New science, old buildings: Renovating for efficiency, flexibility, and connection
What does the research space of the future look like? And can it be housed in older buildings—or does it require new construction?
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What does the research space of the future look like? And can it be housed in older buildings—or does it require new construction?
In Corvallis, Oreg., the Jen-Hsun Huang and Lori Mills Huang Collaborative Innovation Complex at Oregon State University aims to achieve a distinction among the world’s experimental research labs: It will be the first all-mass-timber lab meeting rigorous vibration criteria (2000 micro-inches per second, or MIPS).
As the demand for skilled healthcare professionals continues to rise, healthcare simulation is playing an increasingly vital role in the skill development, compliance, and continuing education of the clinical workforce.
In Princeton, N.J., the U.S. Department of Energy’s Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) has broken ground on the Princeton Plasma Innovation Center (PPIC), a state-of-the-art office and laboratory building. Designed and constructed by SmithGroup, the $109.7 million facility will provide space for research supporting PPPL’s expanded mission into microelectronics, quantum sensors and devices, and sustainability sciences.
Catalyst will be part of an innovation hub, with Eastern Washington University as its main tenant.
C.F. Møller Architects designed the building.
Report on Thomas Edison's West Orange, N.J., Laboratory.
This innovation center has several office, lab, and residential buildings in the works.
KieranTimberlake designed the facility and Shawmut Design and Construction was the general contractor.
Design changes in lighting and HVAC systems were required to meet compliance criteria.
SGA designed the incubator space.
It’s all about flexibility and talent for the future of life sciences.
The building marks the second phase of a 168,000-sf complex.
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