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Ohio State University Medical Center Plans Columbus Expansion
Ohio State University Medical Center will begin construction in early 2010 on a 17-story tower in Columbus, Ohio. Housing the academic medical center's new critical care and cancer hospitals, the $1 billion project is slated for completion in mid-2014. The 276-bed Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital will occupy seven floors and and the 144-bed critical care hospital will occupy three floors. The tower will also house laboratory and office space. The project includes completion of three floors in the existing biomedical research tower and electrical upgrades.
The Marine Biological Laboratory Renovates Loeb Lab
The Marine Biological Laboratory broke ground in September of 2009 on a $25 million renovation of the Loeb Laboratory in Woods Hole, Mass. Designed by Tsoi/Kobus with Shawmut Design and Construction as general contractor, the project will support training and research for biomedical and environmental science. Completion is slated for spring of 2010.
Texas A&M Opens Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Building
Texas A&M University officially opened the $100 million Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Building in College Station in September of 2009. Construction began on the 220,000-sf biomedical research facility in 2006. LEED Silver sustainable design certification will be sought for the project, which houses over 30 laboratories, a 285-seat auditorium, and core facilities including the Microscopy and Imaging Center, the X-Ray Diffraction Laboratory, and the Laboratory for Biological Mass Spectrometry.
University of North Carolina Asheville Dedicates Zeis Hall
The University of North Carolina Asheville dedicated the $24 million Zeis Hall in September of 2009. Housing the departments of biology, chemistry, and multimedia arts, the four-story, 86,000-sf facility provides classrooms and teaching and research laboratories.
University of Toledo Breaks Ground on College of Pharmacy
The University of Toledo broke ground in September of 2009 on a $25 million facility for the College of Pharmacy in Toledo, Ohio. Sited on the university’s health sciences campus, the 54,000-sf teaching and research building is slated for completion in fall of 2010. The project involves construction of two new floors atop an existing foundation with basement research facilities.