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Animal Health Centre Constructs Abbotsford Lab
The Animal Health Centre in Abbotsford, British Columbia, will initiate construction on its Containment Level 3 laboratory in December of 2006. Enabling the Canadian province to respond more effectively to animal disease incidents, the facility will accommodate bacterial and viral testing. The $41.5-million facility will be built by Vanbots Construction and is expected to be operational by late 2007. Prior to occupancy the facility will be commissioned and tested by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency.
Emory University Plans Woodruff Renovations
Emory University has received $261.5 million from the Robert W. Woodruff Foundation to fund expansion and renovation of its healthcare and research operations. A $240-million modernization of the outpatient care facilities at the Woodruff Health Sciences Center will enable the implementation of a patient-centered treatment model supported by translational research.
U.S. Air Force Constructs Class 10000 Cleanroom at Elmendorf
The U.S. Air Force has selected Allied Modular Building Systems to build a Class 10000 cleanroom at Elmendorf Air Force Base in Anchorage, Alaska. The facility will be design-built to accommodate America's Global Strike Task Force's C-17 Globemaster III and the F-22A Raptor military programs at the base. The cleanroom will enable critical composite repairs of structural cracks on the C-17 transport fleet and will also include unspecified future operational uses for the F-22A Raptor.
University of Florida Opens Cancer & Genetics Research Complex
The University of Florida opened the 280,000-sf Cancer & Genetics Research Complex in Gainesville in late fall of 2006. The $84.5 million facility contains a five-story research wing of the UF Shands Cancer Center and a six-story Genetics Institute wing. The building also houses the Interdisciplinary Center for Biotechnology Research and a forensic anthropology lab, the C.A. Pound Human Identification Laboratory.
University of Chicago Constructs New Residence Hall
The University of Chicago has begun construction on a 396,000-sf residence hall and dining facility at its Chicago campus. Designed by architects Goody Clancy and Campbell Tiu Campbell, the project is being built by a joint venture of Gilbane Building Company, UBM, Inc., and Ardmore Associates.