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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.News from August 2010

St. Mary's Hospital for Children Modernizes Bayside Facility

DATELINE Bayside, N.Y.
St. Mary’s Hospital for Children awarded Turner Construction a $72 million contract in August of 2010 to provide pre-construction and construction management services for the modernization of its facility in Bayside, N.Y. The scope of work includes ...
 8.27.10



CMC Biologics Completes Disposable Bioprocessing Facility

DATELINE Seattle
CMC Biologics has completed construction of a disposable biopharmaceutical manufacturing facility in Seattle. The project will support early-phase clinical production of mammalian cell culture-based recombinant proteins. The single-use facility represents...
 8.27.10



Tulane University Renovates Bioscience Labs

DATELINE New Orleans
Tulane University is initiating a renovation of its biomedical research laboratories in New Orleans. Supported by $13.5 million in federal stimulus funding, the project will create open interdisciplinary laboratories in 31,915 sf of existing space on thre...
 8.26.10



Oregon Zoo Builds Veterinary Medical Center

DATELINE Portland, Ore.
The Oregon Zoo will begin construction in September of 2010 on a $6.4 million veterinary medical center in Portland. The 15,000-sf clinic will include a quarantine area and species-specific holding spaces. The general contractor for the project is Skanska...
 8.26.10



FDA's Jefferson Labs Attains LEED Gold

DATELINE Jefferson, Ark.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Jefferson Laboratories was awarded LEED Gold sustainable design certification in August of 2010. Designed by KlingStubbins, the facility was created by transforming a former chemical weapons arsenal building i...
 8.26.10



Department of Health and Human Services Proposes Public Health Emergency Preparedness Strategy

DATELINE Washington, D.C.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services proposed a new strategic plan for public health emergency preparedness in August of 2010. Designed to optimize vaccine creation and supply, the plan includes a significant investment in the Food and Drug Ad...
 8.26.10



San Bernardino Valley College Completes Four Facilities

DATELINE San Bernardino, Calif.
San Bernardino Valley College opened four new facilities in August of 2010. The three-story, 55,000-sf North Hall houses classrooms for arts, humanities, social science, and criminal justice. An 18,000-sf media center, a 5,600-sf custodial building, and a...
 8.25.10



Maryland Technology Enterprise Institute Expands Bioprocess Scale-Up Facility

DATELINE College Park, Md.
The Maryland Technology Enterprise Institute (Mtech) is initiating an expansion of the Bioprocess Scale-Up Facility in College Park, Md. Supported by $200,000 in funding from the Maryland Biotechnology Center, the project will double Mtech’s existin...
 8.25.10



University of Arkansas Medical Sciences Plans Translational Research Build-Out

DATELINE Little Rock, Ark.
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences will build out 33,660 nsf of shell space in the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute in Little Rock to house translational research laboratories. Supported by $10.4 million in federal stimulus funding, t...
 8.25.10



Canadian Government Plans High Arctic Research Facility

DATELINE Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, Canada
The Canadian federal government has selected Cambridge Bay in Nunavut as the site for the planned High Arctic research station. The multidisciplinary facility will operate year-round and is slated for occupancy in 2017. Featuring advanced laboratories and...
 8.25.10



Tufts University Medford Plans Genome Facility

DATELINE Medford, Mass.
Tufts University Medford will renovate 19,627 nsf of existing wet lab space to house the Collaborative Cluster in Genome Structure and Developmental Patterning. Accommodating 70 scientists, the sustainably designed research facility will be contiguous wit...
 8.25.10



Clovis Community Medical Center Initiates $285 Million Expansion and Renovation

DATELINE Clovis, Calif.
A $285 million expansion and renovation of Clovis Community Medical Center is slated for completion in 2013. A five-story inpatient tower will add 96 beds to Clovis’ existing 109 bed facility. Upon completion, the hospital will also include a dedica...
 8.24.10



Thermo Fisher Scientific Expands Biological Safety Cabinet Manufacturing in China

