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University of British Columbia Plans Pharmaceutical Sciences Building
The University of British Columbia is planning to construct a $133.3 million pharmaceutical sciences building in Vancouver, Canada. The 18,382-sm facility will house classrooms, research laboratories, and the Centre for Drug Research and Development (CDRD). LEED Gold certification for sustainable design will be sought for the project. Occupancy is slated for 2010.
Bristol University Opens Centre for Nanoscience
Bristol University opened the £11 million Centre for Nanoscience and Quantum Information in the United Kingdom in September of 2009. Featuring laboratories with extremely low vibration, acoustic noise, and air movement, the four-story project began construction in October of 2006. The project team included designer Capita Architecture, contractor Willmott Dixon, and project manager Capita Symonds.
Aushon Opens Headquarters and BSL-2 Lab
Aushon BioSystems opened its renovated headquarters and laboratory facility in Billerica, Mass., in September of 2009. Housing an expanded laboratory and manufacturing center with increased automation for improved performance, the facility will support Aushon's multiplex immunoassay manufacturing operations as well as testing and development services. The CLIA-certified laboratories include cleanrooms, cold rooms, and a BSL-2 facility.
FM:Systems Partners with Jones Lang LaSalle
FM:Systems, a provider of integrated workplace management systems (IWMS) and computer-aided facility management (CAFM) software, is partnering with global real estate services firm Jones Lang LaSalle to provide leading-edge occupancy planning solutions to corporate real estate departments. The partnership allows integration of Jones Lang LaSalle’s occupancy planning and space data management services with the products available in FM:Systems’ FM:Interact Workplace Management Suite.
Department of Veterans Affairs Constructs Biloxi Clinical Addition
The Department of Veterans Affairs will construct a $36 million clinical addition at the Biloxi VA hospital in Alabama. The four-story, 161,000-sf facility will provide four surgical suites, 20 patient rooms, and seven intensive care rooms. The general contractor for the project is Hoar Construction.