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BD Technologies Renovates RTP Facility
BD Technologies is renovating its 100,000-sf Research Triangle Park facility to create an additional 14 laboratories and space for 35 more employees. The 30-year-old facility currently houses 40 laboratories for research in pharmaceutical drug delivery, advanced diagnostics and cellular science in engineering. BD Technologies, formerly the Becton Dickinson Research Center, provides 7,500 sf of incubator space for companies including Tranzyme, Synergy Vaccines, and SyneCor.
American Urological Association Breaks Ground on Lithicum Headquarters
The American Urological Association (AUA) recently broke ground on its new $9.5-million headquarters on nearly 10 acres in Lithicum, Md. Constructed by Hitt Contracting, the 87,000-sf facility will provide space for education, research, and daily business operations. The building will enable AUA to consolidate its Baltimore headquarters location with its Office of Education, currently sited in Houston. The headquarters will include four office levels, a fitness center, and a library.
Tufts University Dedicates Center for Biomedical and Nutrition Research
Tufts University recently dedicated the $65-million Jaharis Center for Biomedical and Nutrition Research Center, located next to Tufts University School of Medicine in Boston. The 180,000-sf center will provide research facilities for the study of immunogenetics and genetic links between nutrition and disease.
St. Luke's Hospital Completes East Medical Building and Parking Garage
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FDA Constructs Silver Springs Utility Plant
The Food and Drug Administration has contracted Sempra Energy Solutions to construct a central utility plant at its 2.3 million-sf Silver Spring, Md. administration campus. The plant will use renewable energy by incorporating the use of photovoltaic panels, as well as efficient combined heat and power technology. Sempra's $98 million services contract includes supplying electricity as well as the heating and cooling infrastructure for the campus.