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Mount Desert Island Biological Lab Plans Center for Marine Functional Genomic Studies
The Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory will construct the Center for Marine Functional Genomic Studies in Salisbury Cove, Maine. The 13,267-sf facility will house multidisciplinary research labs, core facilities, and support space. The building will also provide research space for Maine's IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence (INBRE). The project is supported by $3.8 million in federal stimulus funding.
Texas A&M University Plans Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Build-Out
Texas A&M University will build out 12,680 asf of shell space in the Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Building in College Station to house laboratories, equipment, and cold room space. Accommodating research in structural biology, synthetic chemistry, drug discovery, molecular virology, and cancer biology, the project will support collaborative translational research. The facility is supported by $3.5 million in federal stimulus funding and will meet LEED Silver sustainable design standards.
Los Robles Hospital & Medical Center Expands in Thousand Oaks
Los Robles Hospital & Medical Center is initiating a $245 million expansion of its hospital campus in Thousand Oaks, Calif. A four-story patient tower providing 60 beds will be built and a fourth floor will be added to an existing building. The project will enable Los Robles to comply with state seismic safety regulations. A new parking structure will also be constructed.
Temple University School of Medicine Plans Institute for Translational Neuroscience
Temple University School of Medicine is planning to construct the 32,400-sf Institute for Translational Neuroscience in Philadelphia. Providing research laboratories for 31 faculty members, the contiguous research facility will be built in existing shell space on the eighth floor of an existing building. The project is supported by $11.8 million in federal stimulus funding. LEED sustainable design certification will be sought for the facility.
Sennheiser Completes Production and Technology Center
Sennheiser completed construction of its Production and Technology Center in July of 2010 in Wennebostel, Germany. Accommodating 440 employees, the facility houses laboratories, offices, and space for manufacturing, assembly, and testing. Construction began on the project in November of 2008. Sennheiser is a maker of microphones, RF-wireless and infrared sound transmitters, headphone transducers, and active noise-cancellation products.