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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).
NASA's Exploration Sciences Building Achieves LEED Gold
The Exploration Sciences Building at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center was awarded LEED Gold sustainable design certification in February of 2010. The 200,000-sf facility is located in Greenbelt, Md., and houses nearly 60 laboratories. The project team included architectural firm EwingCole of Philadelphia and Manhattan Construction Company of Washington, D.C. Construction began in June of 2007 and was completed in 29 months.
West Virginia University Renovates Physics Facilities
West Virginia University broke ground on a $33 million renovation of White Hall in Morgantown in February of 2010. Creating a rooftop planetarium, two 175-seat technology-rich classrooms, and laboratories for teaching and research, the completed project will house the relocated Department of Physics. Demolition began in early 2010 with occupancy expected in fall of 2011.
California State University San Marcos Builds Social and Behavioral Science Building
California State University San Marcos’s $40 million Social and Behavioral Science Building is slated for completion in fall of 2011. The 106,000-sf facility will house seven conference rooms, eight classrooms, 13 labs, 14 academic department suites, 125 faculty offices, and graduate research space. Designed by AC Martin Partners, the four-story project will house anthropology, economics, political science, psychology, sociology, women’s studies, liberal studies, human development, communications, and American Indian studies.