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Providence Hospital Completes New Operating Suite
Providence Hospital's new Goffredi Operating Suite opened in May in Northeast D.C. The $10 million, 45,000-sf state-of-the-art building will house a 37 bed pre- and post-operative recovery space, 8 operating suites and centralized supply storage in a "sterile core". Replacing the existing 24,000-sf OR facility, the Goffredi building will include technological features such as the Aesop and Hermes robotic surgery systems, as well as articulating arms for additional surgical lighting.
Music Conservatory Planned for Puerto Rico
A new Conservatory of Music in Puerto Rico is being designed by Boston firm Domenech Hicks and Krockmalnic Architects. New administrative, academic, and performance facilities, as well as a 300-car parking garage, will be included in the $50 million rehabilitation of a historic building.
Edward Jones Builds Data Center
International brokerage firm Edward Jones has a $25 million, 83,000-sf data center under construction at the company's St. Louis headquarters. The facility will house complex mechanical and electrical systems and will serve as the communications hub for more than 7,000 Edward Jones branch offices. Access flooring will be installed throughout the two-story building to enable easy access later for subsequent upgrades and regular maintenance. The St.
Mass College of Pharmacy & Health Completed
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences' new urban campus has been completed in eight months' time. Construction began in October 1999 when Payton Construction Corp. of Boston began the transformation of a historic five-story, 56,000-sf structure plus construction of a new 5,000-sf addition. The college, which offers undergraduate and graduate degrees in several health care disciplines, will accommodate 400 students and 50 faculty and staff in classrooms, labs, auditoriums, a libarary, and academic and administrative offices.
Washington University Builds Whitaker Biomedical Engineering Building
Washington University broke ground in early October 2000 on the university's Uncas A. Whitaker Hall for Biomedical Engineering building, designed by Boston-based architects Shepley Bulfinch Richardson and Abbott. The new three-story facility will include a flexible laboratory wing comprised of 22,000 sf of wet lab space and 12,500 sf of procedure equipment and environmental areas (which will include a nanofabrication lab, vivarium, electron microscopy and nuclear magnetic resonance suites). A three-story atrium will connect the laboratory wing with faculty office pods and classrooms.