The University of North Texas Health Science Center (UNTHSC) renovated two floors of its Research and Education Building to accommodate a new College of Pharmacy program and the associated accreditation requirements. The spaces include both instructional and research labs.
Montana Tech will break ground in April of 2015 on the $10 million Natural Resources Research Center in Butte. Representing an expansion of the existing Engineering Laboratory Classroom Building, the three-story, 32,000-sf addition will provide instructional space, a student project studio area, and labs for nanotechnology, energy, and petroleum research. Occupancy is expected in fall of 2016.
The Tata Institute of Fundamental Research is planning to build the $240 million India-based Neutrino Observatory (INO) in Bodi West Hills in the Theni district of Tamil Nadu. Developed in collaboration with the Indian Institutes of Technology and over 20 universities and research institutions, the project will support experimental physics research on atmospheric neutrinos produced by cosmic rays in the earth’s atmosphere. The facility will be constructed over 4,000 feet below the earth's surface and is expected to be fully operational in 2022.
Arizona State University is building the $129 million Arizona Center for Law and Society in Tempe. Housing the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law, the 280,000-gsf facility will provide advanced classrooms and simulation suites, the Ross-Blakley Law Library, and several public policy and outreach centers. The project was designed by Ennead Architects of New York City and Jones Studio of Phoenix. The facility is being built by DPR Construction with BuroHappold as engineering consultant.
Qatar University has selected WorkingBuildings of Atlanta to design, build, and provide operational support for the new BSL-3 Select Agent Laboratory in Doha, Qatar. Located at the New Research Complex, the facility will support the study of emerging infectious diseases and other biological threats. The laboratory will enable rapid response to regional public health issues as well as accommodating investigations involving biological or chemical terrorism.
The University of California, Los Angeles is constructing the $130 million Engineering VI building for the Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science. The six-story, 150,000-sf project was designed by BNIM and Moore Ruble Yudell with Research Facilities Design (RFD) as laboratory design consultant. The multidisciplinary facility will provide temperature-stabilized, low-vibration, and low-electromagnetic environments for the development of advanced energy technologies.
The University of Strathclyde will open the $138 million Technology and Innovation Centre (TIC) in Glasgow in March of 2015. The nine-story, 269,000-sf building will provide 100 laboratories, two auditoriums, offices, and a central atrium. The facility will house the Fraunhofer Centre for Applied Photonics as well as five test cells on the basement level for the study of high-intensity radiation.
Oklahoma State University is expanding the College of Human Sciences in Stillwater, Okla. Ground was broken in October of 2014 on a 76,706-sf wing that will provide research, teaching, and administrative space. The expansion was designed by LWPB Architecture in association with DLR Group to support experiential learning and collaboration. The building will provide 27,000 sf of lab space, virtual and augmented reality suites, and a central atrium with abundant natural light. Completion is expected in fall of 2016.
The University of Houston is constructing the $51 million Multidisciplinary Research and Engineering Building. Housing shared core facilities for multiple departments, the four-story, 120,000-gsf project will provide the Cullen College of Engineering with wet research labs, a visualization suite, a high performance computational center, and an NMR spectrometer lab. Ground was broken in October of 2014 and occupancy is slated for fall of 2016.
The College of William & Mary is building the third phase of the Integrated Science Center (ISC) in Williamsburg, Va. Supporting programs in applied science, biology, chemistry, psychology, and computer modeling, the $78 million ISC 3 will feature core labs with advanced instrumentation and a 300-seat lecture hall. Designed by EYP Architecture & Engineering, the four-story, 113,000-sf project will include construction of a rooftop greenhouse on the adjacent ISC 2. The general contractor is Whiting-Turner.
The University of Maryland is building a new facility for the Clark School of Engineering in College Park. Ground was broken in November of 2014 on the 184,000-sf A. James Clark Hall, a collaborative, multidisciplinary facility created to support the development of advanced biomedical technologies. Designed by Ballinger, the building will provide a new home for the Fischell Department of Bioengineering and the Robert E. Fischell Institute for Biomedical Devices.
The University of Aberystwyth is planning to build the $62.5 million Innovation and Enterprise Campus in Wales in the United Kingdom.
Canisius College is building the interdisciplinary Science Hall in Buffalo, N.Y. The first $68 million phase was completed in August of 2012, comprising renovations to the first and lower levels of the building to create teaching labs and offices for the departments of computer science, mathematics/statistics, and physics. Construction will begin in 2016 on the next $17.8 million phase of construction, which includes fit-out of the second floor of the building for programs in anthrozoology, biology, pre-med, animal behavior, ecology, and conservation.
SUNY Polytechnic is building the $191 million Zero-Energy Nanotechnology (ZEN) building in Albany, N.Y. Designed by EYP Architecture & Engineering to support clean energy research, the 360,000-sf facility will provide labs, classrooms, offices, and a large central atrium. The building will also house the new data center for the state of New York and the headquarters of the U.S. Photovoltaic Manufacturing Consortium. CommerceHub will occupy 50,000 sf in the building.
Kent State University will begin construction in fall of 2015 on the $37.6 million Integrated Sciences Building in Kent, Ohio. Designed by Ayers Saint Gross and built by Turner Construction, the 57,000-gsf facility will be physically connected to the existing Williams Hall and will include 13,500 sf of shell space on the basement level. A minimum of LEED Silver sustainable design certification will be sought for the project. Completion is expected in summer of 2017.
