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Indiana University of Pennsylvania Constructs Social Sciences Building
Indiana University of Pennsylvania is building a $30 million facility for the College of Humanities and Social Sciences. Designed by Astorino to foster interdisciplinary collaboration, the building will house the departments of English, journalism, political science, philosophy, history, religious studies, geography, and regional planning. The five-story, 126,505-sf facility will provide 31 classrooms, 120 faculty and administrative offices, laboratories, a 250-seat auditorium, eight conference rooms, a media room, and an atrium.
University of Georgia Plans Science Learning Center
The University of Georgia is planning to build the $45 million Science Learning Center in Athens. The 122,500-sf facility will provide modern, flexible laboratories for undergraduate science instruction in the STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) disciplines. The building will house 33 teaching labs for chemistry, physics, biological sciences, and plant biology. Upon completion, the University is also planning a $10 million renovation to upgrade its existing science laboratories.
FLIR Releases Compact Thermal Imager
FLIR has released a compact thermal imager designed to attach to an Apple iPhone 5. The FLIR ONE is a non-contact device that detects infrared energy (heat) and converts it into an electronic signal to create a thermal image with temperature calculations on the phone screen. Thermal imaging can be used to find and pinpoint issues like loose connections, failing breakers, overloaded wiring, overheating motors, bearings and compressors, misaligned shafts, as well as air and water leaks.
University of Michigan Completes Second Phase of Memorial Phoenix Lab Renovation
The University of Michigan has completed the second renovation phase of the Michigan Memorial Phoenix Laboratory in Ann Arbor. Designed by Lord Aeck Sargent, the $11.1 million project included construction of a 10,161-sf addition to house the University of Michigan Energy Institute and the creation of advanced laboratory space on the second floor of the existing building. The completed facility includes a 2,108-sf chemistry lab with 12 fume hoods, a 1,082-sf chemistry lab with two fume hoods, research offices, and an executive conference room.
Baxter Constructs Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing Campus
Baxter Healthcare is building a $1 billion biopharmaceutical manufacturing campus in Covington, Ga. Located in the Stanton Springs development, the 1 million-sf complex will provide laboratories, manufacturing space, testing suites, and warehouse and distribution facilities to support the production of advance plasma-based therapeutics. Construction manager Fluor broke ground on the project in August of 2012 and completion is expected in 2016.