Higher Education

The University of Missouri-Columbia and the National Institutes of Health have awarded K&S Associates of St. Louis the $12.6 million contract to construct the new Regional Biocontainment Laboratory (RBL). Located on the east campus with the Veterinary Medicine Complex, the 23,000-gsf BSL-3 facility will contain 9,768 sf of research and support space. The facility will feature a penthouse and full basement for HVAC, mechanical, and electrical systems and equipment.

The University of California, Irvine is constructing a new 480,000-sf academic medical center at its existing medical campus in Orange, Calif. The $371-million hospital will accommodate 191 beds with space for future expansion. Designed by HOK, the seven story plus basement facility will feature 13 operating rooms; three interventional procedure rooms; laboratories; adult, pediatric, and neonatal ICUs; private patient rooms; a burn unit; and a connecting link to the existing tower structure.

Pennsylvania State University is planning to construct a 350,000-sf Materials/Life Science research facility at its campus in University Park. The total project investment for the biomedical and nanotechnology engineering facility is estimated at $190 million.

McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) is in the design phase of the development of the Glen Campus in Montreal. To be located on a 43-acre former brownfield site, the nearly $1.6 million (Canadian) redevelopment project will involve the creation of an academic healthcare campus and hospital dedicated to integrated clinical care, research, and teaching.

Emory University has received $261.5 million from the Robert W. Woodruff Foundation to fund expansion and renovation of its healthcare and research operations. A $240-million modernization of the outpatient care facilities at the Woodruff Health Sciences Center will enable the implementation of a patient-centered treatment model supported by translational research.

The University of Chicago has begun construction on a 396,000-sf residence hall and dining facility at its Chicago campus. Designed by architects Goody Clancy and Campbell Tiu Campbell, the project is being built by a joint venture of Gilbane Building Company, UBM, Inc., and Ardmore Associates.

The University of Toledo is planning to construct a 43,000-sf College of Pharmacy facility on its Ohio health sciences campus. Providing additional laboratories and research space, the $15 million project will be constructed on the site of the Medical University of Ohio; the two institutions merged in summer of 2006. Poggemeyer Design Group of Bowling Green, Ohio is the project architect. Construction of the new building will allow the College of Pharmacy to utilize its existing home in Wolfe Hall for other laboratory classes.

Binghamton University is planning to initiate construction on a new research facility, Science V, in spring or fall of 2008. Currently in the design phase, the project will provide additional research and surge space and will be located between Science III and Science IV on the school's Binghamton, N.Y. campus. Completion is expected in fall of 2010. The University will also construct a new engineering facility in the Innovative Technologies Complex, which opened in fall of 2006.

Texas Woman's University is planning to break ground in 2008 on the $32-million T. Boone Pickens Institute of Health Sciences in Dallas. Combining two of TWU's existing educational sites, the new facility will be located in the Southwestern Medical District at the TWU Parkland location. Accommodating programs in nursing, physical and occupational therapy, healthcare administration, and library science, the 143,000-sf multi-building campus will also house the TWU Stroke Center.

The University of California Davis Medical Center is planning to construct the $75-million Center for Regenerative Science and Therapies in Davis, Calif. The University-funded sterile stem cell research laboratory will include testing and manufacturing capabilities and will partner with the California National Primate Research Center and other campus laboratories. Initial construction fees, yet to be approved by the UC Board of Regents, are estimated at $22 million.

Dartmouth College is planning to construct the C. Everett Koop Medical Science Complex on its Hanover, N.H., campus. The $140 million, 283,085-gsf facility is expected to begin construction in late summer of 2007 and reach initial occupancy in fall of 2009. Designed to foster interaction and collaboration, the Koop Complex will bring together research, patient care, clinical, and academic programs.

The University of California, Berkeley is engaged in a $39-million seismic upgrade and complete interior renovation of the Doe Annex building, part of the Bancroft Library. Upon completion in spring 2008, the 130,000-sf, 6-level library will include: new interior shear walls and foundations; state-of-the-art MEP systems, including fire and life safety systems; extensive security and HVAC systems to protect all materials; fixed and moveable high density shelving units for manuscript storage; and a new rotunda entrance.

The University of South Florida is planning to construct the 226,000-sf Marshall Center on its Tampa campus. As the hub of student activity, the four-story building will be located just north of the existing Marshall Center and will include a food court and sports grill, an oval-shaped theater, a ballroom, an Internet cafe, a lounge, and numerous meeting rooms. It will also include student activity, student government, and administrative spaces. The Beck Group is handling both the pre-construction and construction management of the project.

Lewis and Clark Community College will begin construction in spring of 2007 on The National Great Rivers Research and Education Center. To be built near Godfrey, Ill., at the confluence of the Mississippi, Illinois, and Missouri Rivers, the river ecology center will provide space for teaching and public outreach as well as developing watershed and river management strategies.

Stonehill College has selected The S/L/A/M Collaborative to provide full architectural and engineering services for its new $34-million Science Center in Easton, Mass. The 89,000-sf building, prominently sited near the College's main entrance, will provide space for integrated science teaching and research in the fields of biology, chemistry, biochemistry, physics, and psychology.