Laboratory Archives - ³ÉÈËÍ·Ìõ Construction /markets/lifescience/ Building Community Since 1907 Mon, 22 Apr 2024 20:16:45 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.3 /wp-content/uploads/2021/07/cropped-favicon-1-150x150.png Laboratory Archives - ³ÉÈËÍ·Ìõ Construction /markets/lifescience/ 32 32 LBNL Welcome Center /projects/lbnl-welcome-center/ Thu, 22 Jun 2023 18:45:11 +0000 /?post_type=projects&p=15592 Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory’s new Welcome Center will serve as a cafeteria, conference center, clinic, badging office and transit hub for staff and scientists. The project is being completed in two phases. Phase A includes demolition of existing buildings, upgrading underground utilities, and site preparation for the new facility. Located near the Hayward fault, seismic […]

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]]> Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory’s new Welcome Center will serve as a cafeteria, conference center, clinic, badging office and transit hub for staff and scientists. The project is being completed in two phases. Phase A includes demolition of existing buildings, upgrading underground utilities, and site preparation for the new facility. Located near the Hayward fault, seismic safety considerations are extensive and work includes site grading, new soldier pile and lagging system, cast-in-place retaining walls, and a new stitch pier wall.

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]]> Viral Rickettsial Lab /projects/viral-rickettsial-lab/ Tue, 07 Dec 2021 22:08:47 +0000 /?post_type=projects&p=12691 Upgrade and expansion of an existing Biosafety Level-3 (BSL-3) Laboratory located on the third floor of the California Department of General Services laboratory facility.  Approximately 2,000 SF of existing laboratory space was demolished and replaced with a new BSL-3 laboratory. The new facility features three laboratories and one work room that has infrastructure in place […]

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]]> Upgrade and expansion of an existing Biosafety Level-3 (BSL-3) Laboratory located on the third floor of the California Department of General Services laboratory facility.  Approximately 2,000 SF of existing laboratory space was demolished and replaced with a new BSL-3 laboratory. The new facility features three laboratories and one work room that has infrastructure in place to convert to a future fourth laboratory. It includes a staging area with freezer space and an autoclave, a decontamination room, a clean autoclave room, changing rooms, and valve room to house mechanical equipment. Rooftop scope covered removal and replacement of air handlers, filter bank, and exhaust fans, with associated structural, architectural, and waterproofing work. A great deal of coordination was required on this project as it took place within an operating building, and dealt with active systems of critical importance to adjacent laboratory rooms.

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]]> Tosco Quality Assurance Laboratory /projects/tosco-quality-assurance-laboratory/ Mon, 24 May 2021 11:06:53 +0000 http://overaa-construction.local/?projects=tosco-quality-assurance-laboratory Construction included installing high purity stainless steel process piping, fume hoods, laboratory equipment, mechanical systems with HEPA filters, and an air balancing system. Scope also covered new offices, a cold room, a loading area with epoxy-coated flooring, and special trench drains. We also relocated sensitive laboratory equipment into the new facility.

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]]> Construction included installing high purity stainless steel process piping, fume hoods, laboratory equipment, mechanical systems with HEPA filters, and an air balancing system. Scope also covered new offices, a cold room, a loading area with epoxy-coated flooring, and special trench drains. We also relocated sensitive laboratory equipment into the new facility.

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]]> Novartis (Chiron Corp) Emeryville 3 Laboratory Remodels /projects/novartis-chiron-corp-emeryville-3-laboratory-remodels/ /projects/novartis-chiron-corp-emeryville-3-laboratory-remodels/#respond Mon, 24 May 2021 11:03:51 +0000 http://overaa-construction.local/?projects=novartis-chiron-corp-emeryville-3-laboratory-remodels Laboratory remodels and one office remodel, including cold rooms, specialized mechanical systems and special floor coatings.

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]]> Laboratory remodels and one office remodel, including cold rooms, specialized mechanical systems and special floor coatings.

