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Research Facilities Design (RFD) is a firm of laboratory design consultants focused exclusively on the programming and design of laboratory buildings for industry, healthcare, research and education. Since 1984 RFD has provided laboratory design services for over one thousand projects in the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, Malaysia, Kuwait, Abu Dhabi, and Egypt. These projects represent a wide range of facility and client types, including Biomedical, Bioscience, Physical Science, Engineering and Nanotechnology Research, University and College teaching facilities for private and public institutions, and research facilities for research institutes. The firm has also provided laboratory design services for Biotechnology and Biopharmaceutical companies and a variety of research buildings for the Federal Government.

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Malcolm Barksdale

3965 Fifth Avenue
Suite 400
San Diego, CA 92103-3107
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Gonzaga University Plans Integrated Science and Engineering Building

Published 8/23/2019

Gonzaga University will begin construction in fall of 2019 on the $56 million Integrated Science and Engineering Building in Spokane, Wash. Designed by SRG Architects in association with Integrus, the collaborative 82,679-sf facility will physically connect to the PACCAR Center for Applied Science and Hughes Hall to create a campus nexus for STEM education.

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Colorado State University Plans National Western Center Campus

Published 8/8/2019

Colorado State University will break ground in early 2020 on the $200 million National Western Center Campus in Denver. The 250-acre site will be redeveloped to house three new buildings accommodating research and experiential education programs on global issues including water, food, sustainability, and human and animal health.

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San Jose State University Breaks Ground on Interdisciplinary Science Building

Published 5/10/2019

San Jose State University broke ground in April of 2019 on the $181 million Interdisciplinary Science Building in San José, Calif. Designed by Flad Architects with Research Facilities Design (RFD) as laboratory design consultant, the eight-story, 161,200-sf facility will provide state-of-the-art teaching and research labs, flexible learning environments, collaboration hubs, and administrative offices.

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Simon Fraser University Opens Sustainable Energy Engineering Building

Published 5/7/2019

Simon Fraser University opened the CAD$126 million Sustainable Energy Engineering building in April of 2019 in Surrey, British Columbia. Designed by Revery Architecture with Research Facilities Design (RFD) as laboratory design consultant, the 220,200-sf facility will accommodate programs in renewable energy, sustainable manufacturing, mechatronics, and clean power generation.

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