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Colorado State University Expands Engines and Energy Conversion Lab
Colorado State University is planning a $16 million expansion of the Engines and Energy Conversion Lab in Fort Collins. The three-story, sustainably designed building will provide between 50,000 and 60,000 sf of classrooms, labs, and offices. The existing 15,088-sf lab will also be renovated. The completed facility, to be renamed the Energy Innovation Center, will feature advanced building systems and technologies. Occupancy is expected in 2013.
MaRS Builds Toronto Research Tower
A 20-story research tower will be constructed in the Medical and Related Science (MaRS) Discovery District in Toronto. The $344.5 million project will double the size of the existing 750,000-sf MaRS building, with the completed facility providing 1.5 million sf of laboratories and offices. Supporting advanced biomedical research, the MaRS Centre Phase 2 project will accommodate up to 5,000 investigators, staff, and professionals. The Ontario Institute for Cancer Research and Public Health Ontario will anchor the new facility.
Memphis Specialized Operations Lab Plans Vivarium Facility
The $21 million Memphis Specialized Operations Lab will be built in the UT-Baptist Research Park in Memphis, Tenn. The 25,000-sf facility will provide R&D space for biotechnology companies seeking FDA product approval. The lab was designed by Self Tucker Architects and will include a vivarium.
University of Houston Selects Aircuity to Enhance Energy Efficiency in its New Health and Biomedical Science Center
The University of Houston is leveraging Aircuity’s OptiNet demand-control ventilation (DCV) system to develop a ventilation optimization program that will not only enhance indoor air quality, but significantly improve overall energy efficiency in its new 167,000-sf Health and Biomedical Science Center. When at full capacity, the annual energy savings for this facility are projected to be $239,270, which would give the project a simple return on investment of two years.
Oklahoma State University Completes Institute for Agricultural Biosciences
Oklahoma State University's Institute for Agricultural Biosciences will open in Ardmore in September of 2011. Supporting research on agricultural energy sources, the $15 million facility will provide administrative space, traditional and controlled environmental laboratories, greenhouses, and conference rooms for the OSU Division of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources. LEED certification for sustainable design will be sought for the project. Ground was broken on the three-story building in May of 2009.