ANN ARBOR—Building renovation projects approved by the University of Michigan Regents at their April 13-14 meeting included:

• The second phase of a renovation to the Department of Geological Sciences’ Radiogenic Isotope Geochemistry Laboratory clean room complex in the C.C. Little Building will include replacing existing deteriorating ductwork and making improvements to the air handling system. Estimated to cost $1,640,000, the project involves some 9,660 gross square feet of laboratory, corridor and mechanical room space on the third, fourth, and fifth floors, and roof.
• “The Power Center for the Performing Arts lighting technology is outdated, pre-computer and pre-digital,” said Robert Kasdin, U-M executive vice president. “The mechanical systems are in poor condition and the dimmers could become a safety concern if not replaced. This project, estimated to cost $720,000, would replace the existing dimmers with 600 digitally controlled dimmers which would bring the Power Center up to the modern standards for a threatre of this size. Rented lighting will be used during the upgrade so as not to interfere with use of the Power Center.”
• “The General Clinical Research Center (CRC) has had 41 continuous years of National Institutes of Health grant funding and is now submitting a five-year renewal application for direct costs of $33 million. Space that meets both research and clinical needs for the grant has been identified in the Med-Inn Building. In order to make the Med-Inn space available to CRC, several clinical program moves must occur. This project, therefore, involves the renovation of approximately 9,500 square feet of existing space in Briarwood Building 2 and is estimated to cost $2,830,000.”