Wheaton College’s Science Center was awarded LEED Gold sustainable design certification in November of 2010. Located in Wheaton, Ill., the five-story, 134,730-sf facility houses classrooms, research labs, and teaching labs for biology, chemistry, geology, and environmental studies. The $50 million center also provides a research greenhouse, an observatory, and a science museum. The facility was designed by FGM Architects.
The University of Arizona College of Medicine initiated construction on the $129 million Health Sciences Education Building in Phoenix in late October of 2010. Located on the Phoenix Biomedical Campus, the 264,000-sf interdisciplinary facility will provide classrooms, laboratories, pre-clinical training suites, faculty offices, and study areas. The six-story building will also house programs for the UA College of Pharmacy, Northern Arizona University’s College of Health and Human Services, and Arizona State University’s College of Nursing.
The University of Texas at Austin broke ground on the $120 million Bill & Melinda Gates Computer Science Complex and Dell Computer Science Hall in November of 2010. Designed by Pelli Clarke Pelli, the 140,000-sf facility will include 10 research clusters of integrated laboratory and office space to foster interaction and collaboration. The complex will also house a large atrium, a conference room, computer labs, and study lounges. Completion is expected in December of 2012.
Macquarie University has selected Watpac Construction to build the $75 million Australian Hearing Hub in Sydney. Supporting research on audiology, speech, and language disorders, the six-story 20,000-nsm facility will include an anechoic chamber, a 150-seat lecture hall, a magnetoencephalograph (MEG) suite, conference rooms, classrooms, a library, and a café.
The University of Guelph is building the $33.6 million Alexander Hall in Guelph, Ontario. The project involves renovation and retrofitting of the existing 130,000-sf Axelrod Building. The sustainably designed facility will support research and instruction in environmental science. Construction began in 2009 with completion expected in 2011.
Los Angeles Trade Technical College has selected the design-build team of Bernards/HMC Architects to construct the $90 million Construction Technology Building. The three-story, 139,000-sf training center will support instruction in building trades, architecture, and contractor licensing. LEED Gold sustainable design certification will be sought for the facility, which will function as a teaching tool for advanced building systems. The project includes construction of a six-story, 1,000-space, net zero parking structure.
The University of Massachusetts Amherst is building the $156 million New Laboratory Science Building. Ground was broken on the 318,000-gsf research facility in February of 2010 and the north wing of the building is expected to open in fall of 2012. The facility will be connected to the existing Integrated Sciences Building and will include shell space to accommodate future research needs. Designed by Wilson Architects of Boston, the New Laboratory Science Building will provide modern labs arranged in interdisciplinary research clusters.
Montgomery College is constructing the $74 million Rockville Science Center in Maryland. Slated for occupancy in fall of 2011, the four-story facility will provide a total of 29 laboratories for biology, chemistry, physics, and engineering. The 140,000-sf center features a green roof, a photovoltaic array, and an astronomical observatory. Construction began on the project in 2009.
Hackensack University Medical Center dedicated the $130 million John Theurer Cancer Center in October of 2010. The five-story, 155,000-sf outpatient facility features a four-story atrium, healing gardens, radiation oncology suites, four linear accelerator vaults, advanced imaging technologies, and a kitchen for cooking classes. The center was built by William Blanchard Co. of Springfield. The duration of construction was two and a half years.
The University of Massachusetts is planning to build the $85 million New Academic Classroom Building in Amherst. Designed by Burt Hill, the five-story 150,000-sf facility will provide 1,800 classroom seats and academic space for programs in communications, journalism and linguistics. Completion is expected by January of 2014.
The University of Oregon began building the $65 million Lewis Integrative Science Building in Eugene in October of 2010. The five-story, 100,000-sf building will provide interdisciplinary research and teaching facilities including classrooms, 30,000 sf of laboratory space for life and materials sciences, and 46 faculty offices. Designed by THA Architecture and HDR to foster interaction and collaboration, the project will include shared analysis facilities, advanced imaging equipment, and conference rooms.
The University of California, Los Angles will begin construction in fall of 2011 on the $30 million Western Institute of Nanotechnology on Green Engineering and Metrology. Providing 35,000 sf of laboratory space on four floors, the facility will support research and instruction for the Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science. The building will also house the Center on Functional Engineered Nano Architectonics and the Energy Frontier Research Center on Molecularly Engineered Energy Materials.
Colorado State University will break ground on a $69 million facility for the School of Biomedical Engineering in April of 2011. Located in Fort Collins, the 122,000-sf Engineering II facility will house multidisciplinary research laboratories and instructional space. LEED Gold sustainable design certification will be sought for the project. Completion is expected in fall of 2012.
Ground was broken in October of 2010 on the $8 million Sustainable Energy Technology Center (SenTec) in Danville, Va. The 25,000-sf facility will promote the development of biofuels with research laboratories, support labs, graduate student research spaces, and faculty offices. The building is located on the campus of the Institute for Advanced Learning and Research. The lead design architect for the project is Dewberry with Lord, Aeck & Sargent as laboratory design architect and sustainability consultant.
Lawrence Technological University will begin construction in January of 2011 on a $1.6 million renovation of its life sciences research laboratories in Southfield, Mich. The completed facility will include a chemistry lab, a molecular and cell biology lab, and an instrumentation room. The project is supported by $1.3 million in funding from the National Science Foundation. Completion is expected in fall of 2011.
