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University of Florida Opens Chemistry Building

Published 5/29/2017

 The University of Florida opened the $67 million Joseph Hernandez Hall in Gainesville in April of 2017. Designed by Stantec to accommodate programs in chemistry and chemical biology, the five-story, 111,500-sf facility features a general chemistry lab capable of accommodating 256 students at one time, as well as graduate and faculty research labs, interactive undergraduate teaching labs, classrooms, offices, conference rooms, and core research facilities. Ground was broken on the project in October of 2014. The facility utilizes LED lighting throughout and is expected to attain LEED Gold sustainable design certification. 

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