Vivarium
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Creating Flexible Shared Vivariums for Multiple Species
5-27-2015The University of Washington’s new multi-species vivarium and animal program consolidation overcomes the challenges of combining two distinct research facilities and achieves goals of flexibility, efficient operating procedures, improved animal and personnel welfare, and a sustainable financial m
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Walter Reed Army Institute of Research Renovates Vivarium Facility
5-11-2015Walter Reed Army Institute of Research is planning to renovate a 67,000-sf animal research facility in Silver Spring, Md.
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Jackson Laboratory Plans Automated Production Vivarium
5-7-2015The Jackson Laboratory (JAX) is planning a $75 million mouse production facility in Ellsworth, Maine.
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Extending the Long-Term Viability of Animal Facilities
5-6-2015Flexible room configurations, durable finishes and equipment, and highly sensitive airflow control and monitoring can extend the sustainable life of animal facilities and vivaria, where the research and biosecurity needs can change repeatedly over the course of several years.
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University of Washington Builds Animal Research and Care Facility
4-26-2015The University of Washington is building the $123.5 million Animal Research and Care Facility in Seattle. Housing the Department of Comparative Medicine, the 83,000-sf subterranean structure will accommodate rodents, pigs, dogs, and non-human primates.
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Brigham Young University-Idaho Constructs Science and Technology Building
3-25-2015Brigham Young University-Idaho began constructing the 108,000-sf Science and Technology Building in Rexburg in March of 2015.
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Wistar InstituteRobert and Penny Fox Tower
3-11-2015The 89,700-sf, seven-story expansion of the Wistar Institute increases research space from 30 to 45 labs, with new support areas, including tissue culture rooms, fume hood alcoves, equipment alcoves, and a shared cold room.
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NUI Galway Plans Human Biology Building
2-9-2015The National University of Ireland Galway began construction in January of 2015 on the 88,000-sf Human Biology Building.
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USDA Expands Southeast Poultry Research Lab
1-1-2015The U.S. Department of Agriculture is planning a 100,000-sf expansion and renovation of the Southeast Poultry Research Laboratory (SEPRL) in Athens. The $155 million project will support research on avian influenza and other infectious diseases at the 35-building complex.
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Canisius College Builds Science Hall
12-31-2014Canisius College is building the interdisciplinary Science Hall in Buffalo, N.Y.
