TOWSON, MD (June 22, 2010) - The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health has selected Oak Contracting to serve as its construction manager for the $18 million North Wing Project. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) is funding over 80 percent of the project for renovation and modernization of laboratory space at its main facility at 615 N. Wolfe Street in Baltimore, Md. The grant was awarded by the National Center for Research Resources, part of the National Institutes of Health. The renovation includes updating labs and new infrastructure in the 45-year old Hume Wing located on the building's north side along Monument Street. The nine-story wing was built in 1964 and houses 25 percent of the School's research laboratories.

Design for the new space is already underway by LSY Architects and is seeking to meet a minimum of LEED-Silver certification. Construction is expected to start in summer of 2011 and be completed in 2013. The renovations will include interior demolition, new mechanical and electrical systems, new laboratory casework and equipment, and interior finishes. The construction will be phased in to allow ongoing research to continue uninterrupted. The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health is a leading international authority on public health and is the world's oldest and largest independent school of public health, with over 2,000 students from 78 countries and more than 1,100 full- and part-time faculty, as well as 3,000 employees.

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