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Industry News
SAGE Introduces Energy-Efficient Window Glass
SAGE Electrochromics unveiled the world's most energy-efficient window glass in April of 2010. The new suite of window glass products is the first to marry electronically tintable “dynamic window” technology with high R-value, triple-pane construction. The result is a window that provides greater thermal and visual comfort than any equivalently configured glazing product in the history of the industry. The windows can contribute to LEED building credits and decrease HVAC system size. For more information, visit Sage Electrochromics.
MSU College of Nursing Constructs Research and Education Facility
Michigan State University’s College of Nursing will break ground in summer of 2010 on the Bott Building for Nursing Education and Research in East Lansing. Supported by $7.45 million in stimulus funding, the three-story, $17.6 million facility will support collaborative biomedical research and teaching. Occupancy is expected by early 2012.
University of Warwick Builds Physics and Chemistry Research Laboratory
The University of Warwick will build the £17 million Physics and Chemistry Research Laboratory in Coventry in the United Kingdom. Slated for completion in autumn of 2011, the 4,795-sm facility will feature an advanced microscopy suite and the Warwick Centre for Analytical Science. BAM Construction of Balsall Common will design and construct the building.
University of South Alabama Plans Laboratory of Infectious Diseases
The University of South Alabama College of Medicine has selected Barganier Davis Sims Architects to design its Laboratory of Infectious Diseases (LID). Supported by $14.5 million in stimulus funding from the National Institutes of Health, 25,800-sf facility will be located in the University of South Alabama Technology and Research Park in Mobile. The BSL-3 facility is slated for completion by March of 2013.
Rush University Medical Center Builds Advanced Hospital
Rush University Medical Center is building a $575 million hospital in Chicago. The 14-story, 806,000-sf facility was designed by Perkins+Will and is slated for occupancy in 2012. Construction began on the 300-bed facility in fall of 2008. LEED Gold sustainable design certification will be sought for the project. The construction manager is Powers/Jacobs.