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Bristol University's Centre for Nanoscience Nears Completion
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.
UW Madison Builds Sustainable Student Union
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 Builds Outpatient Surgery Center
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.
DOE Partners with University of Houston on Wind Turbine Testing Facility
The Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory is partnering with the University of Houston to create the Texas-NREL Large Blade Research and Test Facility (LBR&TF) in Ingleside, Texas. The facility will be designed, built, and operated by the University of Houston with operational support including $2 million in equipment from NREL. Completion is slated for 2010. The project will provide complete testing of wind turbine blades up to 210 feet long.
University of Chicago Medical Center Plans $700 Million Expansion
The University of Chicago Medical Center will begin construction in 2009 on a $700 million hospital pavilion in Chicago. Designed by New York architect Rafael Viñoly and Cannon Design of Grand Island, N.Y., the 10-story, 1.2 million-sf hospital pavilion features a flexible design of over 100 modular cubes measuring 31.5 feet wide by 18 feet high for ease of future reconfiguration. The pavilion will include 80 private patient rooms plus 72 intensive care beds and 24 operating rooms. Completion is slated for 2012.