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Oklahoma State University Opens North Classroom Building
Oklahoma State University (OSU) opened the $15 million North Classroom Building in Stillwater in January of 2009. The technology-rich instructional facility includes 14 classrooms, two 125-seat auditoriums, faculty offices, a study center, and a café. Sustainable design features of the three-story, 50,000-sf project include energy efficient HVAC systems, lighting, and windows. North Oklahoma College partnered with OSU to create the facility and will also utilize the building.
EPRI Studies Carbon Capture Upgrades for Coal Power Plants
The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) announced in January of 2008 that five electric utilities in the United States and Canada have joined EPRI to host studies of the impacts of retrofitting advanced amine-based post-combustion carbon dioxide capture technology to existing coal-fired power plants. In addition to the five host site companies, 15 other companies and organizations, including six from Canada and one from Australia, have joined the project.
University Health Care System Plans Aiken Campus
University Health Care System will build a 72,000-sf medical complex in Aiken, S.C. Comprised of three buildings sited on 7.5 acres, the outpatient medical office facility is being designed by Erdman Co. The first phase of construction, a single-story, 17,000-sf building, is expected to break ground in 2009. University Health Care System is based in Augusta, Ga.
Construction Begins on Greater Niagara General Hospital
Niagara Health System will begin construction in spring of 2009 on the 970,000-sf Greater Niagara General Hospital in St. Catherines, ON, Canada. The project is sited on 32 acres and will include a 375-bed hospital and the Walker Family Cancer Centre. The project team includes developer Plenary Health, general contractor PCL Constructors, and Infrastructure Ontario.
Allegheny County Opens Biocontainment Laboratory
The Allegheny County Health Department will open a $5.6 million biocontainment laboratory in Lawrenceville, Pa., in February of 2009. Part of the CDC’s Laboratory Response Network, the BSL-3 facility will support testing of specimens and samples that may contain infectious diseases or potential bioterrorism agents such as anthrax. The two-story laboratory is part of the Clack Health Center.