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Washington State University Dedicates Pharmaceutical & Biomedical Sciences Building
Washington State University dedicated the $78.6 million Pharmaceutical & Biomedical Sciences Building in December of 2013. Designed by NBBJ to foster interaction and collaboration, the 125,000-gsf facility provides open research and teaching labs, flexible classrooms, a 150-seat auditorium, and administrative and faculty offices. Located on the Riverpoint campus in Spokane, the building houses the College of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences and represents the first phase of a planned research complex.
University of Cambridge Plans Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology Building
The University of Cambridge is planning to build a new chemical engineering and biotechnology building in the United Kingdom. The $67 million facility will provide teaching and research space for the recently merged Department of Chemical Engineering and the Institute of Biotechnology. The project team includes architect BDP, general contractor Morgan Sindall, and mechanical and electrical contractor Shepherd Engineering Services. Completion is expected in June of 2015.
Regeneron Breaks Ground on R&D Facility
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals broke ground on a 300,000-sf R&D facility in late October of 2013 in Westchester County, N.Y. The build-to-suit project is being developed by BioMed Realty Trust and is located at the 116-acre Landmark at Eastview campus. Upon completion in late 2015, the drug discovery lab facility will be leased by Regeneron for 15 years.
University Of Sussex Outsources Facilities Management to Interserve
The University of Sussex has initiated a $246 million service delivery contract with Interserve. Over the ten-year partnership, Interserve will provide services including building management, capital projects development, grounds maintenance, cleaning, postal services, parking, security, waste management, and infrastructure improvements. Interserve will aim to deliver best-practice processes to improve operational efficiency. The University of Sussex has five campuses in the United Kingdom, three of which are in Brighton.
Trios Health Builds Kennewick Hospital
Trios Health is building the $112 million Southridge Hospital in Kennewick, Wash. Designed by PKA Architects of Portland, the four-story, 168,000-sf facility will feature a daylight basement with a restaurant, 74 beds in 300-sf private rooms, 14 intensive care beds, and 27 trauma and emergency rooms. The hospital will also provide an advanced imaging suite and six 640-sf operating rooms. C.D. Smith Construction began building the sustainably designed facility in 2012 and occupancy is expected in late spring of 2014.