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Idaho National Lab Dedicates Energy Systems Laboratory
Idaho National Lab dedicated its Energy Systems Laboratory in April of 2013 in Idaho Falls. Constructed by Ormond Builders, the 91,000-sf facility provides research, teaching, and demonstration facilities for the study of bioenergy technologies, hybrid vehicles, batteries, and biomass design and analysis. The building houses three reconfigurable high bay research areas, a biomass characterization lab, a computer-assisted virtual environment, and offices. Ground was broken on the project in February of 2011.
Design Team Selected for European Spallation Source
The European Spallation Source, a planned neutron research facility in Lund, Sweden, will be designed by the team of Henning Larsen Architects, COBE, and SLA. The 1 million-sf complex will provide laboratories for materials science, advanced instrumentation suites, offices, a lecture hall, a 2,000-ft proton accelerator, and a 600-ft target hall. Other project team members include Transsolar, NNE Pharmaplan, and Buro Happold.
ProNova Builds Headquarters and Research Facility
ProNova Solutions is building a $50 million headquarters and research complex in Alcoa, Tenn. The first phase of construction will include a two-story, 30,000-sf research and office building and a 40,000-sf manufacturing and testing facility. A planned second phase of construction includes the addition of a two-story, 120,000-sf building. Completion is expected in 2015. ProNova is a maker of proton therapy technologies for the treatment of cancer.
Jackson Lab Builds Farmington Genomics Facility
The Jackson Laboratory is building a four-story, 189,000-sf biomedical research facility in Farmington, Conn. Designed by Tsoi/Kobus Associates and Centerbrook Architects, the $135 million JAX Genomic Medicine building will house 300 researchers, technicians, and staff. The project is located on 17 acres at the University of Connecticut Health Science Center. Construction began on the facility in early 2013 and completion is expected in fall of 2014.
University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Plans Science Building
The University of Wisconsin is planning to build a $75 million science building on its Stevens Point campus. The four-story, 170,000-sf facility will provide teaching and research space for biology and chemistry. Construction is expected to begin in 2015 and reach completion in 2017. LEED Gold sustainable design certification will be sought for the project.