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Maricopa County Medical Examiner Builds New Office
Maricopa County Medical Examiner office and parking structure recently broke ground. The St. Louis firm HERA Inc. provided lab planning for the 62,000-sf facility as part of the team led by The Stichler Group in Phoenix. The facility, programmed for a staff of 114, features autopsy suites, DNA and trace evidence labs, and pathology, toxicology, histology and forensic science labs.
SEC To Build HQ at Station Place
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has decided that its new 650,000-sf headquarters—called Station Place—will be built adjacent to Union Station and the Thurgood Marshall Building. The architect for the project is New York-based Kevin Roche John Dinkeloo and Associates; it will be developed by Louis Dreyfus Properties, also of New York. December 2003 is the scheduled occupancy date.
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.
University Hospitals of Cleveland Plans New Research Building
University Hospitals of Cleveland is planning a new $110 million, 320,000-gsf Research Institute Building for advanced biomedical research programs, scheduled to open in 2003. Research functions are distributed over eight floors, including two floors below grade dedicated to lab and building support. The ground floor level includes a conferences center; administrative offices are on the second floor. Five floors of generic research labs, lab support, and offices will accommodate 120 researchers on each floor.
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.