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UCSF Opens Helen Diller Family Cancer Research Building
The Helen Diller Family Cancer Research Building at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), opened at the university’s biomedical research and education Mission Bay campus. The 163,865-gsf, five-story building was designed by Rafael Vinoly and is exclusively dedicated to cancer research, treatment, and prevention. Translational research into cancer’s basic biological mechanisms, brain tumors, urologic oncology, pediatric oncology, cancer population sciences, and computational biology will all be housed at the new facility.
WPI's East Hall Awarded 2009 Project of the Year
Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) has been awarded 2009 Project of the Year by the New England chapter of the Construction Management Association of America for the”green” design and construction of East Hall, a 232-bed apartment-style residential building. One particular feature of the building—a “living green roof”—has 12,985 sf of EnergyStar roofiing, topped with 5,000 sfof sedum, chives and other plants. The building has eight high-tech media suites; music, recereation, and fitness facilities; and full wireless access.
DePaul University's Science Building Aims at LEED Certification
DePaul’s new Monsignor Andrew J. McGowan Science Building, housing the departments of chemistry, environmental sciences, and biological sciences, was designed and constructed with LEED certification in mind. The structure contains classrooms, labs, academic offices, and greenhouses.
NIST to Award $120 Million for Scientific Research Construction
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) will award approximately eight to twelve grants, totalling $120 million, in early 2010 to higher education institutions and nonprofits to build or expand their scientific research capabilities. The grants, part of the American Recovery and Reinvestments Act of 2009, will be competitive, with Letters of Intent due to NIST by June 25, and full proposals by August 10. A variety of facilities--labs, test and measurement facilities, research computing facilities, observatories—will be considered.
Lookout Ventures Plans RTP-like Development in North Carolina
A 1,000-acre Wake county site 12 miles from Research Triangle Park (RTP) may house another RTP-like development. “Veridia” (a name combining Latin “veritas” or truth, and “verdant” meaning green, with “idea”) is the brain-child of Tom Hendrickson, a principal at Zebulon, NC-based Lookout Ventures real estate development company. Combining facilities for residential, retail, technology and biotechnology operations, as well as greenways and parks, the urban, sustainable development facilities may incorporate LEED guidelines.