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Healthcare Mimar Architects & Engineers designs comprehensive, healing healthcare spaces. Places designed to enhance the healing experience through integrated, patient-focused care strategy, operations, technology, facility design, and emotional considerations. Our evidence-influenced designs maximize the value of our clients’ facility assets, raise patient and staff satisfaction and help improve patient outcomes. Our healthcare solutions are focused on optimizing workflow, streamlining staff and increasing safety. Using Lean principles, we continue to improve the design and help our clients improve their own work process through design. Our team is comprised or architects, engineers and planners with outstanding credentials, diverse backgrounds, and are graduates from the Nation’s top schools in research, planning, and design management. MAE staff is strategically placed in leadership roles and our management approach delivers projects on schedule and within budget. The high degree of personal attention that we bring to every project is a combination of creativity, technological expertise and personal commitment. MAE’s energetic, interactive process brings clarity, consensus and order to projects that remain uniquely yours from concept to completion. Each project undertaken by the firm is built upon our philosophy of providing quality service and strong project management with an aggressive pursuit of the latest state of the art technology. MAE fulfills the needs of our clients by maintaining the leading edge. Our commitment to quality, attention to detail and service are the foundations of our practice.
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VETERANS ADMINISTRATION MEDICAL CENTER COMMUNITY LIVING CENTER RENOVATIONS AND ADDITION, WASHINGTON DC
The Community Living Center is a 120 bed facility that houses a rehabilitation unit, long term care, and hospice and palliative care, within the shed from the second floor to the U.S. Capitol Building. The VAMC DC site encompasses 34.67 acres, and the total area of structures is 1,520,012 gross square feet. The project shall addresses the addition of a new, 9,133 square foot hospice wing on the existing second floor exterior roof terrace, of which approximately 4,800 square feet will extend south, over the site, with a stairwell to the grade below. The project includes the renovation of 51,800 square feet of existing space. The design eliminates five quad occupancy resident bedrooms and converts them into multipurpose lounges. The addition will include one HOME with 11 hospice resident bedrooms and required supporting areas. The design organization aim is to consolidate the image of an integrated COMMUNITY CENTER, identifying common pathways to facilitate and encourage social interaction. In order to design the most suitable environments for resident care, it is important that the design organization clearly identifies the relationships between the individual WINGS/HOUSES and the COMMUNITY CENTER.
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VETERANS ADMINISTRATION MEDICAL CENTER ONCOLOGY, ENDOCRONOLOGY AND SLEEP THERAPY, BALTIMORE, MD
These three new Suites will serve an increasing out-patient demand. In the Oncology suite the existing open infusion stations will be replaced with 12 new stations including one private station, one isolation station, and 10 semi-private stations. This arrangement is flexible giving the patients the options of controlling their spce to be open, or semiprivate, this will provide a higher level of privacy and comfort while patients receive their treatment. The nurse station will be situated to provide direct visual contact to all infusion patients during treatment. Patient Centric Care principles have be incorporated in the design. The Sleep Lab, housing the Sleep Study and EMG / EEG departments, will be expanded. The size of the sleep study rooms and number of toilet / shower rooms will be augmented to better serve patients’ needs and privacy. A dedicated waiting area and centrally located monitoring room will allow for streamlined patient check-in while a new office / consultation room allows for a more efficient operation and serves the joint needs of the Sleep Study and EMG / EEG departments. This Suite has been designed in accordance with American Academy of Sleep Medicine accreditation requirements.
