New Mexico Tri-Services Laboratory

The five-story New Mexico Tri-Services Laboratory will house the New Mexico Department of Health Scientific Laboratory Division, the New Mexico Department of Agriculture Veterinary Diagnostic Services and the New Mexico Office of the Medical Examiner. Each agency is located on a different level with separate entrances, but all share a central atrium lobby to enhance coordination abilities.

Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico
Total square footage: 190,000
Total construction cost: $86 Million
Construction Completion Date: Est. Jan. 29, 2010
Owner/Developer: State of New Mexico
New Mexico Unions: IBEW Local 611, UA Local 412, SMW Local 49

Project Highlights:
Awaiting Silver LEED certification.
Largest medical examiner’s office in the southwest.
Three bio-safety labs that can handle potentially lethal agents.