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Idaho National Lab to Build Four Facilities
Idaho National Laboratory is planning to break ground in spring of 2010 on four new facilities in Idaho Falls. Creating an integrated complex, the buildings will include a research and education laboratory, a testing demonstration center, a second building for the Center for Advanced Energy Studies (CAES), and a cafeteria.
Auburn University Breaks Ground on MRI Research Center
Auburn University officially broke ground on its $21 million Magnetic Resonance Imaging Research Center on February 4, 2010. Designed by Perkins+Will, the 45,000-sf facility is slated for completion in September of 2010. The construction manager for the project is Brasfield & Gorrie LLC. The MRI Research Center will feature a Siemens Verio open-bore 3T MRI and an actively shielded whole-body 7T MRI. The Verio 3T MRI will be used for clinical and research applications and the 7T MRI will be dedicated solely to research.
Baptist Medical Center South Completes Patient Tower
Baptist Medical Center South completed the 222,000-sf South Tower D in February of 2010. Located in Jacksonville, Fla., the eight-story facility features a 14-bed neonatal ICU, a 24-bed nursery, 10 labor and delivery suites, 48 acute care beds, four ICU beds, and a cardiology area. The project includes a new 78,000-square-foot, 1,050-space parking structure and a mechanical penthouse. The Haskell Company served as the construction manager for South Tower D and as the design/build contractor for the parking structure.
University of Washington Plans Veterinary Medical Research Building
The University of Washington will begin construction in July of 2010 on the $96 million Veterinary Medical Research Building in Pullman. The 128,875-sf building will provide research facilities for at least 32 faculty members. Completion is expected in 2012.
Hampton University Builds Biomedical Research Center
Hampton University was awarded $8 million in stimulus funding from the National Institutes of Health in February of 2010 to construct a biomedical research center in Hampton, Va. The facility will house research space for the school’s programs in science, pharmacy, and nursing, as well as the existing Center for Advanced Medical Instrumentation. Construction will begin on the 20,000-sf center in spring of 2010.