National Institutes of Health Porter Neuroscience Research Center
The National Institutes of Health’s Porter Neuroscience Research Center will be a multi-disciplinary neuroscience research laboratory dedicated solely to research of the brain when complete in 2006. The Center will total 548, 114 SF with over 420,000 SF dedicated to research laboratories, 12,000 SF lab administrative offices, 80,000 SF animal research facilities, an 8,000 SF auditorium, 10,000 SF cafeteria, and 20,000 SF of public space/atrium. One of the main goals of the project is to create a facility that promotes cutting edge biomedical research through communication and collaboration as a means to facilitate innovation and creativity.
Scope of Services: Provide full-service Construction Inspection and Testing including: Type of construction:            Steel Frame
Total Project Cost:                 $60,000,000
Duration of Construction:      2002-2004 Phase I
Excavation and Site Work
Foundations
Reinforcing Steel Inspection
Concrete Inspection
Structural Steel/Pre-cast Connection Inspection
Sprayed Fire Resistive Materials
Metal Decking
Floor Flatness
Laboratory Services and Fied Testing
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