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U.S. Army Builds Anechoic Chamber at White Sands
The U.S. Army has awarded Hensel Phelps Construction Co. the $31-million contract to construct a new anechoic chamber at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico. The project, known as the Electromagnetic Vulnerability Assessment Facility, will be isolated from external sounds or electromagnetic radiation. Slated for completion in July of 2008, the chamber will replace one destroyed by fire in 2002.
Case Western Reserve University Opens Laboratory Facility
Case Western Reserve University celebrated the opening of its new laboratory facility in Cleveland, Ohio, in fall of 2005. Designed by The Stubbins Associates and its affiliate Kling, the 18,755-sf facility is sited on the University's new 140-acre West Quad and will serve as the headquarters for both the Cleveland Center for Structural Biology and the Wright Fuel Cell Group.
University of North Carolina Charlotte Constructs Bioinformatics Building
The University of North Carolina is constructing a $35-million, 100,000-gsf facility to house its Bioinformatics Program at the Charlotte Research Institute campus. Intended to foster commercial biomedical and biotechnological partnerships, the building will house wet and dry labs and space for research and instruction.
Construction Begins on Boca Raton Police and Fire Training Center
A new 100,000-sf police and fire training center will begin construction in Boca Raton, Fla., in January 2006. To be built by general contractor Kaufman Lynn, the $8-million project includes the complete renovation of a building formerly occupied by Sony. The training center will include an auditorium, gymnasium, classrooms, and administrative offices. Designed by architect PGAL of Boca Raton, the facility is slated for completion in December 2006.
Georgia State University Builds Science Facility
Georgia State University will construct a new $105-million science and laboratory facility in downtown Atlanta. The University is working with Atlanta-based engineering and architectural group Heery International on the project.