Science and Technology Projects

UNT Health Science Center Interdisciplinary Research Center

UNT Health Science Center Interdisciplinary Research Center – Fort Worth, TX
Construction Type: New Construction
Construction Cost / Size: $121,000,000/173,000 SF
Completion Date: 2018
Services: IT/Telecommunications, A/V, Wireless and Security Consulting
Architect: Treanor

The facility is a multi-story building with research laboratories, vivarium, classrooms, teaching labs, healthcare simulation labs, study areas, seminar rooms, multimedia learning, and associated student learning spaces. Faculty and administrative offices are also included in this building with office suites, meeting rooms, and collaborative work areas. It supports the growth of clinical and translational research and the associated training programs. This building supports both the academic and research initiatives for the University of North Texas System College of Pharmacy. In addition, this building houses a new medical school in collaboration with Texas Christian University.

Texas A&M University College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Services

Texas A&M University – College Station, TX
Construction Type: New Construction
Construction Cost / Size: $93,000,000
Completion Date: 2016
Services: IT/Telecommunications, A/V, Wireless and Security Consulting
Architect: Stantec

Texas A&M University’s new Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences Education Complex, houses state-of-the-art classrooms, teaching and laboratory space and a cafe with indoor and outdoor dining facilities. Combined with the expansion of the small animal hospital, the new facilities provides opportunities for innovations in teaching and nurtures 21st Century Learning such as collaboration and creativity for more than 500 students.

TSU Round Rock – Health Professions 1

Texas State University, Round Rock – Health Professions 1 – Round Rock, TX
Construction Type: New Construction
Project Size: 107,564 gsf
Services: IT/Telecom, Security, and Audio Visual Systems
Architect: Barnes, Gromatzky, Kosarek

The project will accommodate the relocation of Health Professions Departments (Communication Disorders, Physical Therapy, and Respiratory Therapy) from San Marcos to Round Rock. The new building will house updated laboratory spaces, clinics, faculty research spaces, simulation lab, and department offices. The completion and occupancy is targeted for May 2018 to accommodate use by the first cohort of students by June 1, 2018.

UH – Multidisciplinary Research & Engineering Building

University of Houston – Multidisciplinary Research & Engineering Building – Houston,TX
Construction Type: New Construction
Project Size: 120,000 sf
Services: IT/Telecom, Security, and Audio Visual Systems
Architect: SHW Group / Stantec

The Multidisciplinary Research and Engineering Building will provide a state-of-the-art infrastructure to support the educational experience of undergraduate and graduate students by enhancing their hands-on experience in a research laboratory setting. The new facility will include a research core that houses major core facilities that serve the critical needs of the University’s energy and health research foci. The project includes proteomic, protemic, and engineering labs. A High-field nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometer lab, a multi-dimensional imaging and computation training facility, and a visualizing lab will be incorporate as well as, a server room for the computational center.

UH – Health and Biomedical Sciences Building II

University of Houston – Health and Biomedical Sciences Building II – Houston,TX
Construction Type: New Construction
Project Size: 300,000 sf
Services: IT/Telecom, Security, and Audio Visual Systems
Architect: Shepley Bulfinch

The Health and Biomedical Sciences Building II (HBSB 2) integrates teaching, research, and clinical programs in the second phase of the development of the University of Houston’s biomedical campus.

The nine-story facility provides a new home for the College of Pharmacy, as well as expanded research space for the university-wide Department of Research. These consolidated lab facilities will promote critical workforce training in the pharmaceutical and biomedical sectors and will support translational research and collaboration among pharmacological research groups. The project also includes specialized research and teaching labs, faculty offices, an expanded Health Sciences Library and a mix of various teaching spaces.

Texas A&M University – Zachry Engineering Education Complex

Texas A&M University Zachry Engineering Education Complex – College Station,TX
Construction Type: Renovation and Reconstruction
Project Size: 530,000 gsf
Services: IT/Telecom, Security, Audio Visual Systems and Acoustics
Architect: Treanor Architects

Originally dedicated in 1972, the Zachry Engineering Center renovation began construction in February 2015. Upon completion, the new complex will serve as the largest academic building on campus. The project is due to be completed by December 2016. It will serve as the undergraduate hub of engineering education when classes resume in spring of 2017. 4b Technology Group provided design development, specification and construction documents for IT/Telecom, Security, Audio Visual, Acoustics and related infrastructure.

Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences

Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences – Houston,TX
Construction Type: New Construction
Construction Cost: $52,000,000
Completion Date: Currently in Construction
Services: IT/Telecommunications, A/V, & Security Consulting
Architect: Page

The Institute for Forensic Sciences Project is a new Forensic Genetics Laboratory located in the Texas Medical Center for Harris County. This forensic center was established to provide unique and creative learning opportunities for visiting medical students, lawyers, law enforcement and physicians. The nine story building will be approximately 200,000 gross SF which includes a 250 person presentation space on the first floor and several conference rooms distributed on other floors.

Texas Tech University Petroleum Engineering Research Building

Texas Tech University Petroleum Engineering Research Building – Lubbock,TX
Construction Type: New Construction
Construction Cost: $22,800,000
Completion Date: 2014
Services: A/V & Security Consulting
Architect: Kirksey

The facility was designed to LEED certified standards. Spaces include conference rooms, geology & engineering laboratories, classrooms, and ancillary spaces. In addition, the project includes state of the art video walls, tiered classrooms, multi-use rooms, and a multi-touch video wall for drilling simulation.

Dow Chemical Company Texas Innovation Center Campus

Dow Chemical Company Texas Innovation Center Campus – Lake Jackson,TX
Construction Type: New Construction
Construction Cost: Undisclosed
Completion Date: Under Construction
Services: IT/Telecommunications, A/V, & Security Consulting
Architect: Kirksey

The new campus consists of 900,000 plus SQ FT of construction on 50 acres in Lake Jackson, Texas. The five building campus provides administrative, research, production space and amenities along with infrastructure to support chemical research functions.

TAMU – Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Facility

Texas A&M University – College Station,TX
Construction Type: New Construction / Research Facility
Construction Cost / Size: $10,500,000 / 37,000 sf
Completion Date: 2010
Services: IT/Telecommunications, A/V, Wireless and Security Consulting; Radio Frequency Shielding Design
Architect: PhiloWilke Partnership

4b Technology Group was selected to provide design services for the new Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Facility. The new NMR laboratory houses two floors of research lab modules, including magnets and cryogens, an environmental chamber, offices, seminar rooms, sample prep and support spaces. This project required special design considerations for the Electro Magnetic Interference (EMI) generated by the associated NMR equipment.

Laboratory Animal Resources & Research Facility (LARR)

Texas A&M University – College Station,TX
Construction Type: New Construction / Animal Laboratory
Construction Cost / Size: $6,377,000 / 19,940 sf
Completion Date: 2008
Services: IT/Telecommunications, A/V, Wireless and Security Consulting
Architect: Page Southerland Page

LARR is the centrally administered support service/program for animal research and teaching programs at Texas A&M University. The LARR facility totals 19,940 square feet and consists of 8 modular aluminum buildings (two climate controlled), a clinical support building and an office area. LARR also houses specialized facilities for investigator use, which includes a well maintained surgery area with two operating suites, an X-ray unit and radiology suite, a necropsy area, and specialized animal housing facilities to accommodate biohazards projects, hazardous chemical projects, transgenic animal projects and projects that use radioisotopes.

4b provided design and construction administration services for the expansion of the Animal Biosafety Level 3. This ABSL3 Vivarium Addition/Expansion project entailed complex construction phasing, as it remained fully operational throughout construction. 4b’s scope of services included data, telecom, and security systems infrastructure.

Center for Advanced Biomedical Imaging Research

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center – Houston,TX
Construction Type: New Construction / Research Facility
Construction Cost / Size: $88,000,000 / 314,000 sf
Completion Date: 2009
Services: IT/Telecommunications and A/V Consulting
Architect: PhiloWilke Partnership

The Center for Advanced Biomedical Imaging Research is a unique program that brings together the expertise of GE Healthcare and researchers to create new ways of diagnosing cancer and cardiac disease and selecting appropriate therapy. The CABIR is a new six-story facility located at U. T. Research Park on the South Campus. The 4b scope included the design and construction administration of the Voice, Data and A/V systems and infrastructure for the CABIR Facility.

MD Anderson Cancer Center – South Campus Vivarium Phases l and ll

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center – South Campus Vivarium Phases l and ll – Houston,TX
Construction Type: Renovation / Vivarium
Construction Cost / Size: $31,350,000 / 65,000 sf
Completion Date: 2008
Services: IT/Telecommunications, A/V, Wireless and Security Consulting
Architect: Page Southerland Page

The MD Anderson Cancer Center – South Campus Vivarium involved the renovation of an existing warehouse building into a sophisticated, multi-barrier animal research facility with four housing and procedure suites in four barrier conditions (SPF, conventional, biobarrier, biohazard), Animal Biosafety Level 3, as well as administrative and support areas. The existing vivarium remained fully operational throughout a phased construction process. The 4b scope included data, telecom, public address, CCTV, wireless and security infrastructure engineering, schematic design, conceptual design, final design and construction administration services.