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University of South Carolina Builds College of Business and Economics
The University of South Carolina Upstate broke ground on the $30 million George Dean Johnson, Jr. College of Business and Economics in Spartanburg in November of 2008. Designed by David M. Schwarz Architects with McMillan Smith & Partners as production architect, three-story, 60,000-sf facility is expected to reach completion in May of 2010. The building houses classrooms, computer labs, offices, and incubator space. The project construction manager is Linbeck.
University of Texas Dedicates National Biocontainment Laboratory
The University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) dedicated the $174 million Galveston National Laboratory on November 11, 2008. The 186,267-sf facility includes flexible BSL-3 and BSL-4 laboratories, clinical facilities, and research support space. The building houses the Regional Center of Excellence for Biodefense and Emerging Infectious Diseases Research. Project design began in September of 2003.
Torbay Hospital Builds Virtual Operating Theater
Torbay Hospital is building a £5 million education and research center in Torquay, United Kingdom. Featuring a virtual operating theater and computer simulators, the three-story project will support training in advanced surgical techniques. The facility is being built by general contractor Kier Western. Slated for completion in early 2009, the building includes a clinical learning zone with teaching facilities.
West Chester Medical Center Nears Completion
West Chester Medical Center’s $225 million hospital is slated for completion in May of 2009 in West Chester Township, Ohio. The 383,000-sf, 160-bed facility is being built by Mortenson-Messer Healthcare Construction. The project broke ground in July of 2006.
Nipissing University Opens Muskoka Facility
Nipissing University opened its $6.6 million instructional facility in Bracebridge, Ontario, in October of 2008. The two-story, 26,000-sf building is sited on the University’s Muskoka campus and includes a 100-seat lecture hall, ten classrooms, meeting and seminar rooms, faculty offices, a science laboratory, and a learning commons. The facility can accommodate 675 students and features wireless technology. Construction began in the project in October of 2007.