SAN DIEGO – The new $133-million Health Sciences Biomedical Research Facility has premiered at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD). The 196,000-square-foot facility is located on a 3.3-acre site within the UCSD Health Sciences campus in the San Diego submarket of La Jolla.
The new facility will accommodate new and expanded multi-departmental programs, including bioinformatics, genomic medicine, gastrointestinal medicine, childhood diseases, pathology, immunology, inflammation, psychiatry, cardiology, neurosciences, infectious diseases and glycobiology.
The building is expected to achieve LEED-Platinum certification. It contains a computer-controlled exterior solar shading system on the facility’s east, west and south facades. It also includes radiant heating systems, operable windows and individual thermostats, among other eco-friendly features.
This facility is part of UCSD’s ongoing campus expansion. It was built by McCarthy Building Companies and designed by ZGF Architects.