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Gold Coast University Hospital Constructs Academic Medical Center
Gold Coast University Hospital is building a $1.76 billion academic medical center in the Molendinar area of Gold Coast City in Queensland. The 10-story, 750-bed teaching and research hospital will be comprised of two towers providing a total of 750 beds. The sustainably designed facility is being constructed by Bovis Lend Lease. Ground was broken for the project in February of 2009 with completion slated for December of 2012. The hospital will provide facilities for radiotherapy, neurosciences, labor and delivery, surgery, emergency, and trauma care.
Smith College Dedicates Ford Hall
Smith College dedicated the $73 million Ford Hall in October of 2009 in Northampton, Mass. The 140,000-sf facility will provide space for engineering, chemistry, biology, molecular biology, and computer science. Construction began on the facility in 2007. The project team included architect Bohlin Cywinski Jackson and RFD (Research Facilities Design) as lab design consultant. The sustainably-designed Ford Hall houses classrooms, lecture halls, and laboratories.
University of Louisville Opens Clinical and Translational Research Building
The University of Louisville opened the 300,000-sf Clinical and Translational Research Building in October of 2009. Located on the university's health sciences campus in downtown Louisville, the $143.1 million project was designed by Arrasmith, Judd, Rapp, Chovan of Louisville and SmithGroup of Detroit with Messer Construction of Cincinnati as general contractor. Ground was broken for the facility in February of 2006.
Self Regional Healthcare Breaks Ground on Cancer Center
Self Regional Healthcare broke ground on a $23 million cancer center in October of 2009 in Greenwood, S.C. Consolidating the hospital’s cancer services in a single location, the 40,000-sf facility is slated for completion in summer of 2010. Designed by Freeman-White Architects of Charlotte, the center features a healing garden, a central atrium, and a patient learning area. The general contractor for the project is Rodgers Builders of Greenville.
University of Washington Breaks Ground on Molecular Engineering Building
The University of Washington broke ground on a $78 million molecular engineering building in Seattle in October of 2009. Designed by Zimmer Gunsul Frasca with Research Facilities Design (RFD) as lab design consultant, the 90,000-sf building will feature a low-vibration basement research facility, flexible laboratories, and classrooms. The building will be constructed to attain a minimum of LEED Silver sustainable design certification.