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Sault Area Hospital Nears Completion
The 600,000-sf Sault Area Hospital is slated for substantial completion in October of 2010 with occupancy expected in spring of 2011. Located in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, the facility represents a partnership between Plummer Memorial Public Hospital and Sault Ste. Marie General Hospital. The $409 million facility will provide a total of 289 beds with 130 private rooms.
University of Georgia Dedicates Pharmacy South
The University of Georgia dedicated the $44 million Pharmacy South facility in Athens in September of 2009. The 93,288-sf building represents an expansion of the College of Pharmacy and houses large teaching auditoriums, technology-rich classrooms, two research labs, a student learning center, sterile products rooms, two pharmacies, and a conference room. Ground was broken on the project in November of 2007. The facility attained LEED Silver certification for sustainable design.
University of British Columbia Plans Pharmaceutical Sciences Building
The University of British Columbia is planning to construct a $133.3 million pharmaceutical sciences building in Vancouver, Canada. The 18,382-sm facility will house classrooms, research laboratories, and the Centre for Drug Research and Development (CDRD). LEED Gold certification for sustainable design will be sought for the project. Occupancy is slated for 2010.
Bristol University Opens Centre for Nanoscience
Bristol University opened the £11 million Centre for Nanoscience and Quantum Information in the United Kingdom in September of 2009. Featuring laboratories with extremely low vibration, acoustic noise, and air movement, the four-story project began construction in October of 2006. The project team included designer Capita Architecture, contractor Willmott Dixon, and project manager Capita Symonds.
Aushon Opens Headquarters and BSL-2 Lab
Aushon BioSystems opened its renovated headquarters and laboratory facility in Billerica, Mass., in September of 2009. Housing an expanded laboratory and manufacturing center with increased automation for improved performance, the facility will support Aushon's multiplex immunoassay manufacturing operations as well as testing and development services. The CLIA-certified laboratories include cleanrooms, cold rooms, and a BSL-2 facility.