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VETERANS ADMINISTRATION MEDICAL CENTER PSYCHOSOCIAL RESIDENTIAL REHABILITATION TREATMENT PROGRAM (RRTP), Perry Point, MD
The goal of this project is to renovate BLDG 364 to accommodate the newly approved Mental Health Residential Rehabilitation Treatment Program (RRTP). The existing space within unit 364B served as locked inpatient psychiatry STAR unit. The new RRTP will treat these Veterans in a much less restrictive and more recovery-oriented environment. Unit 364B will be renovated to accommodate this new program creating a more home-like residential environment departing from the current institutional feel of the existing space. In serving as a transformational resource, this Renovation is intended to help advance a new treatment paradigm in inpatient psychiatry and residential and outpatient settings that emphasizes recovery, rather than symptom monitoring and stabilization, for patients with even the most severe mental illnesses. This new design approach is being implemented throughout the Veterans Health Administration and represents a significant departure from traditional approaches to mental health facility design. 20,000 S.F. www.mimarch.net
VETERANS ADMINISTRATION MEDICAL CENTER URGENT CARE CLINIC AND PRIMARY CARE CENTER, Perry Point, MD
This major renovation will restructure the Primary Care Clinic applying current medical best practices, using the Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT) Model. The functional layout includes the Primary Care functions, various Specialty Care functions, as well as the Urgent Care Clinic all located in Building 361 on the Perry Point campus. The renovated UCC will provide separate and secure mental health holding and screening areas to address both safety and privacy needs. The PACT Space Module represents a significant change in VA’s approach to the environment of care for the delivery of Primary Care Services to our Nation’s Veterans. VA’s transformation of care to PACT, a Veteran-centric, medical home model of care, required a new space planning and design paradigm. This New facility contains planning and design concepts that support the patient centered care delivered and illustrates concepts for creating functional, efficient, nurturing, pleasing, and adaptable environments for our Nation’s Veterans, as well as those who serve and honor the Veteran patients. 20,000 S.F.
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KING ABDULLAH PROJECT II – CIVIL DEFENSE COLLEGE OUTPATIENT CLINICS KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA
A total of 13 Medical centers will be constructed and equipped in different parts of KSA. These Medical centers will be located away from the training cities and camps. The Medical centers will serve services and non services personnel. The primary role of these medical centers is equivalent to existing North American/ KSA primary healthcare centers. As per the End user requirements no secondary or tertiary services are required of this medical center therefore ER and OR have been reduced to a minimum service level. The medical center consists of two story building. Due to the nature of services required of this Primary health care center has been functionally divided into four major areas: 1. Patient relations and Reception 2. Interventional procedures - Laboratory + Radiation/ Non radiation Imaging + OR + First Aid 3. Pharmacy 4. Clinical Consultation services 2012 – Currently in Construction Planned to be LEED Silver
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EASTERN MAINE MEDICAL CENTER BREWER PROFESSIONAL CENTER - BREWER, MAINE
This 142,000 sq.ft. building houses Outpatient Facilities, clinical and administrative personnel for a regional medical center in central Maine. The building is the first of four which, when completed, will create a complex totaling more than 450,000 sq.ft. for administrative, outpatient clinical and research space. This building, along with the other three buildings in the complex will connect to a circular core, providing conferencing and dining facilities, allowing easy access between each facility and sharing of several core program areas. In keeping with the goal of the Eastern Maine Healthcare, the building utilizes floor to ceiling window openings to bring the outside in and share natural light through the entire building footprint. This natural light also floods the two story entry lobby that creates an inviting statement that demonstrates a level of building quality that can be used as a recruiting tool to lure future professionals. The layout of each floor is similar, with repetitive bay sizes, central utility and service core and large open areas which can be fit out as needed by various departments and are flexible to accommodate changing needs.
