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BARNES Nears completion of new US Biological Facility – DiLullo Architect October 28, 2011

Salem, MA  – BARNES buildings & management group, inc. has enclosed the envelope and is nearing completion of an 88,000sf bio-tech facility on Technology Way in Salem for US Biological. USBio is currently located in Marblehead and produces and distributes biochemicals, antibodies, recombinant proteins, cell culture media and molecular biology kits that are used in virtually all scientific applications and settings, including genomic research, biotechnology, and pharmaceutical development. “We’re quadrupling our lab space, doubling our manufacturing space and adding extra meeting rooms, lobby space and larger conference rooms with integrated dining facilities in order to accommodate lectures, tutorials and distributor workshops,” said USBio President Warren Shore. Shore will be creating a minimum of five new jobs along with a co-op program with Salem State University. USBio was founded 15 years ago by Shore, a Massachusetts native, and now has over 30 distributors worldwide. Peter Varone of Malden is the owner’s construction manager. The entire steel system inclusive of structure, walls, standing seam roofing, stairs, rails and miscellaneous iron package is supplied and self-performed erection/installation by BARNES buildings trained crews.  BARNES worked in conjunction with the architect DiLullo Associates, Inc. of Melrose to assist in the development of the high tech contemporary two-story design. The pre-engineered steel building system has some unique features: A highlighted very large, fully glazed entry which stands above the building and a 10’ x 36’ roof clerestory at the fully open floor to ceiling common entry area. Dramatic architectural steel stairway and rails guide visitors to the second floor. Multitude of Low-E banded windows located at the perimeter Walls are ornamented in silver/metallic colored architectural metal wall panel system and accented with EIFS. R19 insulated metal and EIFS wall systems and an R30 standing seam roof system

 

 

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