Biotechnology/Genetics Center

The Center is a five-story, 140,780-sf building located on a prominent corner of the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. The Genetics Center incorporates 23 lab modules consisting of one large lab and three small labs each. The Biotechnology Center has 18 lab modules, administrative space and conferencing facilities.

Project Information

Building Owner:

University of Wisconsin System

Building Location:

Madison, WI UNITED STATES

Project Type:

New Construction

Principal Building Function:

Biology and genetics research

Project Delivery Method:

General Contractor

Project Timeline

Mar 1992	Planning Start
	Design Start
Oct 1995	Completion
Last known status: Completed

Project Cost:

$27,745,000

Construction Cost:

$20,620,000

Cost Per Sq. Ft:

$146

About These Cost Figures

Building Information

Project Includes:

Biology
Biotechnology
Conference Room
Education
Education: Biology
Education: Life Sciences
Laboratory
Laboratory: Biotech
Research
Research: Biotech

Total GSF:

140,780

Building Services:

Hot water, cold water, chilled water DI water, distilled water, soft water, steam, natural gas, vacuum, compressed air, UPS, standby power

Project Team

Architect

Hammel Green and Abrahamson Inc. (HGA)

Builder

J.H. Findorff & Son, Inc.

Cost Estimator

CPMI

Engineer - Civil

Arnold & O'Sheridan

Engineer - Electrical

Jaspal Engineering Services

Engineer - Mechanical

Jaspal Engineering Services

Engineer - Structural

Arnold & O'Sheridan

Laboratory Planner

William Tao & Associates

Profile Created 10/01/1995

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

Biotechnology / Genetics Center

This multidisciplinary facility supports and advances biotechnology and research in plant, human, and developmental genetics. (Photo courtesy of Hammel, Green and Abrahamson Inc.)

Fig. 2

Lab Interior

The five-story, 140,780-sf building houses 23 lab modules in the Genetics Center and 18 lab modules in the Biotechnology Center. (Photo courtesy of Hammel, Green and Abrahamson Inc.)

Fig. 3

Conference Room

The Biotechnology Center also includes administrative space and conferencing facilities. (Photo courtesy of Hammel, Green and Abrahamson Inc.)