DATELINE Shanghai
Thermo Fisher Scientific is expanding its manufacturing capabilities in Shanghai, China, to include the 1300 Series A2 biological safety cabinets. Designed to meet the needs of the Chinese market, this local manufacturing will ensure rapid availability of...
 8.24.10



Nemours Builds Orlando Pediatric Hospital

DATELINE Orlando, Fla.
Nemours is building a $380 million pediatric hospital in the Lake Nona medical district in Orlando, Fla. The 630,000-sf facility will provide 95 beds and is slated for completion in 2012. Designed by Perkins+Will and Stanley Beaman & Sears, the hospit...
 8.23.10



Swedish Health Builds Everett Medical Center

DATELINE Everett, Wash.
Swedish Health is constructing a $30 million healthcare facility in Everett, Wash. The three-story, 86,770-sf building will house an emergency department, primary care, an on-site laboratory, and specialty services. Featuring advanced diagnostic imaging, ...
 8.23.10



Stanford University Opens Linac Coherent Light Source

DATELINE Menlo Park, Calif.
Stanford University opened the $420 million Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS) in August of 2010. Located underground in Menlo Park, Calif., the facility houses the world’s most powerful X-ray laser. The instrument will support research on fundament...
 8.20.10



University of Tulsa Breaks Ground on Rayzor Hall

DATELINE TULSA, OKLA.
The University of Tulsa will break ground in October of 2010 on the $14 million J. Newton Rayzor Hall. Housing the departments of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering, the two-story facility will provide 24 integrated classrooms and teaching and re...
 8.20.10



University of Texas Plans New UT Southwestern Hospital

DATELINE Dallas
The University of Texas is planning to build an $800 million academic medical center in Dallas to replace UT Southwestern University Hospital in St. Paul. The 12-story, 1.3 million-sf facility is slated for completion in September of 2014. Providing 424 b...
 8.20.10



The Methodist Hospital Opens Outpatient Center

DATELINE Houston
The Methodist Hospital opened its 1.6 million-sf outpatient center in Houston in July of 2010. The 26-story facility houses orthopedic surgery, cardiac and vascular imaging, a cancer center, weight management services, and radiology. The building features...
 8.19.10



Los Alamos National Lab Plans Nuclear Research Facility

DATELINE Los Alamos, N.M.
Los Alamos National Laboratory is planning to construct a $4 billion nuclear research facility in Los Alamos, N.M. The project will include the 22,500-sf Chemistry and Metallurgy Research Replacement Building, a laboratory for the study of plutonium and o...
 8.19.10



TMHRI's Research Facility Nears Completion

DATELINE Houston
The Methodist Hospital Research Institute (TMHRI) will open its 440,000-sf research facility in Houston in October of 2010. Housing 90 principal investigators and 800 staff, the interdisciplinary facility will include a GMP bioprocessing facility and an i...
 8.18.10



USDA Breaks Ground on ARS Pacific Basin Agricultural Research Center Phase Two

DATELINE Hilo, Hawaii
The U.S. Department of Agriculture broke ground on the second phase of construction at the ARS Pacific Basin Agricultural Research Center (PBARC) in August of 2010 in Hilo, Hawaii. Phase 2 will support research on exotic tropical crops, alternative energy...
 8.18.10



Sainte-Justine Hospital Initiates $995 Million Modernization Project

DATELINE Montreal
CHU Sainte-Justine Mother and Child University Hospital Center is initiating a $995 million modernization of its Montreal facility. The existing hospital will be extensively renovated and two new buildings will be constructed. The first facility will hous...
 8.18.10



Seminole State College Renovates Instructional Facility

DATELINE Sanford, Fla.
Seminole State College began renovating a 93,000-sf instructional facility on its Lake Mary/Sanford campus in August of 2010. The project team includes HuntonBrady Architects of Orlando and construction manager Wharton-Smith. The three-story facility will...
 8.18.10



