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Santiago Canyon College Opens Sustainably Designed Library
Santiago Canyon College celebrated the grand opening of its 39,900-sf library in Orange, Calif., on September 27, 2006. Designed by LPA Architects of Irvine, Calif., the project features a two-story environmentally–friendly design with space to accommodate 100,000 books. The $15-million facility houses 13 group study rooms, a bibliographic instruction lab, a faculty resource center, audio-visual and information technology support services, and over 75 computer workstations.
University of Wisconsin Dedicates Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory
The University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Veterinary Medicine dedicated the 78,000-sf Wisconsin Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory on Oct. 2, 2006. The facility will test for animal diseases including chronic wasting disease, mad cow disease, and avian influenza. The building, which reached completion in September 2006 after two years of construction, includes a self-contained 1,200-sf BSL-3 facility, an electron microscope installed on a floating floor, and a 4,000 pound capacity tissue digester.
University of Alaska Breaks Ground on Integrated Science Building
The University of Alaska, Anchorage broke ground on the 120,000-sf Integrated Science Building on Sept. 22, 2006. Slated for completion in fall of 2009, the three-story building will house offices, lecture halls, and laboratory space for the departments of physics, chemistry, biology, astronomy, geology, and biochemistry. The $87-million cost of the facility includes construction, furniture, and some equipment. Designed for flexibility, the building will encourage interaction among faculty and students engaged in undergraduate research.
DePaul University Builds Science II
DePaul University will begin construction on a second science facility at its Chicago campus on July 1, 2007. The $37.2 million Science II is slated for completion in November of 2008 with occupancy in winter quarter of 2009. The 130,000-sf, four-story facility will include a mechanical penthouse and a rooftop greenhouse. The project team is comprised of Antunovich Associates of Chicago as lead design architect and Earl Walls Associates of San Diego.
University of Michigan Dedicates Biomedical Science Research Building
The University of Michigan has dedicated its new $220-million Biomedical Science Research Building in Ann Arbor, Mich. Gilbane Building Company and joint venture partner Clark Construction were construction managers for the 502,000-sf facility, a flexible, generic research space that will serve the needs of the Medical School. Gilbane's Midwest regional office oversaw the project.