San Diego Mesa College, Allied Health Center. Budget: $ 16.3 million. Size: 49, 000 ft2 . San Diego Mesa College, Allied Health Center. Design: Delawie Wilkes Rodrigues Barker.Click to enlarge. Project team (all of San Diego): Delawie Wilkes Rodrigues Barker (architecture); TKG Consulting Engineers Inc. (MEP engineering); RBF Consulting (civil engineering); Hope Engineering (structural engineering); Wimmer Yamada & Caughey (landscape architect); Churchill Engineering Inc. (code consultant); URS Corp. (construction management). Completion date: 3Q2009. Description: Three-story building will include classrooms, a computer lab, a clinical dental lab, a physical therapy lab, a medical lab, and faculty and staff offices. Facility will be organized around a two-story atrium lobby. Contact: Paul Schroeder, AIA, Delawie Wilkes Rodrigues Barker, 619-299-6690. Arizona State Univ., Interdisciplinary Science and Technology Building (ISTB) IV, Tempe. Budget: $140 million. Size: 250,000 ft2 Project team: HDR Architecture, Phoenix, and Steven Erlich Architects, Culver City, Calif. (architecture); HDR (lab planning, sustainability design, interiors, MEP engineering); Dibble Engineering, Phoenix (civil engineering); Paragon Structural Design Inc., Phoenix (structural engineering); Quest Energy Group LLC, Phoenix (energy modeling/energy efficiency engineer); Rolf Jensen & Associates, Phoenix (AV/IT/life safety consultant); Colon Gordon & Associates, San Bruno, Calif. (vibration consultant); VitaTech Engineering LLC, Fredericksburg, Va. (EMI/RFI consultant); Ten Eyck Landscape Architects, Phoenix (landscape architecture); Sundt Construction (contractor). Completion date: 2010. Description: Lab and office building will house researchers, faculty, and staff for the School of Earth and Science Exploration, as well as program areas including synthetic chemistry, environmental engineering, and energy research. Labs will accommodate nanoscale research sensitive to vibration and EMI impacts. As with other ASU facilities, design will target the LEED Silver standard. Contact: Kenda Enney, HDR, 303-318-6260. Luther College, Science Laboratories and Research Center, Decorah, Iowa. Budget: $20 million Luther College, Science Laboratories and Research Center, Decorah, Iowa. Design: Opus Northwest. Click to enlarge. Size: 64,000 ft2. Project team : Opus Northwest, Minnetonka, Minn./Des Moines, Iowa (design/build, structural engineering); Research Facilities Design, San Diego (lab consultant); Michaels Engineering, Lacrosse, Wis., (MEP engineering); Erdman Engineering, Decorah, Iowa (civil engineering). Completion date: 3Q2008. Description: Building adjacent to the existing Valders Hall of Science will house the departments of biology and chemistry. Three-level facility will include research and teaching labs, faculty offices, and student study space. LEED certification will be sought. Construction will also allow renovation of Valders Hall, improving overall facilities for the physics, psychology, and nursing departments. Contact: Jeff Smith, Opus Northwest, 515-440-1482. Univ. of Illinois, Roger Adams Laboratory Phase 1 renovation, Urbana-Champaign. Budget: $5.3 million (phase 1 only); five phases totaling ~$20 million are proposed. Size:~18,000 ft2 (phase 1; total renovation ~40,000 ft2 of 106,000-ft2 building). Project team: Loebl Schlossman & Hackl, Chicago (architecture); KJWW Engineering Consultants, Chicago (MEP engineering); contractor TBA. Completion date:2008 (Phase 1) Description: First of five planned phases involves renovation of lab space, building systems, and associated academic spaces in 1950s-era facility. Upgrades are predicted to facilitate the work of the departments of molecular and cellular biology and chemical sciences, particularly biochemistry. In addition, the renovation is expected to aid in the university’s ability to recruit quality students and faculty. Project includes renovation of wet labs, dry/computational labs, support and procedure rooms, instrumentation and specialized equipment spaces, departmental and investigator offices, lounges, and research assistant “bullpens.” Contact: Nicole Robinson, Loebl Schlossman & Hackl, 312-565-1800. Maryland State Forensic Medicine Center, Baltimore. Budget: $37 million. Maryland State Forensic Medicine Center, Baltimore. Design: Gaudreau Inc./McClaren, Wilson & Lawrie.Click to enlarge. Size: 120,000 ft2 Project team:Gaudreau Inc. Architects Engineers