Phoenix Children's Hospital Plans Avondale Medical Center

DATELINE Avondale, Ariz.
Phoenix Children’s Hospital is planning to build a new pediatric medical center in Avondale, Ariz. The first phase includes a $33.5 million, 35,800-sf specialty/urgent care center and an outpatient clinic with 25 exam rooms and two treatment rooms. ...
 8.17.10



Brocade Opens Sustainable R&D Lab and Data Center

DATELINE San Jose, Calif.
Networking solutions provider Brocade opened its 75,000-sf R&D laboratory and data center in August of 2010 in San Jose, Calif. Five engineering labs and three data centers were consolidated with the new facility, resulting in a 37 percent reduction i...
 8.17.10



University of Missouri School of Medicine Opens Neuroscience Center

DATELINE COLUMBIA, MO.
The University of Missouri School of Medicine opened its 9,000-sf Neuroscience Center in August of 2010. The $1.4 million facility was created by renovating existing laboratory space on the seventh floor of the Medical Sciences building in Columbia, Mo. C...
 8.17.10



Southwest Tennessee Community College Breaks Ground on Nursing, Natural Sciences, and Biotechnology Building

DATELINE Memphis, Tenn.
Southwest Tennessee Community College broke ground in August of 2010 on the Nursing, Natural Sciences, and Biotechnology Building. The facility will address the local shortage of biotechnicians and nurse practitioners by training up to 400 students a year...
 8.16.10



SSM Health Builds Rehabilitation Hospital

DATELINE Bridgeton, Mo.
SSM Health broke ground on a $23 million rehabilitation hospital in Bridgeton, Mo., in August of 2010. Alberici Constructors was awarded an $18 million contract to build the 60-bed facility. The 67,000-sf rehabilitation hospital is located on the campus o...
 8.16.10



University of Kansas Opens Bioscience and Technology Business Center

DATELINE Lawrence, Kan.
The University of Kansas completed the $7.25 million Bioscience and Technology Business Center in Lawrence in June of 2010. The 20,000-sf business incubator houses offices and wet and dry laboratories for life sciences research and development. Ground was...
 8.16.10



New Biorefining Technology Provides Solution for Pathogenic Waste

DATELINE Edmonton, Alberta
A new Canadian biorefining technology has been adopted by the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) as a recommended technology for the destruction of all transmissible spongiform encephalopathy and microbiological disease agents. The 175 member coun...
 8.13.10



Beacon Medical Group Plans Dublin Hospital

DATELINE Dublin, Ireland
Beacon Medical Group will build a €160 million women’s and children’s hospital in Dublin, Ireland. Providing pediatric, maternity, and gynecology services, the 127-bed facility will include six delivery rooms, a neonatal ICU, and 16 consu...
 8.13.10



University of New South Wales Breaks Ground on Tyree Energy Technologies Building

DATELINE Sydney, NSW, Australia
The University of New South Wales broke ground in August of 2010 on the $125 million Tyree Energy Technologies Building in Sydney, Australia. The facility will support research in photovoltaics, carbon capture and storage, oil and gas reserves, nanomateri...
 8.12.10



Oregon Health & Science University Constructs Primate Support Facility

DATELINE Portland, Ore.
Oregon Health and Science University will build two research support facilities at the Oregon National Primate Research Center in Portland, Ore. Supported by $4 million in federal stimulus funding, the project includes outdoor group housing for non-human ...
 8.12.10



Mount Nittany Medical Center Completes East Wing Expansion

DATELINE State College, Pa.
Mount Nittany Medical Center opened its 52,000-sf east wing expansion in August of 2010. The three-story, 68-room addition was built by Alexander Building Construction. The facility houses an intensive care unit and inpatient rooms. Mount Nittany Medical ...
 8.12.10



PSU College of Medicine Expands Drug Discovery Core Facility

DATELINE Hershey, Pa.
Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine is expanding its Drug Discovery Core Facility in Hershey. Supported by $2.78 million federal stimulus funding, the project includes renovation of 6,600 sf on the second floor of the Biomedical Research Bui...
 8.11.10



