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Purdue University Breaks Ground on Animal Science Facilities
Purdue University broke ground in November of 2015 on two facilities for the Department of Animal Sciences in West Lafayette, Ind. The three-story, 90,000-sf Hobart and Russell Creighton Hall of Animal Sciences will provide research laboratories, classrooms designed for interactive and team-based learning, conference rooms for extension activities, and open spaces to facilitate faculty and student interactions.
Dow Chemical Plans Middle East Research and Development Center at KAUST
Dow Chemical Company will begin construction in late 2015 on the 145,300-sf Middle East Research and Development Center at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology in Thuwal, Saudi Arabia. Designed to attain LEED Silver sustainable design certification, the facility will feature laboratories for the creation of advanced technologies for water, oil, and gas processing as well as the development of innovative construction materials and coatings.
UMass Dartmouth Breaks Ground on Marine Science Facility
UMass Dartmouth broke ground in October of 2015 on a $55 million facility for the School for Marine Science and Technology (SMAST) in New Bedford. Designed by Ellenzweig, the 76,000-sf project will provide collaborative research space for the study of oceanography, climate change, coastal preservation, renewable energy, and commercial fishing methods. Created in partnership with the state Division of Marine Fisheries, the building will feature a seawater research lab and a high bay area.
Texas Tech Opens Bayer Plant Science Building
Texas Tech opened the $14.3 million Bayer Plant Science building in October of 2015 in Lubbock, Texas. Accommodating programs for the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, the 21,000-sf facility provides open teaching and research labs, 11 faculty offices, 22 graduate student spaces, conference rooms, and support. The project was funded in part by Bayer CropScience and features specialized areas for plant and soil science classes as well as a courtyard for outdoor learning.
National University of Ireland Opens Clinical and Translational Research Facility
The National University of Ireland celebrated the opening of a $22 million biomedical research facility at University Hospital Galway in late September of 2015. Housing the Lamb Institute for Translational Research and the Health Research Board's Clinical Research Facility, the five-story, 57,500-gsf project features open, flexible laboratories designed to promote interaction and collaboration. Construction began on the facility in fall of 2013. The general contractor for the project was BAM Construction.