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MAINE MEDICAL CENTER SCARBOROUGH OUTPATIENT CLINIC | SCARBOROUGH PORTLAND, ME
This health care facility represents the trend to deliver multiple services at one location. The facility consolidates outpatient oncology, endocrinology, Maine Children Cancer Center, services and related programs previously in several locations. And it also contains a highly sophisticated diagnostic laboratory Maine Med is dedication to the compassionate and cutting-edge care of patients and families is exemplified in the Cancer Center design approach. Spaces feel more home or spa-like, soft, and comfortable. The waiting area includes retail amenities tailored to cancer patient needs. Pavilions and covered walkways provide shelter and convenience to patients entering and leaving the building. Inside, a corridor system is designed as an interior “streetscape� with a series of connected spaces and skylights, creating a warm, reassuring environment. Recognized for Design Excellence: National Commercial Builders Council Award of Excellence 104,000 sq. ft www.mimarch.net
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CENTRAL MAINE MEDICAL CENTER FIRSTCARE CENTER | LEWISTON, ME
Central Maine Medical Center This "fast-track" patient care center is an example of one of the latest trends in health care delivery. Patients coming to the emergency room at the hospital are evaluated by the medical staff, and those whose injuries or illnesses are less serious are treated here, in the First Care Center. This leaves the emergency room staff free to treat those with more serious ailments and reduces the time that all patients spend waiting. The center is designed to look more like a doctor's office than an emergency room. The color scheme, the furnishings, and the lighting were specially chosen to add to the effect and lessen patients' anxiety. 3,900 sq. ft.
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MAINE MEDICAL CENTER MAINE CHILDRENS CANCER CENTER | SCARBOBROUGH, ME
The Maine Children's Cancer Program (MCCP), the pediatric cancer program of The Barbara Bush Children’s Hospital outpatient facility, provides the state’s most comprehensive diagnostic and treatment resources for children diagnosed with cancer and blood disorders. The MMC Cancer Institute is Maine’s leading provider of oncology services for adults and children, offering a depth and breadth of clinical quality and expertise that is unrivaled in northern New England. From prevention and early detection to state-of-the-art treatment and clinical trials, as well as educational and emotional support, the MMC Cancer Institute is home to the most comprehensive array of award-winning cancer care resources in the region.
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MAINE MEDICAL CENTER RADIATION THERAPY CENTER | SCARBOROUGH, ME
The MMC Cancer Institute is Maine’s leading provider of oncology services for adults and children, offering a depth and breadth of clinical quality and expertise that is unrivaled in northern New England. From prevention and early detection to state-of-the-art treatment and clinical trials, as well as educational and emotional support, the MMC Cancer Institute is home to the most comprehensive array of award-winning cancer care resources in the region.
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PEDIATRIC ASSOCIATES PEDIATRIC ASSOCIATES | BREWER, ME
Patient comfort is top priority at this Pediatric Center, which consolidates nearly all of the clinic's pediatric services into one location for added convenience and to reduce stress. There’s a difference between designs that are childish and child-inspired. A childish design is something designed for children who lack maturity. A child-inspired design is a design inspired by a child’s maturity. The new Children’s Specialty Pediatric Center is an impressive example of a space inspired by the developmental stages of all children, from one to 18 years of age. Also important in the design were family-friendly features like family restrooms, a staffed kid’s camp area for siblings of patients, consult rooms for families, and exam rooms with adequate space for multiple family members. In the physical therapy/occupational exam rooms, parents can sit in a space attached to the room—unseen to the childʊwhere parents can watch interaction through one-sided glass while listening through headphones
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CENTRAL MAINE MEDICAL CENTER RADIOLOGY DEPARTMENT | LEWISTON, ME Maine Medical Center Respecting patient needs or privacy and addressing staff needs for efficiency guided the renovation of these two procedures rooms and support areas in the radiology department. A waiting room away from public view gives gowned patients needed privacy and was included despite limited space. And the floor plan allows patients to move through the unit in a logical pattern that matches the sequence of procedures. Another private area benefits the hospital's teaching program by allowing medical residents to see computer images of a procedure in process. 4,000 sq.
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MAINE MEDICAL CENTER RADIOLOGY AND ANGIOGRAPHY CENTER | PORTLAND, ME
The need for an operating room dedicated to performing a new angio procedure was the catalyst for renovating the imaging suite. Work in nine phases over a two year period meant there were no interruptions to key diagnostic procedures such as radiology, angiography, CT scanning, sonography, fluoroscopy, endoscopy, and mammography. Mechanical and electrical systems were updated. Those in the new operating room meet high standards for a sterile environment with a laminar airflow system that provides 25 exchanges of air every hour. A new floor plan separates public corridors from those used by patients. A new waiting room offers comfort and convenience. 24,000 sq. ft.
