Operating Cost

  • NASA Awards Ames Research Center Contract to AECOM

    Post date: 
    10-8-2017
    Dateline: 
    Moffett Field, Calif.

    NASA awarded AECOM a contract in September of 2017 to provide support services for Ames Research Center in Moffett Field, Calif.

  • Congress Moves to Increase NIH Budget; Secure Indirect Cost Recovery

    Senate Appropriations Approves $2 Billion Increase for NIH
    Post date: 
    9-20-2017

    There are positive signs that funding for scientific research will not only be maintained, but will once again increase. Earlier this month, the Senate Appropriations Committee overwhelmingly approved $36.1 billion for the National Institutes of Health for the upcoming fiscal year. If approved intact, it will mark the third consecutive year that the NIH receives a $2 billion increase. The House Appropriations Committee already approved a $1.1 billion increase.

  • Vermeulens Releases Q2-2017 Market Outlook

    Post date: 
    9-13-2017
    Dateline: 
    Boston

    Vermeulens has released its market outlook report for the second quarter of 2017. Key points include:

  • University System of New Hampshire Selects Sightlines for Facility Condition Assessment and Lifecycle Study

    Post date: 
    7-21-2017
    Dateline: 
    Guildford, Conn.

    The University System of New Hampshire has selected Sightlines to perform a comprehensive Facility Condition Assessment and lifecycle study of core buildings on th

  • Using Geothermal Exchange Systems to Achieve Zero Net Energy in Cold Climates

    Geoexchange Heat Pumps Maximize HVAC Performance of Highly Sustainable Labs
    Post date: 
    5-10-2017

    Geothermal heating and cooling exchange systems are proving to be a leading technology for achieving zero net energy consumption in cold climates. Geoexchange systems (also known as “geothermal heat pumps”) reduce energy consumption by using the earth to store heat and greatly improve HVAC efficiency. Using a network of closed-loop tubes buried deep underground, geoexchange systems require extensive planning, soil testing, and proper load design to function as intended, especially in energy-intensive lab environments. But when used with other strategies, they can play a significant role in reducing a facility’s HVAC-related energy use and carbon footprint.

  • Just Biotherapeutics Utilizes G-CON Prefabricated Cleanroom Pods in Hangzhou Bioprocessing Facility

    Post date: 
    3-29-2017
    Dateline: 
    Hangzhou, China

    Just Biotherapeutics is integrating PODs® made by G-CON Manufacturing into the construction of its biologics manufacturing building in China.

  • Drexel University Initiates Energy Efficiency Upgrades

    Post date: 
    3-24-2017
    Dateline: 
    Philadelphia

    Drexel University is initiating $6.6 million in energy efficiency upgrades at its Philadelphia campus.

  • Mayo Clinic Consolidates and Relocates Labs with Zero Downtime

    New Space Yields Improved Operational Efficiency, Cost Reduction, and Shared Equipment
    Post date: 
    3-8-2017

    Mayo Clinic’s Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology (DLMP) has relocated and consolidated three laboratories—Endocrine, Toxicology and Drug Monitoring, and the Proteomics Core Mass Spectrometry Development Lab (CMSL)—into a singular core mass spectrometry laboratory. The two-story, 65,000-gsf addition to the Superior Drive Support Center (SDSC) is 10 to 15 minutes from Mayo Clinic’s downtown Rochester, Minn., campus.

  • Centralized Research Support Facility Reaping Significant Benefits

    UCSD’s Unique New Design Could Signify Paradigm Shift
    Post date: 
    3-1-2017

    A new Centralized Research Support Facility (CRSF) at the University of California San Diego (UCSD) has created a host of benefits for the university and its Animal Care Program, including almost $13 million in savings to date, with more savings expected when existing space is reassigned. The project could signal a paradigm shift as available research space shrinks, but consolidation/centralization requires significant operational and cultural shifts.

  • Getting the Most Valuable Design on a Biocontainment Project

    Smart Value Engineering Strategies can Yield Opportunities for Savings and Design Efficiency on BSL-3 Projects
    Post date: 
    2-22-2017

    Value engineering (VE) can save money on a BSL-3 project without compromising facility operations, lifecycle costs, regulatory compliance, or biocontainment requirements; if managed correctly, VE is an opportunity to improve a project, not just a cost-cutting tactic.

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