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$33,500,000 |
| Cost Per Sq. Ft: |
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$179 |
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About These Cost Figures
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Project Includes:
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Animal Hospital
Education
Education: Administration
Education: Classroom
Laboratory: Biomedical Research
Laboratory: Research
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| Total GSF: |
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186,251 |
| Total NSF: |
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103,674 |
| Efficiency: |
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56% |
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Building Population:
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600
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People Density:
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310 gsf/person
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Building Services:
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DI, air, gas HW, CW, 02, CO2, N2, V-Local in O.R.
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Special Equip:
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Environmental rooms, sterilizers, animal O.R.
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Office Size:
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120 NSF
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Power Req:
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38 watts/nsf
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HVAC Req:
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2.42 cfm/nsf
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Structure/Foundation:
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Steel Frame/Concrete Caissons
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Casework Mat'l:
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Maple veneer wood/epoxy resin
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Fume Hoods:
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64: 4'Type 1
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Biosafety Cabinets:
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4: BL 3
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Architect
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Hellmuth, Obata + Kassabaum Inc. (HOK)
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Supplier - Refrigeration
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Trane Company
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| Profile Created 09/01/1995 |
| 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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Exterior Photo courtesy of Hellmuth, Obata + Kassabaum, Inc.
Floorplan Notes:
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