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MIT Develops Singapore University of Technology and Design
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) will partner with the government of Singapore to construct the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD). Providing interdisciplinary technology-centered education, the $100 million project is expected to break ground in summer of 2010 and reach completion in 2013. A sister research facility, the MIT Singapore International Design Center, will be constructed on the MIT campus in Cambridge. Groundbreaking is slated for July of 2010.
Ascension Health Builds Middle Tennessee Medical Center
Ascension Health is constructing the $267 million Middle Tennessee Medical Center in Murfreesboro. Slated for completion in June of 2010 and occupancy the following October, the 561,000-sf replacement hospital will include 10 operating rooms, 11 labor and delivery suites, an intensive care unit, emergency, and diagnostic imaging facilities. The general contractor for the 286-bed project is Turner Construction.
UT Austin Builds Hackerman Research Building
The University of Texas at Austin is constructing the $175 million Norman Hackerman Research Building. Slated for completion by year-end 2010, the research and teaching complex will accommodate the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, the Institute of Neuroscience, and the School of Biological Science. The Hackerman Research Building will include seven organic chemistry teaching labs, 14 organic chemistry research labs, neurobiology labs, and core facilities for electron microscopy, NMR, and fMRI (functional magnetic resonance).
State of Texas to Require BIM for Construction Projects
The Texas Facilities Commission announced in August of 2009 that BIM (Building Information Modeling) will be required for all new state design and construction projects. The mandate includes projects at all state university systems.Learn more about BIM.
USAMRIID Breaks Ground on Biocontainment Lab
The United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID) broke ground in late August of 2009 on a $680 million headquarters and biocontainment laboratory in Frederick, Md. Located at Fort Detrick, the BSL-4 facility will support research on infectious diseases and pathogens. Occupancy is expected in May of 2014. The five-story, 800,000-sf facility will house up to 952 researchers, administrators, and technicians.