Planners, Baltimore, and McClaren, Wilson & Lawrie, Roanoke, Va. (joint venture architecture team); Syska Hennessy Group, Fairfax, Va., and Johnson Consulting Engineers, Baltimore (MEP engineering); Hope Furrer Asssociates Inc., Towson, Md. (structural engineering); Gower Thompson, Baltimore (civil engineering); Mahan Rykiel Associates Inc., Baltimore (landscape architecture); Gilbane Inc., Laurel, Md. (construction management). Completion date: 1Q2010. Description: New building on the campus of the Univ. of Maryland BioPark in west Baltimore will support the relocated operations of the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner and the Dept. of Health and Mental Hygiene. The five-story building will include offices, specialized forensic labs; specialized autopsy space; and support spaces for the Chief Medical Examiner, including BSL-3 areas. The facility is intended to accommodate growth in the office of the medical examiner for the next 30 years. Contact: William A.L. Gaudreau, AIA, Gaudreau Inc., 410-937-5040. Mercer Univ., Science and Engineering Building, Macon, Ga. Budget: $14 million. Mercer Univ., Science and Engineering Building, Macon, Ga. Design: Hussey/Gay/Bell/ DeYoung International. Photo: Brian C. Robbins.Click to enlarge. Size: 52,000 ft2. Project team: Hussey/Gay/Bell/ DeYoung International, Savannah, Ga. (architecture, MEP/civil/structural engineering); Chris R. Sheridan & Co., Macon, Ga. (general contractor). Completion date: 2Q2007. Description: Facility shared by the engineering and physics programs includes a materials-testing lab, other labs, classrooms, a 147-seat auditorium, and 20 small labs for student design and research projects. Two-story building will enhance Mercer’s partnership with nearby Warner Robins Air Logistics Center in training engineers and scientists. Contact: Ronny E. Williams, Chris R. Sheridan & Co., 478-743-1578. Michigan State Univ., Energy & Automotive Research Laboratories, East Lansing. Budget: $10 million. Size: 29,000 ft2. Project team: Albert Kahn Associates, Detroit (architecture); KGS, Detroit (commissioning); The Wieland-Davco Corp., Lansing, Mich. (general contractor). Completion date for both: 2007. Description: Research complex includes two engine test cells, a cold start room for subzero testing, and a powertrain research lab that will be relocated from an existing facility elsewhere on campus. The focus will be improving auto engine efficiency, reducing vehicle emissions, and seeking altrnative energy sources, including new biobased fuels. Studies of hybrid technologies and electric drives will also be supported. In addition, the lab will include control rooms, fuel rooms, research preparation rooms, faculty and graduate student offices, and a confeence room. A link will be provided to the existing Research Complex-Engineering building. Contact: Sue Nichols, Michigan State Univ., 517-353-8942. Virginia Commonwealth Univ., Massey Cancer Center, Richmond. Budget: $33 million. Virginia Commonwealth Univ., Massey Cancer Center, Richmond. Design: Shepley Bulfinch Richardson & Abbott/GPR Planners Collaborative. Photo: Alan Karchmer/ESTO.Click to enlarge. Size: 71,400 ft2 (plus 48,195 ft2 below-grade parking structure). Project team: Shepley Bulfinch Richardson & Abbott, Boston (architecture); GPR Planners Collaborative, Purchase, N.Y. (lab consultant); H.C. Yu and Associates, Richmond, Va. (MEP engineering); Draper Aden, Richmond, Va. (civil engineering); Daniels and Associates, PC, Richmond, Va. (structural engineering); Walker Parking Consultants/ Engineers, Boston (parking consultant); Skanska, Richmond, Va. (construction management). Completion date for both: 2Q2006. Description: With its flexible lab space, the facility is designed to attract new students and researchers to the Cancer Center’s expanded research program. Laboratories are designed generically, with moveable casework and customizable support alcoves. Common equipment spaces and procedure rooms are designed to permit maximum utilization of space, with a 67% net-to-gross efficiency for the building. This high degree of efficiency provides an excellent vehicle for enhanced indirect cost recovery. The building also includes conference and office space, dry research space, and a patient resource area. The research laboratory facility, with its below-grade parking structure, is linked to the existing Massey facility by a new lobby. Contact: Betteanne Macdonald, Shepley Bulfinch Richardson & Abbott, 857- 383-4246. Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, C. Everett Koop Medical Science Center, Hanover, N.H. Budget: $126 million. Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, C. Everett Koop Medical Science Center, Hanover, N.H. Design: Shepley Bulfinch Richardson & Abbott.Click to enlarge. Size: 270,000 ft2. Project team: Shepley Bulfinch Richardson & Abbott, Boston (architecture); Bard Rao + Athanas, Boston (MEP engineering); Pathways Consulting LLC, Etna, N.H. (civil engineering); Souza True & Partners, Watertown, Mass. (structural engineering); Towers/Golde, New Haven, Conn. (landscape architecture); William A. Berry & Son, Danvers, Mass. (construction management). Completion date for both: 3Q2010. Description: The Koop Center will include a translational research facility and center for evaluative clinical sciences, to allow physicians and researchers to communicate across disciplines and research areas. The facilities comprise three floors of wet laboratories, one floor with imaging facilities, and an expanded vivarium. A three-story atrium contains an auditorium to be shared by educational programs, clinical symposia, and research conferences. The atrium connects to an existing adjacent laboratory building and beyond, fostering communication among researchers and clinicians throughout the campus. Contact: Betteanne Macdonald, Shepley Bulfinch Richardson & Abbott, 857-383-4246. Johns Hopkins Univ. School of Medicine, S. Anne and C. Michael Armstrong Medical Education Building, East Baltimore, Md. Budget: $45 million. Johns Hopkins Univ. School of Medicine, S. Anne and C. Michael Armstrong Medical Education Building, East Baltimore, Md. Design: Ballinger.Click to enlarge. Size: 100,000 ft2. Project team: Ballinger, Philadelphia (architecture/MEP engineering/structural engineering); Rummel, Klepper & Kahl LLP, Baltimore (civil engineering); Mahan Rykiel Associates, Baltimore (landscape architecture); Shen Milsom Wilke Inc., New York City (AV/multimedia consultant); DEGW North America LLC, New York City (programming); Barton Malow Co., Linthicum, Md. (construction management). Completion date for both: 2009. Description: Four-story facility, the first to be built by the Hopkins med school in more than 25 years, will include classroom, lab, and administrative space. Features include lecture halls, computational labs, and anatomy labs. Genomics, molecular biology, and genetic biology will be strong focuses. Classrooms will be equipped with digital communication technology. A virtual microscopy capability will allow projection of high-resolution images for instruction and analysis. Anatomy labs will be equipped with large screens for easy access to digital reference tools. Facility is intended to create a new “front door” for the entire School of Medicine. $20 million of the project cost has been donated by the Armstrong family; C. Michael Armstrong, former chairman of AT&T Corp., is chairman of the client’s board of trustees. Future plans to rejuvenate the campus include construction of two clinical towers and a 2,400-space garage. Contact: Jack Grinnalds, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, 410-955-0880. Univ. of Southern Indiana, classroom and laboratory building, Evansville. Budget: $31.9 million. Univ. of Southern Indiana, classroom and laboratory building, Evansville. Design: Hellmuth, Obata + Kassabaum/Hafer Associates. Click to enlarge. Size: 117,000 ft2. Project team: Hellmuth, Obata + Kassabaum, St. Louis (design architect, interiors); Hafer Associates, Evansville (architect of record/MEP engineering); Wilke, York, Pa. (structural engineering); Campus Studio, Ann Arbor, Mich. (landscape architecture); contractor/CM TBA. Completion date for both: 2009. Description: Shared facility will serve both the College of Business and the engineering department of the USI Pott College of Science and Engineering. Both dedicated and shared classroom space will be provided, as well as lab space. Laboratories include optics, vibrations, power and machines, digital systems, biomechanics, materials testing, fluid mechanics, soils/environmental, materials, communications, automotive engineering, and other facilities. Users will mingle in a shared central atrium. Distinct cladding treatments will reflect the dual uses of the facility, with the main entry at a central point. Contact: Kelly Heet, HOK, 314-754-3942.