BU Biohazard Lab is an Empty Fortress
Original article from: Boston Globe posted on July 28, 2014. By Adrian Walker
Boston University’s $200 million biohazard lab in the South End is like no other building in the city.
The lab is visible from Albany Street but its entrance isn’t, which is part of the security plan for a place where scientists could eventually perform research on some of the most hazardous materials on earth. Walls and floors are roughly twice the thickness of a normal building.
It is built to withstand hurricanes, and its director brags that it will be the safest building in town if another earthquake ever strikes.
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