Industry News

The Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center is planning to build a 10-acre research park in Torrance, Calif. The project team includes ZGF Architects and general contractor Webcor Builders. The research park represents a public-private partnership with the County of Los Angeles.

The University of Massachusetts will build the $186.5 million Commonwealth Honors College campus in Amherst. Slated for completion in 2013, the complex will include classrooms, administrative offices, a conference center, student housing, and apartments for faculty and staff. Site preparation began in June of 2011. 

Ohio State University will begin building the $126 million Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and Chemistry Building in Columbus in summer of 2012. The 225,000-gsf facility will house research laboratories. 

Nolato is investing $9.6 million to expand its injection molding facility in Mosonmagyaróvár, Hungary. The project includes construction of a 39,826-sf cleanroom, production, and warehouse facility for the creation of components for medical devices. Completion is expected by early 2013. Nolato Medical is based in Sweden. 

The University of British Columbia opened the Centre for Interactive Research on Sustainability (CIRS) in Vancouver in November of 2011. The $37 million facility is heralded as the most sustainable building in North America and will act as a living laboratory for research and innovation on global sustainability challenges. CIRS is one of only a handful of buildings worldwide that provide “net positive” benefits to the environment.