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Dalhousie University Builds Oceans Excellence Centre
Dalhousie University will begin construction in spring of 2011 on the $30 million Oceans Excellence Centre in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The 68,000-sf facility will be built as an addition to the Life Sciences Centre and will house offices, research space, and portable laboratories constructed from shipping containers, enabling investigators to use the same labs while out at sea. The building will also provide research space for the Aquatron and the Ocean Tracking Network. LEED Gold sustainable design certification will be sought for the project.
Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation Dedicates Biomedical Tower
Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation dedicated its $125 million research tower in April of 2011. Located in Oklahoma City, the 186,000-sf facility houses 34 laboratories, clinical space, and a 3,400-sf cryostorage suite. The tower is designed to promote collaboration among researchers with common areas at the core of the building and labs arranged in research pods. Construction began on the project in 2009. The facility has attained LEED Gold sustainable design certification and features a living roof, daylighting, windmills, and a sophisticated HVAC system.
Veterans Affairs Builds Pittsburgh Research Facility
Veterans Affairs Pittsburgh Health System will begin construction in late spring of 2011 on a $27.3 million research office facility. The three-story, 100,000-sf project will provide laboratories, clinical space, offices, support, and a rooftop helipad. The project team includes Pittsburgh-based architectural firm Astorino and general contractor P.J. Dick of West Mifflin. Completion is expected in October of 2013.
UC San Diego Constructs Biomedical Research Facility
The University of California, San Diego initiated construction in April of 2011 on the Health Sciences Biomedical Research Facility in La Jolla, Calif. The 196,000-sf, five-story building is located on a 3.3-acre site on the School of Medicine campus. The $105 million project was designed by ZGF Architects and is being built by McCarthy.
UW-Madison Builds Second Tower at Wisconsin Institutes for Medical Research
The University of Wisconsin-Madison began building a second tower at the Wisconsin Institutes for Medical Research in April of 2011. The $134.8 million, nine-story facility will support research in cardiovascular diseases, cell and regenerative biology, molecular medicine, neurodegenerative diseases, eye research, and cancer. Occupancy is expected in fall of 2013. Construction on a third tower at the site could begin in 2014.