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Industry News
CDC To Build Infectious Diseases Lab
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is preparing to begin construction of the $132 million Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratory. The lab will house multiple research activities, providing approximately 370,000 gsf of research space for 459 personnel. The project scope includes a ten-story tower containing a combination of labs, lab support, and scientific personnel workstations. An attached five-story structure will house specialized lab spaces. Together, the labs will accommodate Biosafety Level 2, 3, and 4 work.
DFI Group Plans Ethanol R&D Center
DFI Group Inc., a commercial and industrial developer, is considering a site in the Charlotte, N.C., area to build an ethanol R&D center. An existing building in Monroe is under consideration. A section of the multimillion-dollar facility would be designed to produce 3 million gallons of ethanol annually. DFI Construction Inc., formed this year, supports the company’s industrial project construction needs in the Southeast.
Dow Chemical Plans Biotech Contract Manufacturing Plant
Dow Chemical Co., based in Midland, Mich., is planning to transform a 55,000-sf facility previously occupied by Collaborative Group Ltd.’s Biotechnology Services Division into a large-molecule drugs contract manufacturing plant to serve the biotech industry. The facility will have a 50,000-liter capacity. World-wide, the capacity to produce large-molecule drugs stands at about 380,000 liters, with a critical shortage of capacity anticipated by 2005.
OAS Plans Building Renovation and Consolidation
The Organization of American States plans to renovate its General Secretariat building in Washington, where operations will be consolidated onto six floors and a lower level; three remaining floors will be leased. OAS selected the architectural firm Group Goetz and the engineering firm Joseph Loring Inc. to work on the project.
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Kaiser Family Foundation Plans New DC Office
Kaiser Family Foundation, based in Menlo Park, Calif., has plans to build a new nine-story, 96,000-sf public affairs office in Northwest Washington. The facility will house staff, a broadcast studio, conference space, and high-tech exhibition space. Local members of the development team include D.C.-based Concord Partners (owner's representative); Reston, Va.-based Wiles Mensch (civil engineering); and Bethesda, Md.-based Clark Construction (general contractor).