Research and Development

The University of Ottawa is building the CAD$115 million Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Complex. Designed by Perkins+Will Canada, the 312,000-sf facility will feature open-plan teaching labs, a dedicated prototyping center, makerspaces with 3D printers, and an entrepreneurship hub. The project team includes general contractor PCL Construction, project manager CBRE, mechanical/electrical engineer Bouthillette Parizeau, and structural engineer Cleland Jardine.

Colorado State University celebrated the opening of the $56.4 million Chemistry Research Building in Fort Collins in October of 2017. Designed by Hord Coplan Macht and Ratio Architects, the four-story, 60,000-sf facility provides 11 faculty research areas in a collaborative open environment with an abundance of fume hoods. The laboratory design consultant for the building was Research Facilities Design (RFD).

Hitachi Chemical Advanced Therapeutics Solutions is expanding its cell and gene therapy manufacturing operations in Allendale, N.J. The project includes construction of a 49,700-sf addition accommodating the Center for Innovation and Engineering, controlled environment rooms, and labs for microbiology, manufacturing development, and quality control. An existing 30,000-sf cleanroom production facility will also be renovated. Completion is expected in mid-2018. 

The College of New Jersey opened the $75 million STEM Building in October of 2017 in Ewing Township. Supporting programs in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, the 89,000-sf facility houses the departments of biomedical engineering, mechanical engineering, and computer science. Designed by EYP Architecture & Engineering to provide integrated teaching and research space, the multidisciplinary building offers classrooms, informal learning areas, a metal fabrication workshop, and a physiology lab.

Sacramento State University broke ground in September of 2017 on the $91 million Science II facility in Sacramento, Calif. Accommodating the departments of biology and chemistry, the five-story, 96,631-sf project will offer 30 glass-walled teaching and research labs, classrooms, collaboration spaces, a 2,500-sf planetarium, and a rooftop observatory. The design-build team includes CO Architects and Sundt Construction.

The University of Michigan is planning to begin construction in spring of 2018 on the $90 million Engineering Laboratory Building (ELB) in Dearborn. Designed by SmithGroupJJR, the 120,000-sf project will include 63,000 sf of new construction and 57,000 sf of renovated space. Promoting collaborative learning and innovation, the multidisciplinary facility will offer 28 labs, 23 faculty offices, and five general classrooms.

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory broke ground in October of 2017 on the $75 million Center for Therapeutics Research in Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y. The project includes renovation of the existing Demerec Lab to create a 26,000-sf facility accommodating collaborative research in biology, chemistry, and genomics. The center will support the development of treatments for cancer, diabetes, leukemia, autism, and obesity. Completion is expected in late 2018.

Purdue University is planning to break ground in fall of 2018 on a $35 million equine hospital at the College of Veterinary Medicine in West Lafayette, Ind. Offering clinical, research, and instructional space, the 76,000-sf facility will include an imaging suite, an intensive care unit, and technology-rich operating rooms. The project represents the first phase of the redevelopment of Purdue’s Veterinary Teaching Hospital. A small animal facility and a food animal building will be constructed in the future.

Tufts University opened the 177,000-gsf Science and Engineering Complex in October of 2017 in Boston. The $110 million project included construction of a five-story, 79,000-sf facility and the renovation of two adjoining halls. Designed to promote collaborative research in life science, neuroscience, and environmental science, the new building provides three floors of wet research space, four core facilities, two imaging suites, a mass spectrometer suite, four teaching labs, and seven meeting rooms.

ADC Biotechnology is planning to build a 70,000-sf bioconjugation facility in Deeside in the United Kingdom. Featuring GMP production suites, the $11 million integrated facility will support the manufacture of antibody drug conjugates for all clinical phases as well as small-scale commercial production. The project will include space for R&D, process development, quality control, and warehousing. Operations will commence by December of 2018.

Sartorius Stedim Cellca is constructing a $35 million Cell Culture Technology Center in Ulm, Germany. Located at Science Park III in Eselsberg, the lab and office facility will support the development of cell culture and protein production technologies. Completion is expected in 2019. 

UT Southwestern is initiating a $480 million expansion of William P. Clements Jr. University Hospital in Dallas. Providing a consolidated location for medical specialties, the 12-story, 650,000-sf tower will house the Peter O’Donnell Jr. Brain Institute, 19 operating rooms, an emergency department, and acute inpatient care facilities. The project will provide 300 new beds and two parking structures. Occupancy is expected in 2020. 

Vanderbilt University’s new Engineering and Science Building (ESB) brings the physical sciences and engineering together to expand interdisciplinary research in biomedical engineering, energy, and materials; recruit faculty in areas of nanotechnology and environmental engineering; and create a new undergraduate research-focused culture on campus.

The University of Vermont celebrated the opening of the 100,000-gsf Discovery Hall in October of 2017 in Burlington. The interdisciplinary facility was designed by Ellenzweig and Freeman French Freeman to support STEM programs in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Discovery Hall provides 14 flexible teaching labs and 22 faculty research labs for the departments of chemistry, physics, mathematics, computer science, mechanical engineering, civil and environmental engineering, and electrical and biomedical engineering.

Wexford Science & Technology broke ground in late September of 2017 on a $158 million innovation center in Providence, R.I. Cambridge Innovation Center and Brown University's School of Professional Studies have signed leases for space in the 191,000-sf facility, which will include civic and nonprofit conference venues, meeting rooms, and a café. Wexford is working with developer CV Properties of Boston on the delivery of the project.