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Gulf Breeze Hospital Completes Expansion
Gulf Breeze Hospital, part of Pensacola-based Baptist Health Care System, has completed a major improvement and expansion of its Gulf Breeze, Fla., facility. The three-phase project consisted of a 12,100-sf cancer center and outpatient rehabilitation facility, a 30,000-sf medical office building, and a 47,000-sf expansion that triples the footprint of the emergency department, doubles the size of the surgical services and diagnostic imaging departments, and adds a six-bed ICU. The project was constructed by a joint venture of F.E.
University of Missouri St. Louis Constructs Residence Hall
The University of Missouri St. Louis is constructing a $26 million, five-story residence hall. Designed by Lotti Krishan & Short of Tulsa, Okla., the 431-bed dormitory will house two- and four-bedroom suites. The project contractor is Kozeny-Wagner of Arnold, Mo.
Temple University Launches Multiple Construction Projects
Temple University in Philadelphia is planning $400 million in construction projects on its main campus. Slated for completion over the next five years, the projects include a $67 million addition to the Fox School of Business and Management; a new $75 million facility for the Tyler School of Art; a $16 million technology center; a $150 million medical school; and renovation of 495,000 sf of science lab facilities.
Stanford Plans Science and Engineering Complex
Stanford University will begin construction in July 2006 on a new science and engineering complex at its Palo Alto, Calif., campus. Set on 8.2 acres of land, the project will consist of four new buildings including an environment and energy facility, a bioengineering/chemical engineering facility, a new School of Engineering center, and a replacement for the E.L. Ginzton lab building. Construction cost for the 550,000-sf project is estimated at between $375 and $420 million. The environment and energy facility will be the first to break ground.
UPS Expands Presence in China
Atlanta-based United Parcel Service has opened three new facilities in China. The warehousing and distribution centers include a 160,000-sf facility in the Wai Gao Free Trade Zone in Shanghai, a 240,000-sf facility in a Free Trade Zone in Futian, and a 66,000-sf facility in Suzhou designed for high-tech customers.