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Jackson Laboratory Opens Mouse Isolation Facility
The Jackson Laboratory completed construction of the $6 million Importation/Isolation Facility in Bar Harbor, Maine, in September of 2010. Housing 22,500 sf of laboratory space, the three-story facility was designed by RMW architecture & interiors of Sacramento, Calif., and built by Consigli Construction of Portland, Maine. The MEP engineer was WBRC A/E of Bangor, Maine, with Becker Structural of Portland as structural engineer.
University of Florida Opens Small Animal Hospital
The University of Florida will open its $58 million Small Animal Hospital in Gainesville on November 1, 2010. Featuring expanded treatment and examination areas, the 100,000-sf facility includes a cardiac catheterization laboratory and a linear accelerator. Construction began on the hospital in fall of 2008.
Cornell University Opens New York State Animal Health Diagnostic Center
Cornell University opened the $70 million New York State Animal Health Diagnostic Center in Ithaca in October of 2010. The three-story, 126,000-gsf facility houses seven BSL-3 labs, BSL-2 labs, a necropsy facility able to accommodate large animals, and diagnostic suites. The center consolidates operations previously dispersed in 12 locations and can accommodate over 200 researchers.
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences Builds Veterinary Center
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences has selected Skanska to construct a 50,000-sm veterinary and domestic animal center in Uppsala, Sweden. Developed in partnership with Akademiska Hus, the SEK 1.09 billion project will include a veterinary hospital, teaching and research laboratories, and stables. Construction will begin on the sustainably designed facility in October of 2010 with completion expected by spring of 2014.
University of Guelph Opens Animal Health Lab
The University of Guelph will open the $70 million Pathobiology and Animal Health Laboratory in October of 2010. The four-story building houses research, teaching, and animal care facilities for the Ontario Veterinary College. The project was designed by Young + Wright / IBI Group Architects and built by Bird Construction Co. The facility includes a 120-seat lecture hall, a teaching lab, seminar rooms, research laboratories, and offices.