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Rutgers Dedicates College of Nursing Facility
Rutgers University dedicated its nursing education building in New Brunswick, N.J., on March 30, 2009. The three-story, 18,000-sf facility houses classrooms, lecture halls, teaching labs, faculty offices, examination rooms, and research labs. The $25 million Rutgers Institute for Health and Healthcare Policy and Aging Research is also under construction at the site. The nursing building and the Institute are both located on land owned by Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital and leased by Rutgers.
Ferring Pharmaceuticals Opens San Diego Research Facility
Ferring Pharmaceuticals opened its biopharmaceutical research facility in San Diego in April of 2009. Designed by Kornberg Associates, the 38,000-sf project transformed an existing single-story structure into a two-story laboratory and research office complex. The building includes a video conferencing room and an interstitial floor for HVAC equipment. Housing organic, peptide, and analytical chemistry labs, the facility features mobile workbenches and cabinets that connect to a horizontal utility umbilical for maximum flexibility.
Health Protection Agency Builds Influenza Research Center
The Health Protection Agency is constructing the £12 million Influenza Resource Centre (IRC) in Potters Bar in the United Kingdom. Part of the National Institute for Biological Standards and Control, the laboratory will support influenza vaccine research and development, production, and standardization. Occupancy is expected in early 2010.
University of Albany Completes Nanotech Expansion
The University of Albany opened a $150 million expansion of the College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering (CNSE) in late March of 2009. Located in Albany, N.Y., the 350,000-sf project includes the NanoFab East Office and Laboratory Building and the NanoFab Central Cleanroom Building. Bringing the total footprint of CNSE to over 800,000 sf, the expansion will support industry partnerships with companies including IBM, International Sematech, and Vistec Lithography.
Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital Opens Advanced Neonatal Facility
Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital opened the $25 million Quentin & Elisabeth Alexander Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) in Cleveland in March of 2009. The technology-rich facility features a surgical procedure table designed for newborns and premature babies, individual rooms with parental sleep accommodations, and 38 incubators. Expanding the hospital’s NICU space from 8,000 sf to 30,000 sf, the sustainably designed project supports healing by integrating advanced technology into a soothing environment.