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CENTRAL MAINE MEDICAL CENTER CYNTHIA A. RYDHOLM CANCER TREATMENT CENTER | LEWISTON, ME Central Maine With an addition, this hospital was able to install the latest equipment for radiation and to offer a procedure that area residents previously had to travel 150 miles to Boston to get. The equipment, a linear accelerator, is very heavy and requires lead shielding. By installing it in an addition instead of the building itself, designers saved over $500,000 because structural changes to accommodate the weight of the equipment were avoided. An environment that helps put patients at ease was a priority for the addition and renovations in the rest of the unit. New finishes and a redesigned waiting room and changing rooms were carefully planned for a more comforting and less institutional ambiance.
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MAINE MEDICAL CENTER IMMEDIATE RESPONSE (STAT) LAB | PORTLAND, ME
The increasing automation of laboratory equipment has had far-reaching impacts on the organizational structure and spatial requirements of clinical laboratories. The lab is based on an ergonomic module designed to optimize the movement of people, and workflow of testing procedures. The design takes into account the rapid advances in automation technologies, the volume of testing services to be performed in each of these venues will be in a state of flux well into the future. Combine this with shifting demographic and medical demands, and the only certainty is that to protect investments, clinical laboratory systems should be designed for maximum flexibility, allowing for a continual, dynamic adjustment of the location of testing services.
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MAINE MEDICAL CENTER CENTRAL PHARMACY | PORTLAND, ME
According to the Institute of Medicine (IOM), medication errors affect an estimated 1.5 million Americans each year. Unfortunately, many of these errors result in patient illness, harm, or death, and can cost the health care system over $800 million annually. Data from hospitals, nationwide show that nearly 26 percent of medication errors occur during dispensing from the pharmacy. With its Pharmacy Department dispensing over three million medication doses per year, Maine Medical Center works to continuously improve its medication management and dispensing processes. The Pharmacy installed four automated dispensing carousel units.
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CENTRAL MAINE MEDICAL CENTER OPERATING ROOM #5,6,7 & 8 | LEWISTON, ME
C Central Maine Medical Center With careful planning and coordination, new Operating Rooms were added at this regional hospital without causing disruptions to the rest of the surgical suite. The design team worked closely with the hospital's department of anesthesiology and surgery, plant operations, and administrative staffs to develop a work schedule that kept the surgical services department in full operation throughout construction. The new operating room is a general surgical room outfitted with special lighting and ventilation equipment as well as emergency backup and medical gas systems. .
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MAINE MEDICAL CENTER OPERATING ROOM #3 - #4 | PORTLAND, ME
C Central Maine Medical Center With careful planning and coordination, two new Operating Rooms were added at this flag ship hospital without causing disruptions to the rest of the surgical suite. The design team worked closely with the hospital's department of anesthesiology and surgery, plant operations, and administrative staffs to develop a work schedule that kept the surgical services department in full operation throughout construction. The new operating room is a general surgical room outfitted with special lighting and ventilation equipment as well as emergency backup and medical gas systems.
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Science and Technology Mimar Architects & Engineers designs comprehensive, science and technology spaces are designed to enhance intellectual research development, whether it be in teaching, theoretical study or product development. Our evidenceinfluenced designs maximize the value of our clients’ facility assets, raise client and staff satisfaction and help improve outcomes. Our solutions are focused on optimizing workflow, streamlining staff and increasing safety. Knowing that today’s technically complex facilities combine multi-functional spaces and cross-disciplinary activities, our planning and design solutions are driven by function and flexibility. To ensure that we understand how the mission, systems and equipment affect each space, our design process requires significant and continuous input from all project stakeholders and users. From the inception of each project we ask all team members to challenge their inherent pre-conceptions and truly embrace the development of exceptional solutions for the unique opportunities each project entails. Our team is comprised or architects, engineers and planners with outstanding credentials, diverse backgrounds, and are graduates from the Nation’s top schools in research, planning, and design management. The high degree of personal attention that we bring to every project is a combination of creativity, technological expertise and personal commitment. MAE’s energetic, interactive process brings clarity, consensus and order to projects that remain uniquely yours from concept to completion.
