Tradeline, Inc. filters and categorizes new-construction and industry news from regional and professional journals across the country. Here you will find new projects, products, and regulatory updates.
Industry News
Women's College Hospital Plans Toronto Replacement Facility
Women’s College Hospital is planning to construct a 450,000-sf replacement facility in Toronto. Designed by Perkins Eastman Black Architects, the hospital will support a new model of care based on integrated research, clinical treatment, and patient education. The flexible and adaptable facility will include specialty centers and advanced surgical suites. Completion is expected in 2015.
Construction Continues on ALBA Synchrotron Light Facility
The €200 million ALBA Synchrotron Light Facility is under construction in Cerdanyola del Vallès in Spain. Construction began on the project in 2006 with completion expected in mid-2011. The facility is being constructed by the CELLS consortium and is co-financed by the Catalan and Spanish governments.
EU Launches €1.2 Billion Energy Research Initiative
The European Strategy Forum on Research Infrastructures (ESFRI) has launched a €1.2 billion initiative to develop wind, solar, and nuclear power in the European Union. The WindScanner research facility in Denmark will cost between €45 million and €60 million to build. The €960 million MYRRHA nuclear research reactor will be sited in Belgium. The €80 million EU-SOLARIS facility will be built at the Advanced Technological Centre for Renewable Energy in Spain.
South Dakota State University Wins Biosafety Contract
The Department of Defense has awarded South Dakota State University a $1.5 million contract to evaluate biosafety protocol at veterinary diagnostic laboratories in the United States. The project aims to improve policies and procedures for the security of pathogenic microbes and toxins. The two-year study will be carried out in partnership with Sandia National Laboratories and Science Applications International.
Loma Linda University Medical Center Builds Murrieta Hospital
Loma Linda University Medical Center is partnering with Physicians Hospital of Murrieta to build a $211 million hospital complex in Murrieta, Calif. Construction began in November of 2008 on the 106-bed facility and two 120,000-sf medical office buildings. Occupancy is expected in March of 2011. The hospital will provide general, acute care, and specialty services including obstetrics, pediatrics, cardiovascular, and emergency.