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Miami Valley Hospital Opens Dayton Heart Tower
Miami Valley Hospital celebrated the opening of its 484,000-sf cardiac care tower in January of 2011. Located in Dayton, Ohio, the $150 million Southeast Addition was designed by NBBJ with Skanska USA Building and Shook Construction as joint construction manager. Ground was broken on the project in May of 2008. The 11-story tower features 178 private patient rooms, surgical suites, cardiac catheterization labs, and imaging.
National Security Agency Data Center Breaks Ground at Camp Williams
Ground was broken in January of 2011 on the $1.2 billion National Security Agency data center at Camp Williams, Utah. The facility is being built by a joint venture of Balfour Beatty, DPR, and Big-D Construction. Supporting national security objectives, the 1.5 million-sf foot facility will provide 900,000 sf of technical support and administrative space and a 100,000-sf raised floor data center. A chiller plant and an electrical substation will also be built at the site.
University of Iowa Constructs Pappajohn Biomedical Discovery Building
The University of Iowa is constructing the $122.5 million Pappajohn Biomedical Discovery Building in Iowa City. Built as an extension of the Medical Education and Research Facility and the Carver Biomedical Research Building, the 200,000-sf interdisciplinary research facility will house laboratories for biomedical, life science, and stem cell research. The project broke ground in September of 2007 and will include the $25 million Fraternal Order of Eagles Diabetes Research Center.
Server Farm Realty Plans Data Center and Electronic Trading Facility
Server Farm Realty has selected ESD (Environmental Systems Design), a specialist in mission critical facilities, to design a 440,000-sf data center and electronic trading facility in Chicago, Ill. The project will combine an electronic trading environment offering 30 watts/sf with over 130,000 sf of data center space designed at 150 watt/sf. Previously owned by Northern Trust, the property was upgraded to support data center space prior to the Server Farm acquisition.
Carleton University Opens Sustainably Designed Canal Building
Carleton University opened the $30.4 million Canal Building in January of 2011. Attaining five out of five on the Green Globes sustainable design rating scale, the seven-story, 100,000-sf facility will accommodate aerospace, sustainable energy, and biomedical engineering programs. Construction began on the Canal building in June of 2009. Sustainable design elements include sun shading, photovoltaic panels, a green roof, occupancy controlled lighting, automated building systems, and abundant natural light. A biowall in the atrium absorbs carbon dioxide and emits oxygen.