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Rady Children's Hospital Constructs $260M Patient Care Pavilion
Rady Children’s Hospital and Health Center broke ground on December 5, 2007 on the $260 million Patient Care Pavilion in Kearney Mesa, Calif. Designed by Anshen + Allen of San Francisco, the 279,000-sf facility will add over 100 beds to the 248-bed pediatric hospital and will be LEED-certified. The pavilion will house 16 operating rooms, a neonatal ICU, and 72 private patient rooms. The project includes a 1,039-space parking garage and will be built by contractor McCarthy of St.
BrainStorm Cell Therapeutics Opens Israel Vivarium
BrainStorm Cell Therapeutics, a developer of adult stem cell technologies, began constructing an animal research facility at its headquarters in Petach-Tikvah, Israel in late 2007. Housing laboratories for preclinical therapeutics research, the vivarium and cleanroom facility will be built to meet National Institutes of Health and National Research Council guidelines.
UC Berkeley Renovates Clark Kerr Campus
The University of California, Berkeley is planning a $130 million renovation of its Clark Kerr campus. The project will include renovation of seven of the 20 buildings on the historic campus as well as upgrades to the existing steam plant and auditorium building. The renovation will be developed in two phases; each 97,000-sf phase is expected to reach completion in 10 to 11 months.
University of Florida Plans Life Science and Technology Incubator
The University of Florida is partnering with Alexandria Real Estate Equities to construct approximately 160,000-sf of life science and technology incubator space on the University’s Gainesville campus. The first 80,000-sf facility will be called The Innovation Center and will begin construction in 2008. Completion is slated for 2010. The building will feature flexible and adaptable laboratory and office space. A second facility will be built within several years.
Harvard Opens LISE Nanotechnology Lab
Harvard University opened the $155 million Laboratory for Integrated Science and Engineering (LISE) in Cambridge in November of 2007. Sited mostly underground, the building includes a 10,000-sf cleanroom with advanced filtration capabilities and vibration-isolated architecture. Designed by Rafael Moneo, LISE features open spaces for spontaneous researcher interaction and collaboration.