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VTC – Biomedical Research Expansion

Roanoke, Virginia

Construction of the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute Addition on the Virginia Tech Carilion (VTC) Health Sciences and Technology Campus was completed in May 2020. The 145,000 square-foot building extends the biomedical research capabilities of the university and will serve as a model research facility for all VTC students.

Located in Roanoke, Virginia the four-story building provides state-of-the-art research facilities for enhanced biomedical research programs, including neuroscience, cancer, cardiovascular science, infectious diseases and immunity, biomaterials/body-device interfaces, and metabolism and obesity.

Owner:

Carilion Clinic

General Contractor:

Skanska

Size:

144,155sf

Scope of Work:

  • Two 1,500 Ton Chillers
  • 4,133ft Cast Iron Pipe
  • 8,913ft SCH 40 Steel Pipe
  • 427ft SCH 80 Steel Pipe
  • 61,800ft Copper Pipe
  • 4,218ft Lab Waste Pipe
  • 6,864ft PVC Pipe
  • 277,000ft LF Conduit
  • 800,000ft LF Wire