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]]> /projects/novartis-chiron-corp-emeryville-3-laboratory-remodels/feed/ 0 LBNL Laser Accelerator (BELLA) Conventional Facilities /projects/berkeley-laboratory-laser-accelerator-bella-conventional-facilities/ Mon, 24 May 2021 11:03:51 +0000 http://overaa-construction.local/?projects=berkeley-laboratory-laser-accelerator-bella-conventional-facilities Renovations of interior spaces including control room, staging assembly area, laser bay, and experiment area at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory’s Building 71. Scope included demolition and construction of interior elements, partitions, concrete walls, floors and roofs. We also provided installation of MEP systems including fans, ductwork, piping, transformers, electrical panels and fire sprinkler systems. The […]

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]]> Renovations of interior spaces including control room, staging assembly area, laser bay, and experiment area at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory’s Building 71. Scope included demolition and construction of interior elements, partitions, concrete walls, floors and roofs. We also provided installation of MEP systems including fans, ductwork, piping, transformers, electrical panels and fire sprinkler systems. The remaining offices and laboratories located immediately adjacent and within the 53,700 SF, two-story building remained in operation while the construction work was performed.

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]]> Tinsley Laboratories New Manufacturing Facility /projects/tinsley-laboratories-new-manufacturing-facility/ /projects/tinsley-laboratories-new-manufacturing-facility/#respond Mon, 24 May 2021 11:03:51 +0000 http://overaa-construction.local/?projects=tinsley-laboratories-new-manufacturing-facility Tilt-up construction of a new facility that manufactures optic components for the Hubble space telescope. The new facility features unique systems with applications specific only to Tinsley’s operations. Through coordination with the Owner, Owner’s rep, and the Owner’s technicians responsible for manufacturing of the optics, we were able to ensure delivery of the building systems […]

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]]> Tilt-up construction of a new facility that manufactures optic components for the Hubble space telescope. The new facility features unique systems with applications specific only to Tinsley’s operations. Through coordination with the Owner, Owner’s rep, and the Owner’s technicians responsible for manufacturing of the optics, we were able to ensure delivery of the building systems in a way that met their unique needs. We also successfully completed the project without the need for re-working of the systems. Instead, systems were put in to perform as Tinsley desired and without unnecessary re-work after construction was complete.

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]]> /projects/tinsley-laboratories-new-manufacturing-facility/feed/ 0 Berlex Biosciences /projects/berlex-biosciences/ /projects/berlex-biosciences/#respond Mon, 24 May 2021 11:03:51 +0000 http://overaa-construction.local/?projects=berlex-biosciences This occupied biotech project required building 12 new class 100 clean rooms and 4 new class 10,000 clean rooms. The 3-story, 73,000sf building included laboratories for a pharmaceutical pilot plant, a separate poured-in-place concrete structure to process hazardous waste, warehousing, tank storage and containment, and offices. Construction included a secondary containment system, special coating, exhaust […]

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]]> This occupied biotech project required building 12 new class 100 clean rooms and 4 new class 10,000 clean rooms. The 3-story, 73,000sf building included laboratories for a pharmaceutical pilot plant, a separate poured-in-place concrete structure to process hazardous waste, warehousing, tank storage and containment, and offices. Construction included a secondary containment system, special coating, exhaust filtration systems and detailed concrete. A critical schedule was met to allow certification of the facility.

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]]> /projects/berlex-biosciences/feed/ 0 Genentech Expansion Project /projects/genentech-expansion-project/ /projects/genentech-expansion-project/#respond Mon, 24 May 2021 11:02:09 +0000 http://overaa-construction.local/?projects=genentech-expansion-project This project had a very large concrete pour and various projects at three buildings. Building 9, a manufacturing building, is 86,000 SF, three-story plus a roof, supported by base isolators, and located on a 2.5-acre site. ³ÉÈËÍ·Ìõ did two continuous concrete pours two weeks apart, with 6,500 CY of concrete, 90 cement trucks and five […]

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]]> This project had a very large concrete pour and various projects at three buildings. Building 9, a manufacturing building, is 86,000 SF, three-story plus a roof, supported by base isolators, and located on a 2.5-acre site. ³ÉÈËÍ·Ìõ did two continuous concrete pours two weeks apart, with 6,500 CY of concrete, 90 cement trucks and five concrete pumps. There were scheduling and coordinating issues, plus 86 concrete piers (eight-feet square) and 2.5M pounds of rebar for a three-foot-thick piece of concrete, in the middle of winter. The project included foundations for Buildings 6 and 8, and used grade beams.

