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Georgia Gwinnett College Opens Allied Health and Science Building
Georgia Gwinnett College opened the $30 million Allied Health and Science Building in August of 2014 in Lawrenceville. The three-story, 91,000-sf interdisciplinary facility provides laboratories for biology, chemistry, physics, and anatomy and physiology, as well as housing classrooms, faculty offices, and study areas. The second floor of the building accommodates the nursing program and includes a technology-rich classroom for team-based learning and a simulation training center with a 14-bed clinical practice lab.
Merck Constructs Shanghai Pharmaceutical Plant
Merck will begin construction in August of 2014 on a 430,000-sf pharmaceutical production plant in Shanghai. The $107 million facility will manufacture drugs for diabetes as well as thyroid and heart conditions. Completion is expected in 2016 and commercial production will begin in 2017.
Emerson Climate Technologies Builds University of Dayton Innovation Center
Emerson Climate Technologies will begin construction in October of 2014 on a 40,000-sf facility located on the University of Dayton campus. The Innovation Center will support the development of advanced heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration (HVACR) technologies and will house up to 50 employees. The construction cost of the facility is approximately $20 million with a total project cost of between $35 million and $40 million.
Trios Health Opens Kennewick Hospital
Trios Health opened the $112 million Southridge Hospital in July of 2014 in Kennewick, Wash. The four-story, 168,000-sf facility was designed by PKA Architects of Portland and built by C.D. Smith Construction. With a total of 74 private rooms, the hospital provides 14 intensive care beds and 60 medical/surgical beds. Featuring a three-story atrium, the project includes six operating rooms, an advanced diagnostic imaging suite, cardiac catheterization labs, and an emergency department with 27 treatment rooms.
Clark College Plans STEM Building
Clark College will break ground in late summer of 2014 on a $41 million facility to support STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) programs. Located in Vancouver, Wash., the 70,000-sf, three-story project will provide technology-rich classrooms, labs, offices, and study spaces for the departments of biology, chemistry, physics, and engineering. Mechanical systems to support the facility will be located on the basement level. Completion is expected by December of 2015 with occupancy in fall of 2016.