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KING ABDULLAH FORENSIC LABORATORIES RIYADH, KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA
This flexible 85,000 sf Classroom and Forensic LaboratoryBuilding, smaller facilities will be provided on 6 sites. To support the education of civil defense students this new technologically advanced facility will provide the finest teaching and simulation facilities in the Middle East. The facilities E-Classrooms include the latest audio visual technology, which allows distance learning, and supports electronic audio visual links to all of the programs offered on the 31 dispersed sites located through the Kingdom. The Classroom and Laboratory Building contains classrooms, lecture halls, and teaching Laboratories for studying and analysis of; Narcotics , Ballistic Testing and Analysis, Weapons Training, Crime Scene Evidence, Fingerer Printing, Passport, Forgery, Civil Defense, Traffic, Topographic and Geo Spatial, Communications and Computer Simulation. The classrooms and labs are each based on serving 24 students. Consulting with Saudi Consulting Services & Saudi Ministry of Interior
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MAINE MEDICAL CENTER RESEARCH INSTITUTE SCARBOROUGH, MAINE This new facility provides the space and specialized labs that a regional medical center needed to expand its molecular biology research program and continue to attract nationally recognized scientists. The institute specializes in research in heart disease, cancer, and bone, mineral and lyme disease, and will be able to double the number of researchers to 150. Labs are clustered in the center of the building, and offices, work stations, and conference rooms line the perimeter. The modular labs can be easily adapted to changing needs. The open environment allows natural light from windows on the perimeter to be "borrowed" by those in the interior of the space. The center includes research labs, AAALAC animal facilities, BSL-2 & BSL-3 Labs, and administrative space. 110,000 s.f.
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MAINE MEDICAL CENTER RESEARCH INSTITUTE SCARBOROUGH, MAINE
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UNIVERSITY OF MAINE HITCHNER HALL ADDITION AND RENOVATIONS - ORONO, MAINE The design presents an image compatible with a contemporary, modern science facility and is also in harmony with surrounding “Georgian� campus buildings. A pedestrian bridge allows easy access between new and renovated areas. Additions and renovations to the teaching and research laboratory building provides new labs that will allow for expanded biotechnology and aquatics research and to consolidate the food science programs. A three story research wing, houses new labs, and a 6,000 sq .ft. food processing pilot plant. Modular labs for flexibility, 700 sq. ft. each, can be easily adapted to diverse research programs. Office space incorporated within the modules adds convenience. Common equipment alcoves and the general organization of the building encourage communication; inter lab sharing, and cooperation. The unique food processing lab allows for flexibility in layouts, allowing minimum downtime when reconfiguring. The high bay lab can be set up with a variety of equipment and processes The HVAC system provides 100 percent outside air to the laboratory spaces. A Phoenix controls VAV system maintains air-pressure balance based on exhaust air requirements. The facility utilizes a low outside air intake with a high exhaust to maintain air quality and HEPA filtration for laboratory supply air. A glycol heat-recovery system recovers exhaust air heat and reintroduces it into the intake air stream to improve energy use. Electrical and communications systems throughout the entire facility were replaced. A double ended 1500 kVA substation provides redundant capacity throughout. A stand by generator provides power to specific lab equipment and systems sensitive to a power outage, including the existing aquaculture facilities. A condition power system provides improved power quality to sensitive lab equipment. 146,000 s.f.
