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Medical University of South Carolina Plans Bioengineering Building
The Medical University of South Carolina will break ground by year-end 2008 on a $55 million bioengineering building in Charleston. The four-story, 100,000-sf facility is slated for completion by late 2010. The building will house 36 wet lab and office suites, dry computational labs, and a 600-person conference room. The facility, which will be connected to an 114,000-sf drug discovery center, will support stem cell and biomedical research.
University of Queensland Opens Centre for Advanced Animal Science
The University of Queensland opened the $33 million Centre for Advanced Animal Science (CAAS) on its Gatton campus in September of 2008. The biocontainment facility will house laboratories for disease and vaccine research, group and individual animal pens, and cattle handling facilities. The project was designed by S2F and built by McNab Constructions. CAAS is a joint venture of the University of Queensland and the Queensland Government.
Montana State University Dedicates Infectious Disease Research Lab
Montana State University dedicated the Jutila Research Laboratory and the Johnson Family Livestock Facility in August of 2008. The $2.5 million, 3,500-sf Jutila Research Lab accommodates BSL-3 infectious disease research. The $3.4 million, 7,500-sf Johnson Family Livestock Facility will support BSL-2 large animal veterinary research.
Ronald McDonald House of Austin Attains LEED Platinum
The Ronald McDonald House of Austin and Central Texas has received LEED Platinum certification from the U.S. Green Building Council. The 28,500-sf Ronald McDonald House, which opened in December 2007, provides a nurturing environment where families stay together while their children receive treatment in Austin-area medical centers. Built on a brownfield site, the House has 30 guest rooms, multi-use common areas, and administrative offices. The facility incorporates three Hydrotech green roof systems, all of which contain native, drought-tolerant plant species.
Boston University Completes BSL-4 Laboratory
Boston University Medical Center’s $198 million BSL-4 laboratory at BioSquare in Boston will reach completion by October of 2008. Housing the National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories, the seven-story, 192,000-sf facility will open in April of 2009. The project contractors are McCarthy and Turner Construction.