Washington State University is planning to initiate construction in summer of 2009 on two facilities on its 350-acre Vancouver campus. The $59.4 million, 71,600-sf project was designed by LMN Architects of Seattle. The $42.6 million, four-story Applied Technology Classroom Building will provide instructional spaces, engineering research facilities, and faculty offices.
Perot Systems began construction in October of 2008 on its 150,000-sf office facility in Lincoln, Neb. Located in the University of Nebraska Technology Park, the project is being built by KDC (Koll Development Company) to meet LEED sustainable design standards. Completion is slated for the third quarter of 2009. The building will house 1,000 employees. Perot Systems is a provider of information technology and business services.
The University of Queensland began construction in fall of 2008 on the $7 million Mineral Characterisation Research Facility (MCRF) in Brisbane, Australia. Located in the University's experimental mine at Indooroopilly, the project aims to boost metal production and reduce the use of mining electricity. The three-story facility is part of the Sustainable Minerals Institute and will accommodate research labs and office space for academic and industry partners. Completion is expected in mid-2009.
The University of Illinois broke ground on the $72.5 million Petascale Computing Facility at the National Center for Super Computing Applications in Urbana-Champaign in November of 2008. The 95,000-sf Blue Waters Data Processing Center will include a command center, offices, loading docks, and a system administration center. A 20,000-sf water-cooled machine room with a six-foot raised floor will hold the IBM Blue Waters supercomputer and other systems.
Marshall University is constructing an off-campus forensic science center in Huntington, W.V. The $4 million project will house two classrooms and a digital evidence laboratory. The three-story, 15,000-sf facility will open in August of 2009.
The University of South Carolina Upstate broke ground on the $30 million George Dean Johnson, Jr. College of Business and Economics in Spartanburg in November of 2008. Designed by David M. Schwarz Architects with McMillan Smith & Partners as production architect, three-story, 60,000-sf facility is expected to reach completion in May of 2010. The building houses classrooms, computer labs, offices, and incubator space. The project construction manager is Linbeck.
Torbay Hospital is building a £5 million education and research center in Torquay, United Kingdom. Featuring a virtual operating theater and computer simulators, the three-story project will support training in advanced surgical techniques. The facility is being built by general contractor Kier Western. Slated for completion in early 2009, the building includes a clinical learning zone with teaching facilities.
Nipissing University opened its $6.6 million instructional facility in Bracebridge, Ontario, in October of 2008. The two-story, 26,000-sf building is sited on the University’s Muskoka campus and includes a 100-seat lecture hall, ten classrooms, meeting and seminar rooms, faculty offices, a science laboratory, and a learning commons. The facility can accommodate 675 students and features wireless technology. Construction began in the project in October of 2007.
Yale University will break ground in January of 2009 on the 180,000-sf Yale Biology Building in New Haven, Conn. The $200 million project will connect to the Gibbs Research Laboratory and is slated for completion in August of 2011. Designed by Cesar Pelli, the Yale Biology Building is expected to meet LEED Platinum sustainable design standards.
Washington University in St. Louis broke ground on a 150,875-sf energy and environmental science facility in late October of 2008. Housing the School of Engineering & Applied Science, the Stephen and Camilla Brauer Building will connect to the existing biomedical engineering facility, Whitaker Hall. The project will provide research and instructional laboratories, classrooms, conference rooms, and faculty offices for the School of Engineering's Department of Energy, Environmental & Chemical Engineering (EECE).
Highline Community College’s Marine Science and Technology Center (MaST) opened in Redondo, Wash., in late summer of 2008. The 2,500-sf facility features five aquariums, three ‘touch’ tanks, and direct saltwater access. The building houses research and classroom space for oceanography, marine biology, and environmental science. Construction began on the $2 million project in 2006.
The University of South Carolina broke ground in late 2008 on the $30 million Horizon II facility in Columbia, S.C. The five-story, 110,000-sf building is being built by general contractor Kirco. Completion is expected in 2009. Two five-story academic and research buildings, Horizon I and Discovery I, are also expected to reach completion in 2009.
Pennsylvania State University is constructing the $121 million Cancer Institute at Hershey Medical Center in Hershey, Pa. Slated for occupancy in spring of 2009, the facility will house clinical and basic science research laboratories and instructional facilities for the College of Medicine.
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill dedicated the Frederick P. Brooks Jr. Computer Science Building in October of 2008. The 30,000-sf, four-story facility features laboratories for graphics and computer security, classrooms, faculty offices, and a seminar room. The building is connected to Sitterson Hall, which houses the University’s computer science department. The Brooks Building is part of the $205 million Carolina Physical Science Complex in the College of Arts and Sciences.
The University of Texas is constructing a three-building biomedical complex in Houston. The three facilities total approximately 400,000 sf and have a construction cost of $161.5 million. The $90 million UT Dental Branch facility is slated for completion in 2010. The $23 million Neuroscience Building will be completed in 2009. The $41 million Biomedical Research and Education Facility, also slated for completion in 2009, will promote translational research by exploring the intersection of engineering and medicine. The three projects broke ground in August of 2007.
