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Research and Academic Center at Lake Nona
University of Florida • Research & Academic Center at Lake Nona As one of the nation’s most comprehensive research institutions, the University of Florida is a leader in research at the boundaries of science. With 20 colleges and schools on a single campus, plus centers throughout the state and around the world, UF has unprecedented resources to explore the frontiers of science. Among the exciting interdisciplinary initiatives UF is currently pursuing are emerging pathogens, nanotechnology, genetics and regenerative health. University of Florida faculty now receive more than $500 million annually from public and private agencies to conduct research, placing UF among the nation’s leading universities. This funding is used to construct new buildings, to equip state-of-the-art laboratories and to support thousands of graduate students. UF’s graduate programs have produced generations of professionals in a wide variety of disciplines, many of whom have risen to positions of prominence in our state, the nation and the world. In addition to the intellectual capital they bring to Florida, these highly educated alumni contribute to the state’s economy through their increased earning power. We are excited to announce a new facility to provide Academic and Research programs for UF located at Lake Nona adjacent to the Burnham Institute site in Orlando, Florida. The facility will include a conference center, classrooms, research laboratories, offices, and administrative support space to facilitate the UF mission at Lake Nona. The Burnham Institute is establishing a major science center at Lake Nona focusing on biomedical research, technology development and drug design. This project will be part of a multi-use development being created to facilitate collaboration between the University of Florida, Burnham Institute, and other entities. We invite you to join us and learn more about research and education at the University of Florida.
Win Phillips, DSc Vice President for Research
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With the planned construction of the University of Florida Research Center at Lake Nona, UF researchers will establish collaborative relationships with the Burnham Institute, and other Lake Nona “Medical City� institutions to develop a cure for diabetes and other chronic diseases. A unique component of the facility is the Comprehensive Drug Development Center. The Center will formulate small molecule pharmaceuticals that are initial products of clinical trials. This clean room environment provides production capabilities to scale up discoveries to produce viable drug products.
Conceptual building design
Conceptual building design
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is taking on the challenge of constructing green buildings. UF has been leading by example in demonstrating its commitment to save and protect the environment and providing its building occupants comfort and conscience. In 1999, the university adopted LEED 速 criteria for design and construction projects to deliver high performance and sustainable buildings. This new Academic and Research Facility at Lake Nona is committed to delivering an ambitious green building to our university in support of maximizing efficiency, productivity, and comfort of the faculty, staff and students. LEED 速 http://www.facilities.ufl.edu/sustain/ index.htm GREEN ROOF http://www.facilities.ufl.edu/sustain/ Green_Roof.htm GREEN POWER http://www.facilities.ufl.edu/sustain/ Green_Power.htm RECLAIMED WATER http://www.ufwrf.com/
Conceptual site plan
Complimentary to the research programs, the UF COLLEGE OF PHARMACY will relocate it’s
Orlando campus to this building, providing a contemporary learning environment for students, as well as the ability to sponsor research symposiums and seminars on a variety of topics. Sited on approximately 5 acres directly adjacent to the Burnham Institute, the new facility takes a dramatic form to represent the investigative activities housed inside. Academic programs are separated from research activities by a multi-story atrium entry. The internal functions of the building are organized to provide daylighting to the labs and windows for visual relief in the classrooms. Consistent with the sustainable commitment of UF, the new building has developed energy conservation innovations that will be a part of achieving LEED certification. Incorporating day-light harvesting, sun-shading devices, chilled-beam technology, heat pump recovery for reheat, solar domestic hot water and other strategies will establish a new standard for research facilities.
C O N TA C T:
Winfred M. Phillips, DSc Vice President for Research
Celebrating the University of Florida, UF Research, College of Pharmacy and Our Communities Providing Research Flexibility, Supporting new Teaching Pedagogies and Distance Learning Championing Environmental Responsibility, Sustainability and LEED 速 Certification Supporting the Orlando Lake Nona Vision and Community of Health
University of Florida 223 Grinter Hall PO Box 115500 Gainesville, FL 32611-5500 +1 352 392 9271 wphil@ufl.edu
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