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UMass Medical School Plans Genetic Research Facility
The University of Massachusetts Medical School is planning to build a $420 million biomedical research facility in Worcester. The building will support research in genetic therapy, stem cells, and RNAi. UMass Worcester is also building a seven-story medical education and clinical practice center slated for occupancy in 2010.
Heraeus Medical Components Opens St. Paul Facility
Heraeus Medical Components celebrated the opening of its 60,000-sf manufacturing facility in St. Paul, Minn., on Sept. 12, 2008. Representing the first phase of a three-building project that will consolidate Heraeus’ Minnesota operations, the building features a 22,000-sf ISO Class 8 environmentally controlled manufacturing area. Two additional 50,000-sf manufacturing facilities will be built in subsequent construction phases.
Montana State University Builds Animal Bioscience Building
Montana State University began construction on the $16 million Animal Bioscience building in Bozeman in September of 2008. The three-story, 40,000-sf facility will house classrooms, research laboratories, and a teaching lab for anatomy, physiology, animal nutrition, and genetics. A technology transfer room will provide interactive video capabilities allowing information to be shared throughout the state. The project broke ground in June of 2008 with completion slated for 2010. The facility is being constructed by Swank Enterprises of Valier, Mont.
Covenant Health Builds LeConte Medical Center
Covenant Health is building the 200,000-sf LeConte Medical Center in Sevierville, Tenn. Slated for completion in 2009, the 79-bed hospital will include the Dolly Parton Center for Women's Services, the Dr. Robert F. Thomas Professional Building, and the Thompson Cancer Survival Center. The $110 million medical center will include private patient rooms, a 10-bed ICU step-down unit, emergency department, surgery, helipad, and a sleep center.
Eastern Connecticut State University Constructs LEED Silver Science Building
Eastern Connecticut State University (ECSU) is constructing a 173,000-sf science building on its campus in Willimantic, Conn. LEED Silver certification for sustainable design will be sought for the $46 million project, which features daylighting, rainwater and gray water recycling, and an energy efficient HVAC system. The five-story building will consolidate the departments of science and mathematics and will include technology-rich laboratories, a 150-seat lecture hall, and a greenhouse.