UCLA Aims for Summer 2010 Completion of New $155 Million Life Sciences Building

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Reported by Annette Kreuger, Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--A new life sciences building is set for the campus of the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). The project began construction nearly two years ago and is scheduled to be completed in August 2010; it was first reported in 2005 in an article that can be found on the Pharmaceutical-Biotech Tracker - Online Database. The $155 million building not only will replace the existing life sciences building, but will expand on the current offerings. The Department of Molecular, Cell and Developmental Biology; the Department of Physiological Science; and the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology will be located in the facility.

Designed by Bohlin Cywinski Jackson (Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania) to meet LEED standards, the 175,000-square-foot replacement building will feature two seismically separated five-story wings that will be connected by a basement. In addition to both dry and wet research labs, the facility will house a plant growth lab and vivarium space (allowing animal research).

Other members of the project team include KPFF Consulting Engineers (Los Angeles, California) for structural work and the Syska Hennessy Group (New York, New York) for building systems, as well as lighting and plant growth lab design.PCL Construction Services (Glendale, California) is handling construction of the building.

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