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Medical University of South Carolina Renovates Basic Sciences Building
Medical University of South Carolina will renovate the second and third floors of its Basic Sciences Building in Charleston, S.C. Supported by $15 million in federal stimulus funding, the project will provide advanced laboratories for multidisciplinary research. A-13,700-sf area on the second floor will be renovated to provide labs for molecular therapy, biodefense, emerging infectious diseases, microbiology, and basic immunology. The third floor will provide 19,000 sf of pharmacology, drug discovery, and pharmacogenetics research space.
University of Nevada's Center for Molecular Medicine Nears Completion
The University of Nevada, Reno’s Center for Molecular Medicine will open in September of 2010. Designed by Dekker/Perich/Sabatini, the $77 million facility will house research laboratories, containment suites, offices, an auditorium, and a vivarium for 40,000 mice. Ground was broken on the 116,500-sf project in March 2007. The facility will accommodate research in microbiology, pharmacology, and physiology.
Cornell University Designs Gates Hall
Cornell University has selected Morphosis of Los Angeles to design the 100,000-sf William H. Gates Hall. Housing the departments of computer science and information science, the $60 million facility will feature research and teaching labs designed to foster interaction and collaboration. Completion is expected by early 2014.
CDC Completes Laboratory Replacement Program
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention opened the 730,000-sf CDC 23 in June of 2010 in Atlanta. Housing biological research labs, the 16-story facility was designed by CUH2A and built by Turner Construction. The facility was completed in April of 2010 and represents the final stage of CDC’s laboratory replacement program.
Institute for Business & Home Safety Completes Hazard Testing Facility
The Institute for Business & Home Safety completed construction of the $27 million Insurance Center for Building Safety Research in July of 2010 in Chester, S.C. Designed by Odell Associates of Charlotte, N.C., the complex enables model structures to be tested in conditions resembling natural catastrophes to identify effective methods of minimizing risk and loss to homes and businesses. Sited on 90 acres, the multi-peril research campus can subject commercial buildings and two-story houses to hazards such as hurricanes, hailstorms, and wild-blown fire.