Research and Development

Providence College Expands and Renovates Science Complex
Post date:
9-14-2017
Dateline:
Providence, R.I.

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Providence College is engaged in a $50 million expansion and renovation of the Albertus Magnus Science Complex in Providence, R.I.
Equipment-Driven Planning for Capital-Intensive Academic Research Facilities
UMass Amherst Uses Equipment List to Drive Phased Buildout of Core Labs
Post date:
9-13-2017
The University of Massachusetts Amherst (UMass Amherst) recently completed the construction and fit-out of their new Life Science Laboratories after receiving a $95 million grant from the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center (MLSC)—a quasi-state agency dedicated to growing the state’s life sciences industry. The new interdisciplinary research wing features state-of-the-art equipment and core resources that will be shared across multiple research teams and industry partnerships. While the new core labs were built into a pre-existing shell with an open floorplate and operational MEP, the final design was driven by the cost-intensive equipment list. Since the agency grant designated a specific amount of funding for the equipment, the type of equipment was known but exact model and vendor was not known before many of the other design and programming decisions were made.
South Dakota Animal Disease Research and Diagnostic Lab Breaks Ground on Expansion and Renovation
Post date:
9-9-2017
Dateline:
Brookings, S.D.
The South Dakota Animal Disease Research and Diagnostic Laboratory broke ground in August of 2017 on a $58 million expansion and renovation of its Brookings facility.
University of Arizona Constructs Bioscience Research Laboratories Building in Tucson
Post date:
9-7-2017
Dateline:
Tucson, Ariz.

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The University of Arizona is constructing the $107.5 million Bioscience Research Laboratories (BSRL) building in Tucson.
NASA Opens Human Health and Performance Laboratory at Johnson Space Center
Post date:
9-6-2017
Dateline:
Houston

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NASA opened the 118,000-sf Human Health and Performance Laboratory in late July of 2017 at the Johnson Space Center in Houston.
Colorado State University Opens Biology Building
Post date:
9-3-2017
Dateline:
Fort Collins, Colo.

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Colorado State University opened the $70 million Biology Building in August of 2017 in Fort Collins.
University of Edinburgh Plans Centre for Tissue Regeneration and Repair
Post date:
8-31-2017
Dateline:
Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

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The University of Edinburgh is planning to construct the Centre for Tissue Regeneration and Repair in Scotland in the United Kingdom.
BioLegend Expands Sorrento Mesa Campus
Post date:
8-30-2017
Dateline:
San Diego

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BioLegend broke ground in August of 2017 on a $100 million expansion of its Sorrento Mesa campus in San Diego.
The Future of Research Facility Design
Laboratories Move toward Core Services Model, Away from “Wet” Spaces
Post date:
8-30-2017
Five years ago, Tradeline sought experts to predict the future—specifically, the future of research lab design and construction. Today, we take a look back at those predictions, and gather some new ones, looking at trends in research programs and funding, and how those trends affect the decisions institutions are making when they build and renovate their laboratory spaces.
University of Chicago Expands Laboratory for Astrophysics and Space Research
Post date:
8-29-2017
Dateline:
Chicago

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The University of Chicago is renovating and expanding the Laboratory for Astrophysics and Space Research.