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Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare Builds Memphis Pediatric Hospital
Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare is building the $327 million Le Bonheur Children’s Medical Center in Memphis, Tenn. Construction began on the 613,512-sf facility in February of 2008 with completion expected in 2011. The project team includes FKP Architects and Self Tucker Architects with Skanska USA Building as general contractor.
University of Utah Breaks Ground on Sorenson Molecular Biotechnology Building
The University of Utah broke ground in April of 2009 on the $130 million James L. Sorenson Molecular Biotechnology Building in Salt Lake City. Anchoring the University’s new Interdisciplinary Quadrangle, the 200,000-sf research facility will feature advanced imaging and nanotechnology laboratories and a 20,000-sf nanofabrication suite. Comprised of five stories, one below grade, the facility will house flexible open labs and four specialty core labs for small animal imaging, biomedical microscopy, engineering microscopy, and nanofabrication.
Pfizer Dedicates Animal Genetics Facility
Pfizer dedicated its newly renovated laboratory and office facility in Kalamazoo, Mich., in April of 2009. The 780,000-sf project will serve as the global headquarters for Pfizer’s animal genetics and veterinary medicine R&D operations. Housing 680 employees, the $75 million project will consolidate staff from Richland Township, Pa., and Sandwich, U.K.
Morton Plant North Bay Hospital Builds Starkey Medical Tower
Morton Plant North Bay Hospital is building the Starkey Medical Tower in New Port Richey, Fla. Featuring entirely private rooms, the three-story inpatient facility will include a cardiac unit, a medical surgical unit, an intensive care unit, and a respiratory care department. Completion is slated for early 2010. The new patient wing is part of a $49 million expansion and renovation project that will double the size of the existing hospital campus.
U.S. Mission Installs MagLev Chiller
The U.S. Mission to the United Nations completed construction and installation of an innovative chiller system based on magnetic levitation technology in April of 2009. Designed to cut costs and reduce carbon emissions, the MagLev™ chiller runs on a virtually friction-free compressor which eliminates heat and reduces energy consumption. The chiller was designed and manufactured by Multistack and installed by Martinez International.