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Princeton University Designs Andlinger Center for Energy and Environment
Princeton University is planning to construct the Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment in Princeton, N.J. The 127,000-sf facility represents an expansion of the School of Engineering and Applied Science and will feature a cleanroom, research laboratories, classrooms, offices, a lecture hall, and conference rooms. Designed by Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects of New York to promote interdisciplinary collaboration and foster industry partnerships, the facility will be built to meet high standards for sustainable construction.
Hartford Hospital Builds Biomedical Research Facilities
Hartford Hospital was awarded $3.2 million in federal stimulus funding in early 2010 to construct two additions to the Olin Neuropsychiatry Research Center in Hartford, Conn. The two-story, 6,700-sf facility Research Staff Addition will be built as an expansion of the Huntington Building. A new MRI instrument will be located in the 1,800-sf ONRC Magnet addition.
University of Cincinnati Renovates Kettering Laboratory
The University of Cincinnati is planning a renovation of 8,910 sf in Kettering Laboratory to house environmental health research. Supported by $4.8 million in federal stimulus funding, the project will also include conversion of an existing 4,355 gsf atrium to create interdisciplinary research space. Designed to optimize energy performance and efficiency, the completed facility will house the transdisciplinary Center for Epigenetic Epidemiology.
Ohio State University Renovates Biomedical Research Facilities
Ohio State University is planning two research facility renovation projects in Columbus. Both projects are supported by federal stimulus funding and are slated for completion in 2014. An award of $8 million will support the buildout of 24,000 asf in the Biomedical Research Tower to accommodate the Experimental Therapeutics Program of The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center.
Colorado State University Opens Research Innovation Center
Colorado State University (CSU) opened the $53 million Research Innovation Center in Fort Collins in May of 2010. Located on CSU’s Foothills campus, the 72,000-sf facility will support accelerated development of vaccines and therapeutics by co-locating researchers and private industry tenants. The two-story building houses biosafety facilities, wet laboratories, offices, conference rooms, and a vivarium for rodents.