2015 Laboratory of the Year Vital Stats
2015 Laboratory of the Year
Project: South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI)
Project Owner: South Australian Government/South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, Adelaide, South Australia
Size: 29,000 sm
Cost: AU $200,000,000
Lab Planner: Research Facilities Design Inc., San Diego
Lead Architect/Interior Designer: Woods Bagot, Adelaide, South Australia
Electrical, Communications and Fire Engineer: Aurecon, Adelaide, South Australia
Mechanical, Hydraulic and Acoustic Engineer: Norman Disney & Young, Adelaide, South Australia
Lab Cleanrooms: Dagard Clean Rooms/Total Precision Contracting, New South Wales, Australia
Structural, Civil, Vibration, Wind and Façade Engineer: Aurecon, Adelaide, South Australia
Contractor: John Hinchmansh SA, Adelaide, South Australia
2015 Laboratory of the Year High Honors
Project: Charles McC. Mathias Laboratory
Project Owner: Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, Edgewater, Md.
Size: 92,000 sf
Cost: $45,000,000
Architect/Lab Planner/Interior Design/MEP Engineer: EwingCole, Philadelphia
Structural Engineer: Woods + Peacock, Engineering Consultant, Alexandria, Va.
Civil Engineer: Alpha Corp., Dulles, Va.
Landscape Architect: Poole Design LLC, Baltimore
Contractor: Hensel Phelps Construction Group, Chantilly, Va.
Commissioning Agent: Cornerstone Commissioning, Boxford, Mass.
Environmental Consultant: Atelier Ten, New York, N.Y.
2015 Laboratory of the Year Special Mention
Project: Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBRSC) National Virology Centre: The Plowright Building
Project Owner: BBRSC, Pirbright, Surrey, England, U.K.
Size: 172,000 sf
Cost: $175,000,000
Architect/Lab Planner/Containment Architect/Landscape Architect: HDR Architecture, Atlanta and Lawrenceville, N.J.
MEP/Structural/Civil Engineer and Environmental/Acoustical Consultant: AECOM Engineering, St. Albams
Contractor: Shepard Construction, London, England
Commissioning Agent: Merrick & Co., Ontario, Canada