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The District of Columbia opened the $8 million DOH Public Health Lab Annex in Washington’s DC Village in early June of 2008. The BSL-3 facility will provide testing and identification capabilities for infectious diseases and potential bioterror threats. The 5,200-sf laboratory was funded in part by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and will begin testing operations in late summer of 2008.

Marian Medical Center broke ground on a $210 million hospital building on its medical campus in Santa Maria, Calif., in June of 2008. The technology-rich 216,000-sf facility will house 188 beds in private rooms, a neonatal intensive care unit, and a healing garden. The project is part of a three-year expansion and renovation of Marian Medical Center.

Bristol University’s £11 million Centre for Nanoscience and Quantum Information is slated for completion in summer of 2008. Featuring laboratories with extremely low vibration, acoustic noise, and air movement, the £10.6 million, four-story project began construction in October of 2006. The project team includes architect Capita Percy Thomas, contractor Willmott Dixon, and project manager Capita Symonds.

The University of Wisconsin-Madison has selected Milwaukee-based CG Schmidt as construction manager for the new $82 million South Campus Union. The project includes demolition of the existing structure and will begin in January of 2009. LEED Silver sustainable design certification will be sought for the project, which will include recycling of construction waste, use of local building materials, energy-efficient building systems, and daylighting.

Helen Keller Hospital initiated construction in early summer of 2008 on a $7 million outpatient surgery pavilion in Sheffield, Ala.  The 16,500-sf facility is slated for completion in January of 2009 and will include an on-site lab for blood sample testing.