The lab modules can be combined as necessary to provide 1,250 sf for one lab or 2,500 sf for duplex lab. Labs are designed for alternate research methods, either equipment or bench intensive. All labs are initially fitted with fume hoods, lab work units and hand-wash sinks and include mechanical, electrical and plumbing services. Actual bench equipment is specified for 50 percent of the lab modules -- leaving 50 percent of the modules open for some level of customized fit-out. Each will be finished as the need arises. Data links are included in each lab space, as well as in meeting spaces. Lab floor space is maximized by creating central shared support space such as tissue culture rooms, environmental rooms, autoclave rooms, photographic darkrooms, gel processing rooms and telephone and electrical rooms.

Project Information
Building Owner:		University of Connecticut
Owner Contact:		Dr. Richard Berlin, School of Medicine
Building Location:		Farmington, CT UNITED STATES
Project Type:		New Construction,Expansion
Principal Building Function:		Biomedical Research
Project Delivery Method:		General Contractor
Project Timeline		Aug 1992 Planning Start Sep 1993 Design Start May 1997 Construction Start Mar 1999 Completion Last known status: Completed
Construction Cost:		$36,000,000
Cost Per Sq. Ft:		$165
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Building Information
Project Includes:		Conference Room Education Education: Lecture Or Seminar Hall Laboratory: Biomedical Research Laboratory: Research Laboratory: Wet Office: Researcher Vivarium
Total GSF:		200,000
Total NSF:		170,000
Efficiency:		81%
Building Services:		Medical compressed air, R.O., laboratory gas, vacuum
Office Size:		120 NSF
Structure/Foundation:		Braced frames with concrete spread footings
Laboratory Parameters
Lab Module:		21' x 21'
Casework Mat'l:		Metal casework with epoxy tops
Fume Hoods:		56: 75 - 150 fpm
Project Team
Architect		The S/L/A/M Collaborative
Builder		Turner Construction
Consultant - Engineer		CUH2A Inc.
Consultant - Geotechnical		Haley & Aldrich
Consultant - Laboratory Planner		CUH2A Inc.
Supplier - Wind Tunnel		CPP Inc.
Profile Created 03/01/1999
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.