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UNIVERSITY OF MAINE HITCHNER HALL ADDITION AND RENOVATIONS - ORONO, MAINE
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BIOTECHNOLOGY FACILITY - WESTBROOK, ME IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. A fast-track renovation of an unused factory enabled this company to meet an increased demand for its products— kits and instruments to diagnose animal illnesses and food and water contamination—just eight months after the work was contracted. Manufacturing and R&D units are in a one-story wing; offices, conference center and a corporate fitness center room occupy a two-story area. Building systems meet strict federal standards. Research areas meet biological safety levels 2 and 3, with high degrees of filtration and pressurization. AALAC animal facilities, pathology, autopsy, and MRI spaces are located in a separate pressure zone, to comply with federal standards and to ensure no cross contamination between research and manufacturing facilities. The multiple redundant heating, ventilating, and air conditioning system can be reprogrammed without shutdown when changes in research or procedures dictate. 130,000 sq.-ft.
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UTAH VALLEY UNIVERSITY BILL J. POPE SCIENCE CENTER - OREM, UTAH
Nestled on the valley below the Uinta Mountains the Bill J. Pope Science Center houses the department of biology, chemistry, physics, earth science, earth science education, physical science, integrated studies, physics and physics education. The facilities open plan and the numerous and varied gathering options was designed to foster interaction and cross pollination of creative thought. The Pope Science Building also features a central three story atrium with a Foucault Pendulum, a planetarium and multiple exterior decks that can be used for outside laboratory studies. The project included the development of the campus entry, and a new student quadrangle and a new building for the Environmental Technology Management Center . To complement the healthy outdoor live style of Utahn’s, the campus offers numerous water features and outdoor amphitheaters. All of the central campus buildings are linked with broad internal walkways to make the environment more conducive to the heavy winter snow storms. The tiered outdoor terraces were designed to enclosed if space is needed for future expansion. Bill J. Pope Science Center 110,000 sf Environmental Technology Management Center 20,000 sf
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UTAH VALLEY UNIVERSITY BILL J. POPE SCIENCE CENTER - OREM, UTAH
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BATES COLLEGE CARNEGIE SCIENCE HALL - LEWISTON, MAINE
An addition and renovations to this 1913 building transformed it into a modern, up-to-date complex for physics, biology, and geology, allowing the college to expand its science program and conduct more research projects. The design fits the context of the historic campus, reflecting shapes and facades of surrounding buildings. Though the entrance was reoriented toward the street for a more prominent public presence, careful siting kept the traditional campus quadrangle design intact. Besides labs, classrooms, and lecture halls, the building has a planetarium and an observatory as well as a roof top greenhouse. Recognized for Design Excellence by Boston Society of Architects 40,000-sq-.ft. addition 35,000-sq.-ft. renovations
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THE JACKSON LABORATORIESD NUMEROUS PROJECTS – BAR HARBOR, MAINE On Mount Desert Island just off the coast of Maine, in the soft shadow of Acadia National Park's tree-blanketed mountains, lies a cluster of brick buildings. Inside scamper thousands of specially bred research mice. The Jackson Laboratory is one of the most prestigious genetics research entities in the world. For the past 70 years The Jackson Laboratory has been at the forefront of discovering cures for human diseases. Its mouse genetics research is unrivaled. The Laboratory is also the world's source for more than 5,000 strains of genetically defined mice. Projects completed include the foundations stocks building, vivarium importation and exportation facilities, vivarium breeding facilities, BSL 2 and 3 labs, quarantine facilities, tissue culture labs, research labs, offices, and other numerous mouse production support facilities, conferencing centers, ,landscaping and master planning.
