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Holy Cross Hospital Renovates Silver Spring Facilities
Holy Cross Hospital in Silver Spring, Md., is engaged in a $70-million renovation of its women’s services area including labor, delivery, and the neonatal ICU. Hyde Inc. Interior Design of Towson, Md., has been contracted to work on the 210,000-sf project, which also includes expansion of the hospital’s ambulatory care zone and the creation of a new emergency department and a new community outreach/education wing. Hyde is also designing a new 72,000-sf professional office building for Holy Cross.
St. Elizabeth's Hospital Develops Unified Communications Center
St. Elizabeth’s Hospital has begun construction on its new 130,000-sf Unified Communications Center in Washington, D.C. Serving as the communications hub for various agencies including first response, fire, police, and possibly a representative from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the facility will receive secure telecommunications services through DC-Net, the District’s high-speed network. Additionally, a new mental hospital is under construction next to the existing hospital campus.
GSA Renovates Department of the Interior Headquarters
The General Services Administration is involved in a nine-year renovation of the Department of the Interior headquarters in Washington, D.C. Designed by architectural firm Shalom Baranes and Associates and engineering firm GHT, the facility will be renovated in six phases, each involving a full wing. Phase I, which began in November 2002, is slated for completion in May 2004. The renovation is comprised of new HVAC, electrical, plumbing, mechanical, security, and fire alarm systems.
Heritage Harbor Museum Plans Smithsonian-Affiliate Facility
Heritage Harbor Museum has selected Westwood-based StrategIT to design the IT infrastructure for its planned Providence facility in Rhode Island. The 250,000-sf museum, created by a consortium of 19 cultural and historical organizations, will house exhibit space, offices, collections, and library documents and books. Slated for completion in December 2005, the museum will be the first Smithsonian Institution affiliate in New England.
University of Minnesota Plans Biotech Incubator
The city of St. Paul will develop a 125,500-sf office warehouse facility on 11 acres near the University of Minnesota as a biotech incubator. The facility will be sold to University Enterprise Laboratories, a university nonprofit created to develop the incubator.