NEIDL in the News
Worker Safety is Priority One
National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories January 10, 2007 Worker safety is a fundamental tenet during the construction of the NEIDL. Everyone associated with the project including, Building Trades personnel, Turner/McCarthy Project Manager personnel (Construction Manager) and BUMC and BMC staff fully understand that worker safety is of paramount importance. A full time safety... More
Reinforce and Form Floor Slabs
National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories January 5, 2007 Construction will take place Saturday, January 6, 2007 between 7am and 3:30 pm. Erection of steel and installation of floor decking and welding connections will continue on the 7th floor. Further work will be done to reinforce and form floor slabs. Work will also... More
Updated Information Repositories
National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories January 4, 2007 Updated information on the National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories (NEIDL) is available at the Dudley, Grove Hall, South End and Central branches of the Boston Public Library. Contents of the library repositories include: Mass Biotech 2010 Report, Massachusetts Biotechnology Council NEIDL -Draft Environmental Impact Statement, 10/2004 NEIDL... More
Steel Erection and Installation of Decking
National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories December 29, 2006 Construction will take place Saturday, December 30, 2006 between 7a.m. and 4:00 p.m. The work will consist of steel erection and installation of decking and welding connections. Steel reinforcement for concrete slabs will take place along with work on connections for piping and temporary... More
Bolting, Decking on All Levels
National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories December 15, 2006 Construction will take place Saturday, December 16, 2006 between 7:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Iron workers will work on steel erection of the 6th and 7th floors, including bolting and decking on all levels and installation of safety railings. In addition, the site contractor will be... More
No Concrete Deliveries
National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories December 8, 2006 Construction will take place Saturday, December 9, 2006. Steel erection of the NEIDL will be ongoing, including bolting and welding on all floors. There will not be any concrete truck deliveries. The concrete contractor will be working at the perimeter/ground (foundation level).The site contractor... More
Bolting, Welding on Floors
National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories November 26, 2006 Construction will take place Sunday, November 26, 2006 between the hours of 8am to 4:30 p.m. Construction will include bolting and welding on the floors and installation of gas lines to the building. The work will not involve crane, heavy equipment work or the... More
Existing Steel Connections
National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories November 25, 2006 Construction of structural steel erection will take place Saturday, November 25, 2006. Construction will consist of work on existing steel connections and will not involve crane, heavy equipment work or deliveries. There may be minor impacts such as vibration and noise.
6 Local Residents Appointed to Community Group for National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories at BU Medical Center
Boston University Medical Center For Immediate Release - June 13, 2006 Contact: Gina DiGravio, 617-638-8491 gina.digravio@bmc.org Six members have been appointed to the Community Liaison Committee (CLC) of the National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories (NEIDL), BUMC officials announced today. Three members were appointed by Karen Antman, Dean, Boston University School of Medicine and Provost, More
The BioLab is important for public health
South End News March 9, 2006 The federal government recently completed the final review necessary on the BioLab at Boston University Medical Center and construction is underway. As a scientist who will work in this facility and as a resident of the South End, I am excited about the potential of this... More
Tell the Truth
Bay State Banner March 9, 2006 The greatest challenge for high school seniors is to select the college that will most effectively meet their academic and social needs. It is important for educators to facilitate this process. Fanatical opponents of the Biosafety Lab in the South End believe otherwise. Members of Operation: Over... More
Boston University Medical Center received regulatory approval
National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories February 22, 2006 On February 2, 2006, Boston University Medical Center received regulatory approval from the federal government to fund construction of a biosafety laboratory on its medical campus in Boston. The laboratory, officially named the National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories, will work to develop diagnostic tests, More
Boston Herald Editorial: Welcome to our ‘hood
Boston Herald Februrary 4, 2006 Boston University’s proposed Level 4 bioresearch lab won final federal approval this week from the National Institutes of Health. Now in a city whose economy is closely linked to research of all kinds, especially biological and medical research, you’d think this would be greeted as good news. Ah, More
Biosafety lab in South End gets final OK
Boston Globe February 3, 2006 The federal government gave final approval yesterday to Boston University's plan to build a high-security research laboratory in the South End, where scientists hunting for vaccines and drugs will work with some of the world's deadliest viruses and bacteria, such as Ebola, anthrax, and plague. The long-expected decision... More
BU Medical Center Receives Federal Decision to Fund Construction of Biosafety Lab
Boston University Medical Center For Immediate Release - February 2, 2006 For information contact: EllenBerlin (617) 638-8491 Boston—Boston University Medical Center (BUMC) today received a decision from the federal government to fund construction of a Biosafety laboratory on its campus in Boston. The laboratory will be called the National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories and... More
Removing Underground Granite Obstruction
National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories January 25, 2006 Construction will take place this Saturday, August 26, 2006 during the hours of 7am - 3:30pm. The work will consist of drilling for two of the concrete foundations and removing an underground granite obstruction at one of the new foundation locations. There will be... More
Wall Structural Support
National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories January 21, 2006 Construction will take place Saturday, September 23, 2006 during the hours of 7am to 3:30 p.m. The work will consist of building form walls within which concrete will be placed as part of the structural support for the building structure. Elevated noise levels or... More
Further Development of Below Grade Structures
National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories January 18, 2006 Construction will take place Saturday, August 19 during the hours of 7am-3pm. The work will be similar to what has taken place over the past four to five weeks -- further development of the below grade (in the ground) structures that ultimately support the... More
Development of below Grade Structures
National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories January 11, 2006 Construction will take place Saturday, August 12 during the hours of 7am-pm. The work will be very imilar to what has taken place over the past three to four weeks - further development of the below grade (in the ground) structures to ultimately support the... More
Biolab opponents exploit phony fears
Boston Herald June 9, 2005 A California man just arrested on terrorism-related charges admitted to authorities his intended targets, after training at an al-Qaeda camp in Pakistan, included U.S. supermarkets and hospitals. What do you suppose his plan was: to buy tomatoes at one to throw at the other? We are at war. More