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Bombardier Breaks Ground on Manufacturing Centre
Bombardier broke ground on the 200,000-sf Mexico Manufacturing Centre in Queretaro in fall of 2009. Slated for completion by March of 2010, the facility will produce composite components for the Learjet 85. The facility is strategically sited to foster collaboration with the adjacent National Aeronautic University of Queretaro, which will open a composite laboratory and offer a composite course to train Bombardier operators.
Martha Jefferson Hospital Builds Replacement Facility
Martha Jefferson Hospital is constructing a $275 million replacement facility in Charlottesville, Va. Sited on 84 acres, the 500,000-sf hospital is being built by general contractor Mortensen Construction. Completion is expected in 2012.
Gold Coast University Hospital Constructs Academic Medical Center
Gold Coast University Hospital is building a $1.76 billion academic medical center in the Molendinar area of Gold Coast City in Queensland. The 10-story, 750-bed teaching and research hospital will be comprised of two towers providing a total of 750 beds. The sustainably designed facility is being constructed by Bovis Lend Lease. Ground was broken for the project in February of 2009 with completion slated for December of 2012. The hospital will provide facilities for radiotherapy, neurosciences, labor and delivery, surgery, emergency, and trauma care.
Smith College Dedicates Ford Hall
Smith College dedicated the $73 million Ford Hall in October of 2009 in Northampton, Mass. The 140,000-sf facility will provide space for engineering, chemistry, biology, molecular biology, and computer science. Construction began on the facility in 2007. The project team included architect Bohlin Cywinski Jackson and RFD (Research Facilities Design) as lab design consultant. The sustainably-designed Ford Hall houses classrooms, lecture halls, and laboratories.
University of Louisville Opens Clinical and Translational Research Building
The University of Louisville opened the 300,000-sf Clinical and Translational Research Building in October of 2009. Located on the university's health sciences campus in downtown Louisville, the $143.1 million project was designed by Arrasmith, Judd, Rapp, Chovan of Louisville and SmithGroup of Detroit with Messer Construction of Cincinnati as general contractor. Ground was broken for the facility in February of 2006.