Industry News

The University of North Carolina at Charlotte has selected general contractor Turner Construction to build its new 160,000-sf College of Health and Human Services facility. Designed by Pease Associates of Charlotte, the project includes laboratories, classrooms, faculty offices, a 60,000-sf pedestrian plaza and a 1,600-sf skylight. Completion is slated for July 2006.

The University of Kansas Hospital is constructing the 238,000-sf Center for Advanced Heart Care on the north side of its existing hospital in Kansas City, Kan. Designed by RTKL Associates of Baltimore, the $72-million facility is slated for completion in mid-2006. The project contractor is J.E. Dunn Construction Co. of Kansas City.

The City of Wichita dedicated the $3-million, 24,000-sf Chris Cherches CityArts Building on October 2, 2004. The facility will accommodate arts, public events, and cultural activities.  

Design of Roche Diagnostic 's new 440,000-sf PCR Manufacturing Center in Branchburg, N.J., is nearing completion. PCR (Polymerase Chain Reaction) is leading-edge technology in the field of molecular diagnostics. The facility will include a new state-of-the-art 230,000-sf pharmaceutical manufacturing center, a 32,000-sf office building (completed), and the renovation of a 180,000-sf existing laboratory and office headquarters for Roche Molecular Systems. The manufacturing facility is slated for completion in November 2004.

The University of Michigan is constructing a $70-million facility at its School of Public Health in Ann Arbor. Part of 200,000 sf of new construction at the University, the high-rise project is an air-rights building connecting two existing public health buildings known as SPH-1 and SPH-2. Designed by Centerbrook Architects and SEi , the facility will allow greater collaboration among students, faculty, and departments.