Best Project, Higher Education/Research: Design-Build Team Puts Heart Into UCSF Project
Completed in June 2012, 10 weeks ahead of schedule, the LEED-Gold-certified research building for the University of California San Francisco's 54-year-old Cardiovascular Research Institute is dedicated to seeking cures for heart and vascular disease—the leading cause of death in the U.S., according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The $196.2-million, five-story building is designed for interdisciplinary collaboration and features open laboratories for 48 principal investigators and has enclosed support areas and offices distributed throughout the three middle floors. A vivarium occupies the upper level.