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Mercy Medical Center Completes Merced Hospital
Mercy Medical Center celebrated the opening of its $166 million replacement hospital in Merced, Calif., on April 23, 2010. The project includes an eight-story, 266,000-sf acute care tower and a 19,000-sf central plant. Providing 185 beds, the hospital houses an intensive care unit, a surgery center, labor and delivery, a neonatal ICU, an emergency department, and ambulatory care. The hospital was designed by RBB Architects with McCarthy as construction manager and Harris & Associates as owner’s construction manager.
University of Iowa Dedicates State Hygienic Laboratory
The University of Iowa dedicated the State Hygienic Laboratory on May 5, 2010. The $38 million facility is located in the University of Iowa Research Park in Coralville. The building features an open lab plan to maximize researcher collaboration. The LEED-certified facility supports detection and response for environmental contaminants and infectious diseases.
Boise State University Constructs Micron Business and Economics Building
Boise State University will begin construction on the $37 million Micron Business and Economics Building in summer of 2010. Designed by Hummel Architects, the 110,000-sf facility will house advanced classrooms, a 250-seat lecture hall, research space, a financial trading room, and a student commons. The sustainably designed project will utilize geothermal heating and natural lighting and is expected to consume 40 percent less energy than a comparable conventional structure. Occupancy is expected in fall of 2012.
University of Kansas Constructs BEST Building
The University of Kansas broke ground on the $25 million BEST building in Overland Park in April of 2010. Located on the Edwards Campus, the facility will support graduate and undergraduate programs in business, engineering, science, and technology. The 75,000-sf building will house classrooms, seminar rooms, lecture halls, offices, computer labs, and a conference center. Completion is expected by November of 2011.
UC San Diego Constructs Structural and Materials Engineering Building
The University of California San Diego is building the $83.3 million Structural and Materials Engineering Building in La Jolla, Calif. Construction began on 180,000-gsf project in late 2008 with completion expected in 2013. Housing the Departments of Structural Engineering and NanoEngineering, the 110,000-asf facility will include R&D laboratories, offices, and instrumentation space. The four-story project will also include studios for the Department of Visual Arts. LEED Silver sustainable design certification will be sought for the facility.