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University of Oregon Opens Lewis Integrative Science Building
The University of Oregon opened the $65 million Lewis Integrative Science Building in October of 2012 in Eugene, Ore. The five-story facility provides 103,000 sf of interdisciplinary research, teaching, and collaboration space for the study of nanotechnology, molecular biology, neuroscience, and energy. Designed by THA Architecture and HDR with Lease Crutcher Lewis as construction manager, the building houses wet labs, dry labs, research offices, an MRI suite, an atrium, and shared core equipment areas.
Delaware State University Breaks Ground on Optical Science Center
Delaware State University broke ground on the $50 million Optical Science Center for Applied Research (OSCAR) in October of 2012. Construction will begin on the 70,000-sf facility in July of 2013 with completion expected in November of 2014. The project will house the University's Optics Program and will be built in two phases. The initial 27,000-sf phase will house labs supporting chemistry, nanochemistry, image analysis, conventional and confocal microscopy, and scanning electronic and atomic force microscopy.
UC San Diego Plans Altman Clinical and Translational Research Institute
The University of California, San Diego will break ground in January of 2013 on the $269 million Altman Clinical and Translational Research Institute. Located adjacent to the new Jacobs Medical Center currently under construction in La Jolla, the seven-story, 315,000-sf research facility will provide collaborative labs and offices for clinical investigators, informatics researchers, engineers, and biomedical scientists. The project will support the integration of advanced genetic sequencing methods into patient diagnosis and treatment.
Lawrence Berkeley Lab Breaks Ground on Solar Energy Research Center
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory broke ground on the $54 million Solar Energy Research Center (SERC) in October of 2012. The three-story, 40,000-sf facility will support research on electrochemical and photovoltaic solar energy technologies. Designed by SmithGroup of San Francisco, SERC will house the northern branch of the Joint Center for Artificial Photosynthesis, a laboratory created in partnership with the California Institute of Technology.
Southern Research Institute Dedicates Engineering Laboratory
Southern Research Institute (SRI) dedicated a $5.6 million engineering laboratory in October of 2012 in Birmingham, Ala. Located at SRI's Engineering Research Center, the ERC Phase II facility features a large structures evaluation suite for testing aerospace and industrial components and a vibration-isolated electro-optics lab. The 19,000-sf project includes two floors of offices and three high-bay labs.