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University of Pittsburgh Opens Regional Biocontainment Laboratory
The University of Pittsburgh opened the $28 million Center for Vaccine Research (CVR) in late September of 2007. Located on the eighth and ninth floors of the 330,000-sf Biomedical Science Tower 3, the CVR is comprised of two facilities, the NIAID-funded Regional Biocontainment Laboratory (RBL) and the Vaccine Research Laboratory (VRL). The 27,300-sf RBL contains BSL-3 laboratories for infectious disease research.
Florida Children's Constructs Disney Hospital
Florida Children’s Hospital began construction in September of 2007 on the first Disney-themed and branded pediatric hospital in Orlando. Funded in part by a $10-million donation from The Walt Disney Co., the $35-million, 200-bed facility is slated for completion in 2010. The seven-story building will replace the existing Florida Children's Hospital on the site.
Meridian Releases Facilities Lifecycle Best Practices Study
Meridian Systems, a provider of enterprise project management software for optimizing capital projects, programs and facilities, announced that a new Aberdeen Group, Inc. research study on enterprise spend for real estate and facilities management is now available as a free download at the Meridian Systems site.
Colorado State University Celebrates Computer Science Groundbreaking
Colorado State University officially broke ground on its new Computer Science building Fort Collins. on Sept. 21, 2007. The four story, 45,000-sf facility will house laboratories for information technology and computer science research. The three laboratories on the ground floor include a student personal computer lab, a Linux lab, and a teaching lab. The facility was designed by Anderson Mason Dale. Project cost including equipment and furniture is $14 million. Occupancy is slated for fall of 2008.
Department of Agriculture Completes Philippines Avian Influenza Diagnostic Labs
The Department of Agriculture, Region 7, completed construction of bird flu diagnostic laboratories in the Philippines in September of 2007. The Avian Influenza Diagnostic Laboratory in Cebu City, Cagayan de Oro, and Zamboanga will be managed by the Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) and will facilitate the detection of the AI-virus and provide immediate testing of both live and dead samples. The new diagnostic labs were funded from a grant from the Japanese Trust Fund and will comply with international biocontainment standards.