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Department of Homeland Security Issues RFP for National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility
The Department of Homeland Security issued its Request for Proposals (RFP) for preliminary construction bids on the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility (NBAF) in March of 2009. The Department will hold a Pre-proposal Conference for general contractors at 9 a.m. on April 7 in the student union auditorium at Kansas State University. The first construction phase of the NBAF, the nation’s leading plant and animal health laboratory, is estimated at $523 million. The total project investment will be $650 million.
FY 2009 Omnibus Appropriations Act Increases NIH Funding
The FY 2009 Omnibus Appropriations Act was signed into law by President Barrack Obama on March 11, 2009. The bill, H.R. 1105, will provide the National Institutes of Health with a total of $30.3 billion for federal year 2009, $937.5 million more than fiscal year 2008. The funding represents an increase of approximately 3.2 percent and will allow the NIH to allocate funding for new research grants.
LG Group Completes Seoul R&D Facility
LG Group completed construction of its $182.7 million research and development center in March of 2009 in Seoul, Korea. The duration of construction was three years. The facility will support R&D in digital convergence technologies, software and design of mobile phones, televisions, and optical storage products. The 25-story building will accommodate 3,000 employees.
Wright State University's Diggs Laboratory Attains LEED Gold
Wright State University’s Matthew O. Diggs III Laboratory for Life Science Research was awarded LEED Gold sustainable design certification in March of 2009. Located in Fairborn, Ohio, the 48,000-sf facility utilizes 40 percent less energy than a standard laboratory and features a white roof for heat deflection, irrigation-free landscaping, waterless urinals and low-flow plumbing fixtures, highly efficient HVAC systems with heat recovery, and low-VOC interior finishes. The $15 million facility was completed in November of 2007.
Gore PharmBIO Opens Manufacturing Cleanroom
Gore PharmBIO Products opened its new production facility in Elkton, Md., in March of 2009. Doubling manufacturing capacity, the project features an ISO Class 7 (Class 10,000) cleanroom with different pressure control zones and physical barriers minimizing product cross-contamination. The cleanroom incorporates the latest in technology with high efficiency, low power consumption fan filter units as well as air handling equipment utilizing high efficiency motors, drives, and control system features. Gore PharmBIO Products is a business initiative of W.L.