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San Francisco Public Utilities Commission Constructs Sustainable Headquarters
The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission is planning to develop a $128-million sustainably designed headquarters facility in an existing office building in San Francisco’s Civic Center. The project will generate 100 percent of its own energy at off-peak hours and 40 percent at peak usage times. Each year, 214,000 watts will be produced by approximately 6,500 sf of photovoltaic cells, surpassing any comparable facility in the nation. The building will also include a wastewater recycling plant.
Abbott Opens Puerto Rico Biotechnology Facility
U.S. pharmaceutical company Abbott opened the new 330,000-sf Abbott Biotechnology Limited plant in Barceloneta, Puerto Rico, in spring of 2007. Housing over 80 cell growth vessels and 12,000 liter bioreactor tanks, the $450 million plant will accommodate production of monoclonal antibodies and large scale product manufacturing. The project delivery timeline for the plant included two years of construction and two years for completion of validation and regulatory approvals.
Villanova University Breaks Ground on College of Nursing
Villanova University broke ground in April 2007 on its $32 million College of Nursing in Villanova, Pa. The 75,000-sf, three-story facility will house six labs, a 200-seat auditorium, a 200-seat lecture hall, a simulated nursing station, offices, and classrooms. The project will also include a center for nursing research and space for global health studies. The center is being designed by Baltimore-based architectural firm Richter Cornbrooks Gribble. Completion is expected in summer of 2008.
University of Texas Creates Center for Advanced Biomedical Imaging Research
The University of Texas (UT) Health Science Center at Houston and M.D. Anderson Cancer Center are partnering to create the Center for Advanced Biomedical Imaging Research. Located at the University of Texas Research Park at the Texas Medical Center in Houston, the six-story, 315,000-sf facility is being constructed in collaboration with GE Healthcare and the Texas Enterprise Fund.
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Opens Nat'l Botulism Research Center
The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth opened its new bioengineering, molecular biology, and cell biology research facility in April of 2007. Home of the National Botulism Research Center, the $14.4 million high-security building will accommodate biotechnology and biochemistry research. The 22,081-sf project was designed by Architectural Resources Cambridge with modular, flexible laboratories and extensive safety measures including the use of exterior concrete barriers.