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]]> /projects/genentech-expansion-project/feed/ 0 LBNL Advanced Light Source User Support Building /projects/lawrence-berkeley-national-laboratory-advanced-light-source-user-support-building/ Mon, 24 May 2021 11:00:11 +0000 http://overaa-construction.local/?projects=lawrence-berkeley-national-laboratory-advanced-light-source-user-support-building Design and construction of a LEED Gold facility that supports LBNL’s Advance Light Source (ALS) Building, which houses a specialized particle accelerator that generates bright beams of x-ray light for scientific research. The new 31,000 SF facility contains staging for experiments, labs, storage spaces, conference rooms and offices. Construction is slab-on-grade, light/heavy gauge metal framing […]

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]]> Design and construction of a LEED Gold facility that supports LBNL’s Advance Light Source (ALS) Building, which houses a specialized particle accelerator that generates bright beams of x-ray light for scientific research. The new 31,000 SF facility contains staging for experiments, labs, storage spaces, conference rooms and offices. Construction is slab-on-grade, light/heavy gauge metal framing with braced seismic frames, Centria metal panel exterior, TPO Duro-Last roofing over steel decking, and built-up membrane roofing to match the ALS Building. Scope also included providing access into the adjacent ALS building for the first and second floors, 20,000 SF of sitework consisting of tie-in points for utilities, plus associated work in Building B6 and cooling towers. The project was located adjacent to ongoing research facilities and required specialized construction means and methods to minimize disruptions. ³ÉÈËÍ·Ìõ worked closely with LBNL on-site management and facilities group, resulting in no interruptions to on-going education and research.

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]]> Stanford Linear Accelerator Research Building 52 /projects/stanford-linear-accelerator-research-building-52/ Mon, 24 May 2021 11:00:11 +0000 http://overaa-construction.local/?projects=stanford-linear-accelerator-research-building-52 Design and construction of a 64,000 SF, LEED Gold office building that houses Stanford’s control room for the multiple accelerators on its campus. The structural design for the new building was based on a sustainable, integrated systems approach. Construction included a unique rain screen system that utilizes a Norwegian weatherproof material. The outside wall was […]

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]]> Design and construction of a 64,000 SF, LEED Gold office building that houses Stanford’s control room for the multiple accelerators on its campus. The structural design for the new building was based on a sustainable, integrated systems approach. Construction included a unique rain screen system that utilizes a Norwegian weatherproof material. The outside wall was built first then the building envelope was weatherproofed; next, an outer layer of siding (rain screen) was constructed to keep weather away from the inner wall. The air space in the wall cavity – between the building envelope and the rain screen – allows moisture to escape and also creates a passive insulation layer. We set an energy efficiency goal that was 40% above ASHRAE standards and utilized chilled beam technology. We sourced up to 20% recycled and regional materials for the project and diverted 75% of waste from landfills.

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]]> LBNL FLEXLAB /projects/flexlab/ Mon, 24 May 2021 10:57:03 +0000 http://overaa-construction.local/?projects=flexlab Construction of one of the most advanced and heavily-instrumented facilities in the United States for developing and validating low energy integrated building systems. The net zero “Facility for Low-Energy Experiments in Building” or FLEXLAB featured construction of the world’s first rotating test bed. The “lazy-susan” building tracks the sun from the southeast to the northeast, […]

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]]> Construction of one of the most advanced and heavily-instrumented facilities in the United States for developing and validating low energy integrated building systems. The net zero “Facility for Low-Energy Experiments in Building” or FLEXLAB featured construction of the world’s first rotating test bed. The “lazy-susan” building tracks the sun from the southeast to the northeast, and enables scientists to run full-scale, dynamic mock-ups to measure and compare energy use of various building components. In addition to the rotating test bed, three static test beds were also built. The structure includes highly insulating envelope components, low energy facades and lighting systems, integrated controls hardware and protocols. ³ÉÈËÍ·Ìõ collaborated closely with the US Department of Energy and LBNL to resolve design issues during preconstruction and continuously throughout the project.

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]]> NASA Ames Research Center Arc Jet Replacement /projects/nasa-ames-research-center-arc-jet-replacement/ /projects/nasa-ames-research-center-arc-jet-replacement/#respond Mon, 24 May 2021 10:53:18 +0000 http://overaa-construction.local/?projects=nasa-ames-research-center-arc-jet-replacement Construction of three new steam boilers to replace the existing system that supports NASA’s Arc Jet Complex. Major coordination required for multiple utility crossings to the new facility, plus in slab electrical, mechanical and structural work. Scope also covered related building modifications to the existing control room.

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]]> Construction of three new steam boilers to replace the existing system that supports NASA’s Arc Jet Complex. Major coordination required for multiple utility crossings to the new facility, plus in slab electrical, mechanical and structural work. Scope also covered related building modifications to the existing control room.

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