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Construction Begins on Sustainable Energy Technology Center
The Sustainable Energy Technology Center (SENTEC) is under construction in Danville, Va. The $8 million, 26,000-sf building is located at the Institute for Advanced Learning and Research and is affiliated with Virginia Tech. The center was designed by Dewberry with Lord, Aeck & Sargent as laboratory planner and Perigon as engineer.
Toxikon Expands Bedford Vivarium
Preclinical contract research organization Toxikon is engaged in an expansion of its corporate headquarters in Bedford, Mass. The 12,000-sf project will provide additional vivarium and animal research space, including facilities for surgery, imaging, and monitoring of both small and large animals. The facility will support remote visualization of procedures to maximize research collaboration.
Air Force Opens Lackland Drug Testing Lab
The Headquarters Air Force Drug Testing Laboratory opened at Lackland Air Force Base in Texas on June 30, 2011. The 22,000-sf analytical lab will provide forensic toxicology drug testing on Air Force personnel specimens. The laboratory is housed in an existing facility that underwent a $6.5 million renovation and expansion project.
Central DuPage Hospital Constructs Inpatient Wing
Central DuPage Hospital’s new 280,000-sf wing will open in August of 2011 in Winfield, Ill. The $210 million inpatient pavilion will provide 202 private rooms, six ambulance bays, and surgical suites. Ground was broken on the project in April of 2009.
University of Winnipeg Opens Science Complex and Richardson College for the Environment
The University of Winnipeg opened the 155,000-sf Science Complex and Richardson College for the Environment in June of 2011. The $67 million project features 30 research and teaching labs, classrooms, offices, a vivarium, a digital media lab, and a rooftop greenhouse. The facility houses the departments of biology, chemistry, and environmental studies. LEED certification will be sought for the building, which includes a four-story atrium with nine living trees. Ground was broken on the project in November of 2008.