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Fitchburg State University Builds Science Building Addition
Fitchburg State University is building a $57 million, 57,000-sf addition to the Condike Science Building in Fitchburg, Mass. The completed complex will provide 100,000 sf of science labs and lecture halls for biology, chemistry, physics, and geophysical sciences. The facility will also include a vivarium, oceanography and hydrology suites, a greenhouse, and a three-story atrium. Occupancy is expected in fall of 2013.
DOE Breaks Ground on Illinois Accelerator Research Center at Fermilab
The U.S. Department of Energy broke ground on the Illinois Accelerator Research Center (IARC) in December of 2011. Located at Fermi National Laboratory in Batavia, the 42,000-sf project will provide advanced research, development, and commercialization space for particle accelerator technologies. The facility will be created by renovating and expanding an existing 36,000-sf building to house engineering labs, offices, and educational space for researchers, academia, and industry partners. Completion is expected in 2013.
Cornell University Partners with Technion-Israel Institute of Technology to Build Science College in New York
Cornell University is partnering with Technion-Israel Institute of Technology to build a $2 billion science college in New York City. Designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, the 2.1 million-sf research and innovation campus is to be located on Roosevelt Island and will include classrooms, labs, auditoriums, and housing. Classes will begin in 2012 in leased facilities, with occupancy of the first phase of construction expected in 2017. Complete build-out is expected by 2027.
Texas Tech Completes Rawls College of Business Administration
Texas Tech completed construction of the $70 million Rawls College of Business Administration in December of 2011. Located in Lubbock, Texas, the 147,500-sf facility provides technology-rich group learning spaces to support a pedagogy based on teamwork in business. The building includes classrooms, a 250-seat auditorium, student services, and faculty offices. Ground was broken on the project in October of 2009 and full occupancy is expected in spring of 2012. LEED sustainable design certification will be sought for the facility.
Biomeasure Expands in Milford
Biomeasure, a subsidiary of French pharmaceutical company Ipsen, is initiating a $45 million expansion and renovation of its campus in Milford, Mass. Ground will be broken in mid-2012 on a three-story, 62,000-sf facility housing R&D and process science labs. Two existing buildings at the site, a research facility and a cGMP manufacturing plant totaling 77,000 sf, will be extensively renovated. Completion is expected in early 2014.