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Lawrence Berkeley National Lab Breaks Ground on FLEXLAB
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory broke ground on the the Facility for Low-Energy Experiments on Buildings (FLEXLAB) in December of 2012. Supporting research on the energy performance of building systems, the project will include six interior and exterior testbeds occupying a 9,000-sf footprint. Providing reconfigurable research spaces, the facility will include a double-height testbed for the study of sustainable technologies for two-story structures.
Construction Continues on Bridgepoint Hospital
The 680,000-sf Bridgepoint Hospital is slated for completion in spring of 2014. Designed by Diamond Schmitt Architects, the $1.2 million project will include medical specialties in complex chronic disease and disability care. LEED sustainable design certification will be sought for the facility, which will feature a green roof, low-flow water fixtures, and rainwater recycling.
University of Arizona Breaks Ground on Cancer Center
The University of Arizona will begin construction in December of 2012 on a $100 million outpatient cancer center located on the Phoenix Biomedical Campus. As a National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center, the five-story, 220,000-sf building will provide chemotherapy, infusion, radiation oncology, and diagnostic imaging. St.
University of Michigan Builds Electron Microbeam Analysis Lab
The University of Michigan is planning to renovate 8,900 sf in Building 22 in the North Campus Research Complex to house the Electron Microbeam Analysis Laboratory. Consolidating microscopy resources currently dispersed in two separate locations, the $4.38 project will accommodate 12 microscopes for the analysis of materials on an atomic level.
Royal DSM Builds Netherlands Research Facility
Royal DSM broke ground on a materials science research building in December of 2012 in Sittard-Geleen in the Netherlands. The R&D center will support the development of bio-based materials for the biomedical industry. Completion is expected in 2014. The project is part of a $130 million investment by Royal DSM in three new facilities in the Netherlands.