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Pacific Northwest National Lab Completes Physical Sciences Facility
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory has completed construction of the $224 million Physical Sciences Facility in Richland, Wash. The 200,000-sf project was designed by Flad Architects and built by a joint venture of Lydig Construction and George Grant. The Physical Sciences Facility supports national security and energy research missions with three main buildings: radiation detection, materials science and technology, and nuclear and chemical weapons compliance testing.
Wheaton College Constructs Science and Technology Center
Wheaton College is building the $42 million Mars Science and Technology Center in Norton, Mass. The 99,000-sf project includes renovation of the first floor of the existing science center and construction of a three-story, 77,800-sf building. Designed by Einhorn Yaffee Prescott, the facility will provide teaching and research labs and will house the departments of biology, chemistry, math, computer sciences, physics, and astronomy. The general contractor for the project is BOND Construction.
South Dakota State University Dedicates Avera Health and Science Center
South Dakota State University dedicated the $51 million Avera Health and Science Center in September of 2010. The 144,000-sf facility is located in Brookings, S.D., and was created in partnership with Avera Health. Comprising 96,000 sf of new construction and 48,000 sf of renovated space, the building provides classrooms, teaching and research labs, and faculty offices for the College of Pharmacy and the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry. Construction began on the project in June of 2008.
NICE Plans Salina Nanotech Facility
The Nanotechnology Innovation and Commercialization Excelerator (NICE) will renovate 100,000 sf in an existing building in Salina, N.Y., to create a nanotechnology research facility. The $16 million project will transform Building #3 in Electronics Park to provide technology development labs and a business incubator. Construction will begin on the project in early 2011 with completion expected in fall of 2012.
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Breaks Ground on Sensor Lab
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) broke ground in August of 2010 on the 27,000-sf Laboratory for Ocean Sensors and Observing Systems in Woods Hole, Mass. The facility was designed by Ellenzweig Architecture with Columbia Construction as construction manager.