LIFT building - U of A

[MacLac]

U of A life sciences research gets a $100M lift

The Government of Alberta has contributed $100 million to transform the U of A’s Biological Sciences Building into a dynamic, shared laboratory complex where researchers and students from across the university — along with industry partners — will work on solving the most urgent problems of our...

www.ualberta.ca

Question: $200M ($100M from both the UCP and U) reno or a combination of reno and new build?

 

[MacLac]

Now we have the FULL price tag....

https://majorprojects.alberta.ca/details/Life-Sciences-Innovation-and-Future-Technologies-LIFT-Centre/11628

 

[Didama]

Very interested in seeing what they do with this one!

 

[constance_chlore]

I think I wrote this elsewhere, but I was told by a member of the administrative staff in the Bio Sci department that most of the spending would be on long-deferred utilities upgrades, and much of it won't be directly visible.

 

[northlands]

The release reads like their plan is to essentially gut the building and rebuild the inside into high-tech modern lab spaces. Which I am glad for. BioSci is a cool lookin' building, really glad it's getting an extended lease on life vs being torn down for something new and shiny.

 

[husky]

Wonder if it will address the uh, quirky architecture and uh, quirky floor plans of the existing building. IYKYK

 

[Platinum107]

Wonder if it will address the uh, quirky architecture and uh, quirky floor plans of the existing building.

I hope it does! I got lost in BioSci once and thought I got teleported to the Backrooms.

 

[MacLac]

I think I wrote this elsewhere, but I was told by a member of the administrative staff in the Bio Sci department that most of the spending would be on long-deferred utilities upgrades, and much of it won't be directly visible.

Dam! $217M is a LOT on copper and pex piping....lol!

 

[Garceyues]

I hope it does! I got lost in BioSci once and thought I got teleported to the Backrooms.

That building is truly a maze

 

[inclusion]

Dam! $217M is a LOT on copper and pex piping....lol!

Maybe they will find the big snake that went missing years ago and was never found.

 

[crisp]

That building is truly a maze

I remember having to frequent this building to participate in the mandatory psychology and sociology studies.

Oh man I think I need to do a UofA visit I haven't stepped foot on the grounds in like a decade.