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Florida International University Opens Health Science Building
Florida International University dedicated its $34 million College of Nursing and Health Sciences facility in Miami in February of 2010. The five-story, 100,000-sf building consolidates the university’s health sciences programs in a single location to support collaborative teaching and research. Designed by HOK, the facility is comprised of two wings and features simulation training suites, interactive skills laboratories, lecture classrooms, distance learning facilities, conference rooms, wet research labs, computer suites, and evaluation areas.
Proterra Plans Greenville R&D Facility
Proterra will begin construction in spring of 2010 on a $68 million research, development, and manufacturing facility in Greenville, S.C. Located at the Clemson University International Center for Automotive Research (CU-ICAR), the 240,000-sf building will be sited on five acres. Proterra is based in Golden, Colo., and is a manufacturer of electric and hybrid drive trains for buses, trucks, and other vehicles.
UC Riverside Opens Stem Cell Research Lab
The University of California Riverside celebrated the opening of the Stem Cell Core Facility (SCCF) in February of 2010. Located in Noel Keen Hall, the 2,000-sf facility features a Nikon BioStation CT incubator and advanced microscopy instrumentation. The project was funded by $2.8 million from the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine.
University of Hawaii at Hilo Constructs Science and Technology Building
The University of Hawaii at Hilo’s $28 million Science and Technology Building is slated for completion in October of 2010. The 41,560-sf facility will house classrooms, laboratories, faculty offices, and research space for the departments of physics, astronomy, and chemistry.
University of Colorado Constructs Biotechnology Building
The University of Colorado is building the Jennie Smoly Caruthers Biotechnology Building in Boulder. Ground was broken on the interdisciplinary project in September of 2009 with completion expected in fall of 2011. The cost of the first phase of construction is $145 million. The 257,000-sf research and teaching facility will house the department of chemical and biological engineering, the biochemistry division of the department of chemistry and biochemistry, and the Colorado Initiative in Molecular Biotechnology (CIMB).