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Sinai Hospital Opens Inpatient Neuroscience Facility
Sinai Hospital opened the $5.4 million LifeBridge Health Brain & Spine Institute in Baltimore in May of 2008. The 6,700-sf inpatient neuroscience facility houses diagnostic treatment, imaging, and surgery. The project team included architect Hord Coplan Macht, contractor Whiting-Turner Construction, and interior designer HDR.
Lehigh University Breaks Ground on STEPS Science Facility
Lehigh University will break ground in August of 2008 on the $62.1 million Science, Technology, Environment, Policy & Society (STEPS) building in Bethlehem, Pa. The 135,000-sf facility will be constructed to attain LEED certification by construction manager Alvin H. Butz, Inc. Completion is slated for June of 2010. The project will feature a green roof.
Ark Therapeutics Opens GMP Manufacturing Facility
Ark Therapeutics Group opened a $19.1 million GMP-3 manufacturing facility in Kuopio, Finland, in July of 2008. The commercial scale production plant is connected to Ark's existing laboratory suites and will manufacture gene-based medicines. The BSL-2 facility features a 547-sm cleanroom with HEPA air filtration. The duration of construction for the project was three years.
UC San Diego Builds Sulpizio Family Cardiovascular Center
The University of California, San Diego has selected EMCOR subsidiaries Dynalectric Company and University Mechanical & Engineering Contractors to provide the electrical and mechanical infrastructure for the 128,000-sf Sulpizio Family Cardiovascular Center in San Diego.
Lee University Builds Laboratory and Classroom Facility
Lee University will initiate construction in July of 2008 on a 73,000-sf laboratory and classroom facility for science and mathematics instruction in Cleveland, Tenn. The $14 million facility will be comprised of two wings connected by a central commons and will house a 150-seat lecture hall, 13 classrooms, 10 laboratories, 30 faculty offices, a large student lounge, reading rooms, and two computer labs.