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NordeX DIAGNOSTIC LABORATORIESD SCARBOROUGH, MAINE This new facility consists of 60,000 sf of Diagnostic labs and 30,000 sf Corporate headquarters for over 20 branch facilities. An open plan and maximum flexibility for the future were the priorities for design of this highly computerized lab that performs diagnostic testing for area health care providers. The open design allows new technology and equipment to be added with ease — a major advantage in an era of fast moving developments in the computerization and mechanization of testing. NorDex is a highly automated flexible and open diagnostic laboratory which included molecular and tissue pathology, immunoassay, flows cytometry, hematology, endocrinology, cytopathology, dermatopathology, clinical microscopy, auto-chemistry, and microbiology labs. The layout of the lab follows the movement of specimens to be tested, enhancing productivity. Modular lab benches and workstations are ergonomically adjustable and offer added flexibility. Fully mobile, they can be moved and reconfigured into any kind of layout as needs change. 90,000 sf
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UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AUBERT SCIENCE HALL RENOVATIONS - ORONO, MAINE Aubert Hall, which houses the Chemistry Department at the University of Maine was originally constructed in 1913 with major renovations in 1967. Typical of many older university buildings, it had also been modified on an as-needed basis over its long period of use. The design team was engaged to perform a comprehensive due diligenc e examination of the 47,000 sf building and to assist the Chemistry Department in translating its teaching and research goals into a renovated laboratory and office space. This was accompanied by a new infusion of infrastructure of mechanical, electrical, and laboratory services. The renovations included new spaces in addition to a comprehensive upgrading of research and development labs. These new spaces included student teaching laboratories, and academic classrooms; and a new fully accessible lobby elevator and student commons to enhance use of the facility by the university community. 47,000 sf www.mimarch.net
UNIVERSITY OF MAINE ZEBRAFISH FACILITY - ORONO, MAINE The Zebra Fish Facility is located in Hitchner Hall and is outfitted with the Aquatic Habitats for Accelerated Bioresearch (AHAB) fish rearing system (Aquatic Habitats, Apopka, FL). This system is composed of five-foot wide, five-level, stainless steel racks using any combination of three tank sizes (9, 2.75, 1 liter). Water input lines deliver UV-sterilized water to each tank through an independent valve. The fish tanks have self-cleaning bottoms and the effluent system features an optically clear design. The filter system requires minimal maintenance, and maintains high water quality, dramatically reduced disease and mortality. Zebra Fish Tanks The Facility contains 12 recirculating racks of tanks for genetics and development work, and one physically isolated flow through rack of tanks for disease and toxicology research for a total of almost 800 tanks, which permits facility capacity of more than 30,000 zebra fish.
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UNIVERISTY OF MAINE SAWYER ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH CENTER - ORONO, MAINE This new center made it possible for the university to enhance its graduate research program in highly sophisticated fields such as environmental chemistry. The building is not only designed for current research, but can also be easily reconfigured as needs change. Electrical, plumbing, and mechanical systems serving the laboratories, for example, are exposed in the corridors for easy access and modification. Although research needs dictated a two-story building with high ceilings, elements like the hipped roof provide a human scale that complements the wooded setting. Recognized for Design Excellence by Maine AIA 26,000 sq. ft.
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VETERANS ADMINISTRATION MEDICAL CENTER RESEARCH LABORATORIES RENOVATIONS PHASE III, WASHINGTON D.C.
Responding to the trend for updated research laboratories and internal demands to improve space utilization, efficiency, and to meet current research requirements the Medical Center is renovating building #4. The extents of the project include the renovation of 5200 sf. of existing BSL-1 into BSL -2 research laboratories. The Current laboratories do not meet Bio Safety Requirements, resulting in the high probability of cross contamination of work migrating between rooms. The new laboratories will be a total overhaul of the existing spaces introducing new lab configurations, from small inefficient spaces to larger more efficient laboratories. The laboratory casework will be a highly flexible modular and movable system that can be modified to meet future needs or changes in research focus. Safety features such as providing two means of egress from each laboratory, the proper placement of fume hoods and bio safety laminar hoods, as well as the proper locations for acid pour off stations, eyewash and emergency shower stations will be addressed. The buildings pressure map will also be brought into alignment to allow for the proper containment of the laboratories.
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