Brock University - Cairns Family Health and Biosciences Research Complex

  • Client

    Brock University

  • Area Office

    St. Catherines

  • Budget

    Confidential

  • Year Completed

    2013

  • Size

    176,000 sq. ft.

  • Sector

    Buildings

  • Sub-Sector

    Life Sciences & Technology

Scope

The project involved the construction of a teaching and research facility with space for:

  • a business incubator
  • teaching and office space
  • allows for research in human health, plant genetics, and green chemistry, and; 
  • includes biosafety containment labs providing CL2 (5,000 sq. ft.) and CL3 (1,000 sq. ft.)

The four-storey structure has a basement, an underground tunnel and two bridges from the second storey for pedestrian connection to adjacent buildings and achieved LEED Silver Certification.