OMRF Initiates Translational Research Build-out

DATELINE Oklahoma City
Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation will build out two floors of shell space in its existing 186,000-sf tower in Oklahoma City to house translational research on immune-based human disease. Supported by $7 million in stimulus funding, the project will in...
 8.11.10



Fitchburg State University Expands Condike Science Center

DATELINE Fitchburg, Mass.
Fitchburg State University is planning a $42 million expansion of Condike Science Center in Fitchburg, Mass. The 54,700-sf addition will house classrooms and teaching and research labs for biology and chemistry. The existing science center will be renovat...
 8.11.10



Sutter Health Plans San Carlos Medical Center

DATELINE San Carlos, Calif.
Sutter Health is planning to build a $550 million medical center in San Carlos, Calif. Construction is expected to begin on the 170,000-sf complex in early 2010....
 8.11.10



University of Queensland Opens School of Veterinary Science

DATELINE Gatton, QLD, Australia
The University of Queensland opened the $100 million School of Veterinary Science in Gatton in August of 2010. The teaching and research complex includes the Veterinary Science Building, the UQ Veterinary Medical Centre Pre-Clinical Teaching Laboratories,...
 8.10.10



Forest Products Laboratory Completes Centennial Research Facility

DATELINE Madison, Wis.
The USDA Forest Service opened the $38 million Centennial Research Facility in June of 2010. Located at the Forest Products Research Laboratory in Madison, Wis., the 87,000-sf facility houses state-of-the-art equipment and research laboratories. Designed ...
 8.10.10



DOE Selects Ameren, B&W, and Air Liquide for Full-Scale Coal-Fired Power Plant with CO2 Capture

DATELINE Jacksonville, Ill.
The U.S. Department of Energy has selected Ameren Energy Resources Company, The Babcock & Wilcox Company, and Air Liquide to negotiate the installation of the world's first full-scale oxy-coal-fired power plant near Jacksonville, Ill. Featuring perman...
 8.9.10



PortaFab Achieves ISO 9001:2008 Certification

DATELINE Chesterfield, Mo.
Portafab Modular Building Systems was assessed by NSF-ISR in spring of 2010 and found to be in conformance with ISO 9001:2008 standards. ISO 9001:2008 is an internationally recognized standard for Quality Management Systems (QMS) that is designed to provi...
 8.9.10



FM:Systems Releases FM:Interact 8.0

DATELINE Raleigh, N.C.
FM:Systems released version 8.0 of its web-based FM:Interact Workplace Management Suite in August of 2010. Key features of FM:Interact 8.0 include:•    BIM Integration Component -- allows for direct integration with Autodesk® Revit...
 8.9.10



Grand Bay Coastal Resources Center Attains LEED Gold

DATELINE Jackson County, Miss.
The Grand Bay Coastal Resources Center attained LEED Gold sustainable design certification in August of 2010. The $7 million, 20,000-sf research and education facility is owned by the state of Mississippi and opened in December of 2009. Comprising five wi...
 8.9.10



March LifeCare Builds Moreno Valley Campus

DATELINE Moreno Valley, Calif.
March LifeCare began construction in August of 2010 on a $3.3 billion healthcare campus in Moreno Valley, Calif. Sited on 246 acres near the former March Air Reserve Base, the 6 million-sf campus will feature a hospital, medical offices, a continuing care...
 8.6.10



INOVA Fairfax Hospital Builds South Patient Tower

DATELINE Falls Church, Va.
Inova Fairfax Hospital broke ground on the $161 million South Patient Tower in Falls Church, Va., on July 27, 2010. The 216,000-sf facility will provide 174 private patient rooms and is slated for completion in fall of 2012. LEED Silver sustainable design...
 8.6.10



University of Central Florida Opens Lake Nona Medical School

DATELINE Orlando, Fla.
The University of Central Florida opened its College of Medicine in August of 2010. Located in the Lake Nona Medical City in Orlando, the $65 million facility houses classrooms, anatomy and simulation labs, and a medical library. Construction began on the...
 8.6.10



