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Cal Poly Plans Science & Agriculture Teaching and Research Complex
Cal Poly is planning to build the $57 million Science & Agriculture Teaching and Research Complex in San Luis Obispo. The 64,000-sf facility will provide undergraduate laboratories, technology suites, and instructional space for the colleges of Liberal Arts, Science and Mathematics, and Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences. The project was designed by ZGF Architects with Research Facilities Design (RFD) as laboratory programming and design consultant.
Fujifilm Diosynth Opens BioProcess Innovation Center
Fujifilm Diosynth Biotechnologies opened a 62,000-sf biopharmaceutical manufacturing facility in May of 2016 in Morrisville, N.C. Accommodating collaborative research and development, the three-story BioProcess Innovation Center supports the creation and production of advanced proteins, vaccines, and monoclonal antibodies. The project team included Alexandria Real Estate Equities and KBR Building Group. Ground was broken on the project in January of 2015.
Pennsylvania State University Plans Chemical and Biomedical Engineering Building
Pennsylvania State University will break ground in summer of 2017 on a $144 million chemical and biomedical engineering building in University Park. Designed by HOK to promote interaction and collaboration, the 193,000-sf facility will replace the existing Fenske and Hallowell buildings where the departments of chemical engineering and biomedical engineering are currently located. The LEED-certified project will provide open research labs, a large lecture hall, classrooms, and administrative offices. Occupancy is expected in early 2019.
Federal Funding Increases for Academic Science and Engineering Projects
The National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics has released a report showing that federal agencies obligated $30.8 billion to 996 academic institutions for science and engineering activities in Fiscal Year 2014, the most recent year for which such information is available. This represents a six percent increase over the previous year and the first increase in such funding since FY2009.
Johns Hopkins Medicine Constructs Research and Teaching Facility at All Children’s Hospital
Johns Hopkins Medicine is building the 225,000-sf Education and Research Facility at All Children’s Hospital in St. Petersburg, Fla. Designed by HDR, the project will provide 30,000 sf of research and laboratory space, 30,000 sf of instructional space, 50,000 sf of office and administrative space, a 20,000-sf collaboration area, a 400-seat auditorium, and a biorepository.