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University of Puerto Rico Expands for Medical Research
The University of Puerto Rico (UPR) at Mayaguez has plans to break ground in summer 2006 on the $15-million Bioprocess Institute, which will provide both capacity for monoclonal bioprocess research as well as perform pilot-scale production. At UPR's Rio Piedras campus, the $85-million, 150,000-sf Molecular Sciences Complex will break ground later in 2006.
Oregon Health & Science University Builds Center for Health
Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) is nearing completion of construction on it's new $145.4-million Center for Health and Healing. The 400,000-sf, mixed-use facility is engineered for a LEED Platinum rating. OHSU expects to save $700,000 annually in energy and operating costs thanks to the building's "green" features.
Florida Gulf Coast University Plans New Engineering School
Florida Gulf Coast University has selected Kraft Construction of Naples, Fl., to build the U.A. Whittaker School of Engineering. Groundbreaking for the three-story facility is scheduled for fall 2006. It will provide 50,000- to 70,000 sf of space for offices, lab space, and classrooms. Construction of the $15-million building should begin in early 2007 with completion in 2008.
National Security Sciences Facility Opens at LANL
The new $97-miillion National Security Sciences building has opened at Los Alamos National Laboratory. The design-build project contains 680 offices, a 600-person lecture hall, and administrative and staff facilities. Work in the new facility will focus on solutions to national security issues.
City of Buffalo Dedicates Buffalo Life Sciences Complex
The City of Buffalo dedicated the $131-million Buffalo Life Sciences Complex on June 2, 2006. Designed by Francis Cauffman Foley Hoffmann Architects, the 290,000-sf complex consists of two adjoined four- and five-story buildings built on the edge of the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus.