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Dixie Regional Medical Center Initiates Major Campus Expansion
Dixie Regional Medical Center is initiating a $300 million expansion of its healthcare campus in St. George, Utah. Doubling the size of Dixie's existing hospital facilities, the 500,000-sf project will enable important medical services to be relocated and consolidated. The three-building expansion will include a new cancer center with a precision medicine department to provide personalized genomic therapies. Completion is expected in late 2018.
University of Rochester Constructs Data Science Facility
The University of Rochester is building the $25 million Wegmans Hall in Rochester, N.Y. Housing the Goergen Institute for Data Science, the four-story, 58,000-sf interdisciplinary facility will provide laboratories, classrooms, collaborative work zones, a large auditorium, and faculty and staff offices. LEED Silver sustainable design will be sought for the project, which will be dedicated in October of 2016 with occupancy expected in winter of 2017.
Columbia University Medical Center Dedicates Vagelos Education Center
Columbia University Medical Center dedicated the $70 million Vagelos Education Center in June of 2016 in New York City. Designed by Diller, Scofidio + Renfro in collaboration with executive architect Gensler, the 14-story, 100,000-sf facility provides technology-rich classrooms, an advanced simulation center, collaborative learning areas, a 275-seat auditorium, a café, and a student commons. LEED Gold certification will be sought for the project, which features a transparent design with abundant natural light.
Pfizer Breaks Ground on Clinical Manufacturing Facility for Biologics
Pfizer broke ground in June of 2016 on a $200 million clinical manufacturing facility for complex biologics and vaccines in Andover, Mass. The five-story, 175,000-sf facility is expected to be fully operational by January of 2019 and will accommodate 75 employees. Designed for maximum flexibility, the project will feature five independent production suites that utilize next-generation manufacturing strategies including single-use bioreactors and disposable process technologies.
University of Michigan Constructs Biological Science Building
The University of Michigan is constructing the $261 million Biological Science Building in Ann Arbor. Designed by SmithGroup JJR and Ennead Architects, the 300,000-gsf facility will provide open, flexible laboratories for collaborative research as well as classrooms, offices, and a vivarium. The building is sited adjacent to the existing Life Sciences Institute to which it will physically connect. The general contractor for the project is Barton Malow Company and completion is expected in 2018.