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Brain Institute

Occupancy: 1998
Published February 1999

The University of Florida's Brain Institute is a 200,000-gsf center for the advancement of neuroscience. It is fully integrated with the University of Florida Health Science Center and includes laboratories for research, a stand-alone animal resource center to support laboratories, lecture and seminar rooms for training and offices for administration and faculty.

Research ranges from pediatric neurology to neurological surgery and includes specific research centers:

The Structural Biology Center focuses on NMR imaging research and utilizes four separate NMRs including a 12 Tesla 40-cm bore unit developed in association with the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory;

The Stereotactic and Radiosurgery Research Center utilizes a linear accelerator for its research and studies advances in patient treatment; and

The Center for Advanced Practical Neuroscience: provides postgraduate and professional clinical educational areas.

In addition, the Animal Research Facility, situated on its own 11,000-sf floor, contains small holding rooms, animal prep and procedure and operating rooms. Support areas include a complete cage washing and sterilization suite.

Other support functions include computer imaging laboratories, electron microscopy, darkrooms, common instrument labs, cold rooms and an isolated BL-3 biocontainment facility.

Project Information

Building Owner:

University of Florida

Owner Contact:

Al Dampe

Building Location:

Gainesville, FL UNITED STATES

Project Type:

New Construction

Principal Building Function:

Academic Biomedical Research/Laboratories and Vivarium

Project Delivery Method:

Construction Management

Project Timeline

Sep 1993	Planning Start
Aug 1994	Design Start
Jul 1996	Construction Start
Jul 1998	Completion
Last known status: Completed

Construction Cost:

$31,536,699

Cost Per Sq. Ft:

$152

About These Cost Figures

Building Information

Project Includes:

Education
Education: Administration
Education: Classroom
Education: Lecture Or Seminar Hall
Healthcare: Surgery
Laboratory: Biomedical Research
Laboratory: Research
Office: Researcher
Vivarium

Total GSF:

206,789

Total NSF:

114,605

Efficiency:

55%

Building Services:

Vacuum, gas, DI

Special Equip:

NMR, electron microscopes

Structure/Foundation:

Concrete mat foundation, P.I.P. concrete beams and joists

Laboratory Parameters

Lab Module:

10'8" x 10'8"

Casework Mat'l:

Oak, epoxy tops, fixed

Fume Hoods:

47: 6'

Biosafety Cabinets:

26: A/B2

Project Team

Architect

Flad Architects

Consultant - MEP Engineer

Affiliated Engineers Inc. (AEI)

Supplier - Casework

Fisher Hamilton

Supplier - Fume Hoods

Fisher Hamilton

Profile Created 02/01/1999

Last Updated 04/04/2006

About the Reported Cost Figures

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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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Night Shot - Exterior

Night Shot - Exterior

Rendering - Exterior

Rendering courtesy of Flad & Associates, Inc.

Floorplan

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