Wistar Institute Plans Biomedical Research Tower

DATELINE Philadelphia
The Wistar Institute is planning to construct a biomedical research tower in Philadelphia. The seven-story facility will house five floors of research labs as well as meeting space and an auditorium. Designed by Ballinger, the project includes demolition ...
 8.6.10



AALAS Releases Care and Use of Laboratory Animals Comparison Guide

DATELINE Memphis, Tenn.
AALAS has created a free comparison table for the 1996 vs. the 2010 Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals. The guide is available online as a download from AALAS. These changes will be explored in detail at a Tradeline pre-conference workshop o...
 8.6.10



Operations Begin at Galveston National Lab

DATELINE Galveston, Texas
The University of Texas Medical Branch began research operations at Galveston National Laboratory in August of 2010. The 186,276-sf biocontainment lab provides 14,000 sf of BSL-4 space and 29,000 sf of BSL-3 space. Supporting research on infectious diseas...
 8.5.10



Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab Breaks Ground on Spacecraft Facility

DATELINE Laurel, Md.
Johns Hopkins University’s Applied Physics Laboratory broke ground on the 47,500-sf Building 30 in July of 2010. The $30 million spacecraft assembly and testing facility will include optics labs and a high-bay cleanroom. The project will support res...
 8.5.10



Brown University Initiates Science Renovation

DATELINE Providence, R.I.
Brown University began construction in June of 2010 on a $42 million renovation project in Providence, R.I. The existing Metcalf Chemistry and Research laboratory will be reconfigured to create a home for the Department of Cognitive, Linguistic and Psycho...
 8.5.10



University of Liverpool Constructs Biomedical Research Facility

DATELINE Liverpool, United Kingdom
The University of Liverpool has awarded Shepherd Construction a £16.5 million contract to build the 5,950-sm Apex project. The interdisciplinary facility will house researchers studying infectious diseases, cancer, and digestive diseases. BREEAM sus...
 8.5.10



Rady Children's Hospital Opens Acute Care Pavilion

DATELINE KEARNEY MESA, CALIF.
Rady Children’s Hospital and Health Center completed construction of the $260 million Acute Care Pavilion in August of 2010. Located in Kearney Mesa, Calif., the 279,000-sf facility provides 72 private patient rooms, 84 medical-surgical beds, 16 ope...
 8.5.10



WHOI Breaks Ground on Laboratory for Ocean Sensors and Observing Systems

DATELINE WOODS HOLE, MASS.
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) broke ground in August of 2010 on the Laboratory for Ocean Sensors and Observing Systems. The 27,000-sf project is supported by $8.1 million in federal stimulus funding and will house lab and office space fo...
 8.4.10



University of Louisville's Duthie Center for Engineering Attains LEED Gold

DATELINE Louisville, Ky.
The University of Louisville’s was awarded LEED Gold sustainable design certification in August of 2010 for the renovation of the 34,000-sf Duthie Center for Engineering. Designed by Lord, Aeck & Sargent, the project reused 95 percent of the exi...
 8.4.10



UC Santa Barbara Opens Center for Stem Cell Biology and Engineering

DATELINE SANTA BARBARA, CALIF.
The University of California, Santa Barbara began research at the Center for Stem Cell Biology and Engineering in mid-2010. The $6.3 million laboratory was created by renovating 10,337 sf in the existing Biological Sciences 2 Facility. The collaborative s...
 8.3.10



UMASS Boston Builds Kennedy Senate Institute

DATELINE Boston
The University of Massachusetts Boston will begin construction in fall of 2010 on the $60 million Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate. Housing classrooms, archives, an exhibit hall, and a life-size model of the U.S. Senate floor, the ...
 8.3.10



Montana State University Expands Eastern Agricultural Research Center

DATELINE SIDNEY, Mont.
Montana State University's Eastern Agricultural Research Center broke ground on a $2.5 million facility in Sidney in July 28, 2010. The building will house three research labs, two greenhouses, offices, and a large meeting room. The general contractor for...
 8.2.10



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