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Industry News
Daimer Industries Creates Eco-Green Cleaning Solutions
Daimer Industries announced the creation of the Eco-Green® line of cleaning chemicals in April of 2009. Providing superior biodegradability and effectiveness, the Eco-Green® line was designed to set a new green standard for the cleaning industry, eliminating the negative environmental impacts, health risks, and liability associated with the use of traditional chemical preparations. Daimer's Eco-Green® line includes more than 100 products and formulations that are derived from plants and vegetables without any ozone-depleting substances, synthetics, or VOCs.
Tufts University Dedicates Biosafety Laboratory
Tufts University dedicated the $33.7 million New England Regional Biosafety Laboratory on March 30, 2009. Sited on 5.4 acres in North Grafton, Mass., the 41,000-sf project provides 649-sf of BSL-2 space and 8,480-sf of BSL-3 space for zoonotic disease research. The secure facility was designed by Flad Architects and includes laboratories, a vivarium, an insectary, and support space. Construction began on the laboratory in September of 2007.
University of Edinburgh Builds Scottish Centre for Regenerative Medicine
The University of Edinburgh has selected Miller Construction to build the £54 million Scottish Centre for Regenerative Medicine at the university's BioQuarter site in Edinburgh. The three-story, 8,900-sm project is slated for completion in mid-2011. The facility represents the first phase of the planned £600 million, 130,000-sm BioQuarter research campus.
Kaiser Opens Los Angeles Medical Center
Kaiser Permanente opened the $600 million, 400-bed Los Angeles Medical Center in early April of 2009. The 792,000-sf, 400-bed replacement hospital features spacious operating rooms and is designed to minimize patient transit time within the facility. Construction began on the project in 2003. The hospital will accommodate 750,000 patient visits annually.
Lawrence Berkeley Lab Constructs Advanced Light Source Facility
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) is constructing the $35 million Advanced Light Source User Support Building in Berkeley, Calif. The 30,928-gsf project will house labs, offices, conference rooms, and experiment assembly space for advanced physics research. LBNL was awarded $115.8 million from the Department of Energy in April of 2009 as part of the $787 billion American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.