{"id":34442,"date":"2009-05-05T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-05-05T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2009\/05\/05\/drc-ii-fast-facts\/"},"modified":"2009-05-05T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2009-05-05T05:00:00","slug":"drc-ii-fast-facts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2009\/05\/05\/drc-ii-fast-facts\/","title":{"rendered":"DRC II &#8212; fast facts"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"panel body-content\"><div class=\"panel__container\"><p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/DRCs1108.jpg\" border=\"0\" align=\"right\" alt=\"picture disc.\">Below are some facts about the Durham Research Center II. <\/p>\n<p><UL><LI><B>Size:<\/B> 252,179 gross square feet<br \/>\n<LI><B>Cost:<\/B> $76.4 million<br \/>\n<LI><B>Number of levels:<\/B> 10 (eight above ground, two below ground)<br \/>\n<LI><B>Number of labs:<\/B> 98<br \/>\n<LI><B>Number of support rooms:<\/B> 147 (tissue culture, flex, dark room, cold room)<br \/>\n<LI><B>Number of offices:<\/B> 109<br \/>\n<LI><B>Number of conference\/seminar rooms:<\/B> 4 (includes interaction space for special events and product shows, but mostly a place for people to gather and share ideas)<br \/>\n<LI><B>Number of principal investigators:<\/B> 35<br \/>\n<LI><B>Number of support staff:<\/B> 250<br \/>\n<LI><B>Total research dollars going in:<\/B> $76.4 million<br \/>\n<LI><B>Architect:<\/B> HDR Architecture Inc., Omaha<br \/>\n<LI><B>Contractor:<\/B> Hawkins Construction Co., Omaha<\/UL><\/p>\n<p><TABLE border=\"0\" width=\"260\" cellspacing=\"5\" cellpadding=\"3\" align=\"right\"><br \/>\n<TR><br \/>\n<TD><br \/>\n<TABLE border=\"1\" width=\"250\" cellspacing=\"1\" cellpadding=\"5\" bgcolor=\"99ccff\"><br \/>\n<TR><br \/>\n<TD><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">\n<font face=\"arial\"><br \/>\n<B><br \/>\nDedication ceremony<br \/>\n<\/B><br \/>\n<BR><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">\n<font face=\"arial\" size=\"2\"><br \/>\nA dedication ceremony for the Durham Research Center II will be held Wednesday at 10 a.m. The campus community is invited and is welcome to tour the new building following the ceremony. 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