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UNC Charlotte Plans Energy Production and Infrastructure Center
The University of North Carolina at Charlotte is planning to construct the $76 million Energy Production and Infrastructure Center (EPIC) on the Charlotte Research Institute campus. Designed by Narmour Wright Creech Architects, the 200,000-sf collaborative teaching and research facility will house the departments of Civil & Environmental Engineering and Electrical Engineering. Groundbreaking is expected in late summer of 2009 with completion slated for 2011.
Novartis Plans Flu Vaccine Manufacturing Facilities
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services awarded Novartis a $486 million contract in early 2009 to build pandemic flu vaccine manufacturing facilities in Holly Springs, N.C. The funding will support the design, construction, and validation of flu vaccine production centers over the next eight years, enabling Novartis to supply 150 million doses of cell-based influenza vaccine within six months of the onset of a pandemic.
Daemen College Opens Research & Information Commons
Daemen College opened the $15 million Research & Information Commons in January of 2009 in Amherst, N.Y. The 45,000-sf building is comprised of a technology-rich library and instructional facilities. Sustainable design features of the project include lighting sensors, recycled materials, and a highly reflective and emissive roof. Designed by Perry Dean Rogers Partners Architects, the facility will act as a living laboratory for research and education in environmental sustainability.
University Campus Suffolk Breaks Ground on Ipswich Expansion
University Campus Suffolk broke ground in January of 2009 on the University Quay development in Ipswich, U.K. The project includes two dormitories and an academic building housing the Faculty of Health, Wellbeing and Science; instructional facilities; a library, and a student union. The first phase of the academic building will open in September of 2010. The project team includes RMJM Architects, contractor Watkin Jones Group, and Turner and Townsend.
UC Irvine Dedicates Academic Medical Center
The University of California, Irvine will dedicate the 482,428-sf University Hospital in Orange, Calif., in March of 2009. The $393 million academic medical center provides 191 beds as well as research and training facilities for the UCI School of Medicine. Designed by HOK and Nabih Youssef & Associates Structural Engineers, the seven-story plus basement facility features private rooms; a trauma center; 13 operating rooms; adult, pediatric, and neonatal ICUs; laboratories; and a comprehensive cancer center.