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University of Saskatchewan Plans Academic Health Sciences Centre
The University of Saskatchewan is planning to begin construction on its Academic Health Sciences Centre in Saskatoon by July of 2007. Estimated to cost between $140 million and $160 million, the facility is expected to be comprised of two buildings. The first would be attached to the existing Health Sciences structure and would house BSL-2 laboratory space and an animal research facility. The second building would house a 500-seat lecture hall, meeting rooms, a new school of public health, and a relocated health sciences library.
DHL Builds Service Center at Charlotte Douglas International Airport
Plantation, Fla.-based delivery and logistics firm DHL will construct a new service center facility at the Charlotte Douglas International Airport in North Carolina. The 80,200-sf facility represents a $6-million investment for facility construction, capital improvements, a ten year lease, and airport-related costs.
Miami Dade College Breaks Ground on Science Complex
Miami Dade College broke ground on a new $25-million science complex in November 2005. Located on the school's North Campus in Miami, the three-story, 73,384-sf facility will house classrooms, administrative and faculty offices, and a greenhouse. The two laboratory floors will accommodate research and teaching facilities for astronomy, biology, chemistry, and earth sciences.
UTSA Opens Biosafety Laboratory
The University of Texas at San Antonio opened the 10.6-million Margaret Batts Tobin Laboratory Building in November of 2005. Designed by FKP Architects, the 22,000-sf BSL-3 facility will support infectious disease research with six biology research labs, a computer media center, and a conference room. The contractor for the project was Vaughn Construction.
Pfizer Expands Chesterfield R&D Campus
New York-based Pfizer began construction in November 2005 on a 330,000-sf expansion of its 900,000-sf Chesterfield, Mo., campus. Slated to open in 2008, the $200-million research and development facility will accommodate approximately 250 employees relocated from other sites engaged in drug research. The four-story building is slated for completion in late 2008 and is being constructed by a joint venture of Gilbane Building Co. and Tarlton Corp.