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Weber State University Builds Science Center
Weber State University is building the $64 million Tracy Hall Science Center in Ogden, Utah. Designed by VCBO Architects of Salt Lake City, the 175,000-sf facility will provide advanced labs and classrooms as well as housing all eight departments of the College of Science. The laboratory programming and design consultant is Research Facilities Design (RFD) of San Diego. A minimum of LEED Silver sustainable design certification will be sought for the project.
Binghamton University Breaks Ground on Smart Energy R&D Facility
Binghamton University broke ground in August of 2014 on the $70 million Smart Energy Research and Development Facility in Vestal, N.Y. Housing the departments of physics and chemistry, the two-story, 114,000-sf project will include laboratories, 45 faculty offices, and a total of 125 fume hoods. The building will accommodate research programs in solar and thermoelectric energy harvesting, energy storage, energy efficiency in electronic systems, and sensor development for energy resource management.
Queen Elizabeth Hospital Builds Institute of Translational Medicine
Queen Elizabeth Hospital is partnering with the University of Birmingham and Birmingham Children’s Hospital to build the $40 million Institute of Translational Medicine. The 64,600-sf clinical research facility will include an early-phase trial unit and a pharmaceutical development hub, as well as housing the Rare Disease Centre. General contractor VINCI Construction was awarded a $17.6 million contract to renovate existing space at the hospital to accommodate the facility. Occupancy is expected in June of 2015.
University of Iowa Completes Pappajohn Biomedical Discovery Building
The University of Iowa completed construction of the $126 million Pappajohn Biomedical Discovery Building in July of 2014 in Iowa City. The six-story, 200,000-sf facility provides advanced research laboratories for faculty from the UI Carver College of Medicine. The interdisciplinary project was designed by Gwathmey-Siegel in collaboration with Rohrbach & Associates with Payette as laboratory design consultant.
Unilever Builds Materials Innovation Factory
Global consumer products manufacturer Unilever will begin construction in September of 2014 on the $108 million Materials Innovation Factory in Liverpool. Created in partnership with the University of Liverpool, the 120,000-sf facility will accommodate 250 investigators engaged in materials chemistry research. Completion is expected in summer of 2016. Unilever is also opening the $11.4 million, 43,000-sf High Throughput Formulation Centre in the Liverpool Science Park.