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Boston College

Chestnut Hill, MA


Higgins Shiau Lab Renovations


Project Features
  • 1,600 sf total
  • Select demolition
  • MEP & architectural upgrades
  • New finishes
  • Fit-out for installation of new fish tanks
  • Extensive coordination with facility's lab manger
  • Significant dust and noise control measures to protect the fish

JMC renovated an existing space to create a new lab for BC's biology department and Assistant Professor Celia Shiau. Shiau studies zebrafish, which have a genetic structure similar to humans, as part of her research on immune and nervous systems, genetics, and genomics.
Delivery Method:
General Contracting

Architect:
Boston College Capital Projects Management, Boston, MA