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Measuring Reverse Airflow in Laboratory Failure Conditions
A study at Yale University suggests that quantitative performance analysis of laboratory airflow may show more conclusive results than traditional methods of measurement, and thus obviate the perceived need for costly retrofits and upgrades in order to comply with the CDC/NIH’s new prohibition against reversal of airflow under failure conditions found in Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories 5th Edition (BMBL).
High Market Confidence Increases Capital Construction Costs for Near to Midterm
Non-residential construction volumes and pricing continued their upward trend in the second quarter, with prices increasing an average of 2 to 4 percent in the first half of 2013. These factors, along with growing market confidence and a narrowing labor supply, will continue to push new construction costs closer to the trend line for the near to medium term.
Translational Research Institute
Translational Research Institute (TRI) is a joint venture between The University of Queensland Diamantina Institute, Queensland University of Technology’s Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Mater Research, and the Princess Alexandra Hospital Centres for Health Research.
Paul G. Allen Center for Global Animal Health
Washington State University’s three-story, 62,000-sf Paul G. Allen Center for Global Animal Health is the first of a two-phase project dedicated to infectious disease research and animal diagnostics. It houses the Paul G. Allen School for Global Animal Health, which provides innovative solutions to global infectious disease challenges through research, education, global outreach, and application of disease control at the human-animal interface. The second phase will be completion of the Washington Animal Disease and Diagnostic Laboratory.
UCSF Funds Sandler Neurosciences Center by Forging New Partnerships
The Sandler Neurosciences Center at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), is a developer-built facility created through innovative planning, development, design, and research. A public-private partnership—an alternative to the traditional design-bid-build model—applies private-sector efficiencies to an institutional project. Benefits include faster delivery, lower costs to build and operate, and reducing institutional risk by shifting responsibility for construction and ongoing maintenance to the developer.