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Kansas City University of Medicine & Biosciences Dedicates Life Science Center
The Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences dedicated the Dybedal Center for Biosciences Research on October 4, 2004. Construction on the $15-million, 45,000-sf facility began in early 2003; the center will open by year-end 2004. Designed and built by Omar Rodriguez and Associates of Kansas City, the building will include one floor of proteomics research, one floor of clinical research, and will house the university's information technology equipment and operations.
Novavax Relocates Headquarters to Pennsylvania
Novavax has completed the relocation of its headquarters from Columbia, Md., to 33,000 sf in the Great Valley Corporate Center in Malvern, Pa. The facility will enable the consolidation of Novavax's women's health and drug delivery operations in a single facility. Novavax will continue to occupy two R&D labs, one located in Rockville, Md., and one in California.
Bank of America Plans Green Manhattan Tower
Bank of America Corp. broke ground in August 2004 on One Bryant Park in Manhattan, a 52-story skyscraper designed to meet the platinum LEED® (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) designation. Designed by Cook & Fox Architects of New York, the facility features a gray-water capture and reuse system for rainwater and wastewater; an onsite 5.1-megawatt co-generation power plant that provides seventy percent of the building's daily power suppy; and recyclable and renewable building materials.
University of South Florida St. Petersburg Plans Student Housing
The University of South Florida St. Petersburg is planning to construct a $18.3-million student housing project. Slated for completion in fall 2006, the seven-story structure will accommodate 354 beds distributed in 79 four-bedroom apartments, seven two-bedroom units, and a one-bedroom apartment.
University of Maryland Develops Biotechnology Park
The University of Maryland, Baltimore has issued a request for proposals to develop the second building on its bioscience campus in downtown Baltimore. Construction on the 110,000-sf facility is expected to begin in spring 2005. Construction of a 600-car parking garage at the site is slated to begin by the end of October 2004. Buildout on the first 120,000-sf building on the bioscience campus, housing office and lab space, will be completed by summer 2005.