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ASU Constructs Interdisciplinary Science and Technology Building
Arizona State University is constructing the $12-million Interdisciplinary Science and Technology building at its Polytechnic campus in Mesa, Ariz. The three-story, 34,600-sf facility will house the Biodesign Institute's Plant Made Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturing Facility, the Applied Cognitive Science Center, and the Healthy Lifestyles Center. Including 25,000 sf of research space, wet labs, offices, conference rooms, observation rooms, and exercise facilities, the building is slated for completion by the end of 2005.
Kaiser Permanente Plans Hayward Replacement Hospital
Kaiser Permanente is planning to construct a $600-million replacement hospital on 63 acres in Hayward, Calif. The 300-bed facility will house an emergency department, inpatient care, a medical office building, and an outpatient clinic. The hospital is slated for completion in 2012 in order to meet a state-mandated deadline for seismic rebuilding by January of 2013. The architects for the project are Ellerbe Beckett of Kansas City and Hawley Peterson & Snyder of Mountain View, Calif.
University of Saskatchewan Plans Academic Health Sciences Centre
The University of Saskatchewan is planning to begin construction on its Academic Health Sciences Centre in Saskatoon by July of 2007. Estimated to cost between $140 million and $160 million, the facility is expected to be comprised of two buildings. The first would be attached to the existing Health Sciences structure and would house BSL-2 laboratory space and an animal research facility. The second building would house a 500-seat lecture hall, meeting rooms, a new school of public health, and a relocated health sciences library.
DHL Builds Service Center at Charlotte Douglas International Airport
Plantation, Fla.-based delivery and logistics firm DHL will construct a new service center facility at the Charlotte Douglas International Airport in North Carolina. The 80,200-sf facility represents a $6-million investment for facility construction, capital improvements, a ten year lease, and airport-related costs.
Miami Dade College Breaks Ground on Science Complex
Miami Dade College broke ground on a new $25-million science complex in November 2005. Located on the school's North Campus in Miami, the three-story, 73,384-sf facility will house classrooms, administrative and faculty offices, and a greenhouse. The two laboratory floors will accommodate research and teaching facilities for astronomy, biology, chemistry, and earth sciences.