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University of Rhode Island Constructs Center for Biotechnology and Life Sciences
The University of Rhode Island (URI) is building the $60 million Center for Biotechnology and Life Sciences in Kingston. The 140,000-sf facility broke ground in March 2007 and is slated for completion in 2009. The architect for the facility is Payette Associates of Boston with Providence-based Gilbane Building Co. as construction manager. The project includes classrooms, laboratories, faculty offices, a business incubator, a 300-seat auditorium, and support areas for DNA sequencing.
Higher Education Leaders Call For Construction Funding
Over 50 higher education leaders petitioned President-elect Barack Obama to allocate $40 billion for college and university construction projects in December of 2008. The proposal recommends that federal funds be allocated to states on the basis of population and administered by state governors. Eligible projects would need to be ready to break ground within 180 days and schools would contribute 20 percent of the total cost.
University of Nevada Builds Center for Molecular Medicine
The University of Nevada School of Medicine is constructing the Center for Molecular Medicine in Reno. Designed by Dekker/Perich/Sabatini, the 100,000-sf project broke ground in March 2007 and is expected to reach completion in 2009. The facility will accommodate basic science research in microbiology, pharmacology, and physiology. The project will include a vivarium, research laboratories, offices, two meeting rooms, and an auditorium.
Kaiser Permanente To Build Hillsboro Hospital
Kaiser Permanente will break ground on a $285 million hospital in Hillsboro, Ore., in summer of 2009. The facility will be built on a templated floorplan and is being designed by Ellerbe Becket Architects in partnership with Peterson Kolberg & Associates Architects/Planners. Occupancy is expected in 2013.
FDA Dedicates Building One at White Oak Federal Research Center
The Food and Drug Administration dedicated the renovated Building One at the White Oak Federal Research Center in Silver Spring, Md., in December of 2008. Building One is the seventh White Oak structure completed as part of the FDA's consolidation project on the campus. The General Services Administration oversaw the renovation of the historic 102,000-sf, four-story facility that was originally the headquarters of the Naval Surface Warfare Center.