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University of Southern California Breaks Ground on Stem Cell Research Facility
The University of Southern California broke ground in September of 2008 on the $82.6 million Eli and Edythe Broad CIRM Center for Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research in Los Angeles. Located on USC's Health Science Campus in Boyle Heights, the 81,537-gsf, five-story facility will provide 53,000-asf for basic and discovery stem cell research, preclinical research and preclinical development, and clinical research. Designed by Zimmer Gunsul Frasca Architects to foster collaboration, the building will include shared research space.
St. Cloud State University Constructs Wick Science Building
St. Cloud State University is building the $15 million Robert H. Wick Science Building in St. Cloud, Minn. The 36,000-sf addition will house chemistry and biology labs and is slated for completion in fall of 2008. Occupancy is expected in the first quarter of 2009. Additionally, the 100,000-sf Integrated Science and Engineering Laboratory (ISELF), a research, teaching, and science facility, is in the pre-design phase.
Arkansas State University Constructs Center for Health Sciences
The University of Arkansas is building the $14.5 million Donald W. Reynolds Center for Health Sciences in Jonesboro. The three-story, 50,650-sf facility will house classrooms, nursing laboratories, research suites, and clinical space. Additionally, 16,750-sf of the Chickasaw Building for the College of Nursing and Health Professions will be renovated to house faculty offices and classrooms. The project team includes Jonesboro-based Brackett-Krennerich & Associates Architects and CDI Contractors of Little Rock.
University of Texas at Brownsville Plans Biomedical Science and Technology Building
The University of Texas at Brownsville is planning to construct the $34 million Biomedical Research Laboratories + Community Sciences Building. Comprised of a biomedical research building and a general classroom facility connected by a courtyard, the project is designed by SHW Group of Dallas with Research Facilities Design (RFD) as laboratory design consultant.
Lochinvar Unveils SYNC Condensing Boiler
Lochinvar Corporation, a manufacturer of high-efficiency boilers and water heaters, has created the SYNC Condensing Boiler with an advanced touchscreen control system (SMART TOUCH). SYNC combines stainless steel heat exchanger technology with modulating/condensing combustion to deliver thermal efficiency as high as 98 percent. With models producing 1.0, 1.3 and 1.5 million BTU/hr inputs, low NOx operation and 10:1 turndown, SYNC serves a wide range of commercial applications, offering cutting-edge green technology for today's building owners and facility managers.