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Lawrence Berkeley National Lab Breaks Ground on FLEXLAB
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory broke ground on the the Facility for Low-Energy Experiments on Buildings (FLEXLAB) in December of 2012. Supporting research on the energy performance of building systems, the project will include six interior and exterior testbeds occupying a 9,000-sf footprint. Providing reconfigurable research spaces, the facility will include a double-height testbed for the study of sustainable technologies for two-story structures.
University of Michigan Builds Electron Microbeam Analysis Lab
The University of Michigan is planning to renovate 8,900 sf in Building 22 in the North Campus Research Complex to house the Electron Microbeam Analysis Laboratory. Consolidating microscopy resources currently dispersed in two separate locations, the $4.38 project will accommodate 12 microscopes for the analysis of materials on an atomic level.
Royal DSM Builds Netherlands Research Facility
Royal DSM broke ground on a materials science research building in December of 2012 in Sittard-Geleen in the Netherlands. The R&D center will support the development of bio-based materials for the biomedical industry. Completion is expected in 2014. The project is part of a $130 million investment by Royal DSM in three new facilities in the Netherlands.
NanoViricides Builds cGMP Pilot Plant
NanoViricides will renovate an existing 18,000-sf facility in Shelton, Conn., to create a cGMP pilot plant. Designed by Id3A, the facility will include research laboratories, offices, and a cGMP pharmaceutical manufacturing suite. The project manager and engineering consultant for the renovation is MPH Engineering.
Walter and Eliza Hall Institute Opens Melbourne Research Facility
The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research opened its newly renovated research facility in November of 2012 in Melbourne. The $185 million project provides seven floors of biomedical laboratories, advanced cell and tissue imaging suites, flow cytometry facilities, a vivarium, and an insectary. The project included construction of a new wing, adding 167,000 sf to the existing 170,000-sf facility for a total footprint of 337,000 sf. The facility houses the Clinical Translational Centre and the Potter Centre for Genomics and Personalised Medicine.