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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 January 2008

Hauptman-Woodward Institute Research Center Receives Award of Merit

DATELINE San Francisco
The Hauptman-Woodward Institute’s Structural Biology Research Center in Buffalo, N.Y., received a National Award of Merit from the Society of American Registered Architects (SARA) in January of 2008. Designed by Cannon Design of San Francisco with R...
 1.31.08



LAB Research Expands Laval Facility

DATELINE Laval, Quebec, Canada
LAB Research Inc. is engaged in a $40 million expansion of its research facility in Laval, Quebec. Slated for completion in fall of 2008, the project will nearly double LAB’s existing footprint from 87,000-sf to 170,000-sf. Capacity for inhalation t...
 1.31.08



University of Miami Plans Life Science Park

DATELINE Miami, Fla.
The University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine is planning a 1.4 million-sf life science park in Miami, Fla. Sited on 7.2 acres, the development will foster advances in translational research by building partnerships between private biotech ...
 1.31.08



Sacramento State Awarded Science Building Funding

DATELINE Sacramento, Calif.
Sacramento State University is planning a $97 million science complex in Sacramento, Calif. The project includes the Space and Science Center and the Science II building. To be constructed in two phases, the first phase consists of a 15,000-sf facility ho...
 1.30.08



Idaho Partners with Monsanto for Dairy Research Center

DATELINE Minidoka County, Idaho
The State of Idaho is planning to construct the Idaho Center for Livestock and Environmental Studies, a $37 million dairy research facility. Possible sites include the Magic Valley area and Minidoka County. Monsanto will contribute $1 million to the facil...
 1.29.08



Cleveland Clinic Constructs Abu Dhabi Hospital

DATELINE Abu Dhabi
Cleveland Clinic broke ground in late January of 2008 on Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi (CCAD). Sited on Al Suwwa Island in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, the integrated hospital clinic is expected to open in 2010. The project team for th...
 1.29.08



University of Pittsburgh Tests H5N1 Vaccine

DATELINE Pittsburgh, Pa.
The University of Pittsburgh has created a vaccine against the H5N1 strain of avian influenza. The vaccine produced a strong immune response in mice and protected them from death following infection with the H5N1 virus. The vaccine was created and tested ...
 1.29.08



Swisslog Creates Automated Material Transport System Innovation

DATELINE Denver, Colo.
Swisslog, a leader in automated material transport systems for the healthcare industry, has developed the TransLogic pneumatic tube system (PTS), a total system solution that meets the unique material transport requirements of hospitals. Renowned for reli...
 1.28.08



Columbia University Develops Manhattanville Campus

DATELINE New York, N.Y.
Columbia University is planning to construct the Jerome L. Greene Science Center on 17 acres in the West Harlem area of New York City. Housing multidisciplinary neuroscience research involving computer science, genetics, and psychology, the facility is sl...
 1.28.08



University of Kansas to Construct Cancer Therapeutics Research Lab

DATELINE Lawrence, Kansas
The University of Kansas is constructing a two-story, 8,300-sf laboratory for an individual cancer therapeutics researcher, Blake Peterson, on its Lawrence campus. To be attached to the Structural Biology Center, the facility is funded by $5 million ...
 1.28.08



BioSquare Biomedical Laboratory Awarded LEED Certification

DATELINE Boston, Ma.
Boston University’s BioSquare laboratory was recently awarded LEED certification by the U.S. Green Building Council. Designed by KlingStubbins of Cambridge, Ma., the 176,000-sf project is located in Boston’s South End neighborhood. Jones Lang ...
 1.28.08



Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Opens College of Business

DATELINE Daytona Beach, Fla.
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University celebrated the opening of its $13 million, 54,225-sf College of Business facility on January 31, 2008. The two-story academic building contains faculty and administrative offices; technology-rich classrooms, semin...
 1.26.08



Lam Research Corp. Establishes Livermore Operations

DATELINE Livermore, Calif.
Semiconductor manufacturer Lam Research Corp. will relocate 350 workers to a leased two-building complex in Livermore, Calif. The facility was previously owned and occupied by KLA-Tencor Corp. Each building has a footprint of 120,000-sf. Lam will maintain...
 1.25.08



University of North Carolina Constructs Replacement Chemistry Building

DATELINE Chapel Hill, N.C.
The University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill will begin construction in March of 2008 on a new chemistry building to replace the 80-year-old Venable Hall. The $123 million facility is slated for completion by August of 2010. Housing teaching and research...
 1.25.08



NAU Receives LEED Platinum for Applied Research and Development Building

DATELINE Flagstaff, Ariz.
Northern Arizona University’s Applied Research and Development (ARD) Building was awarded a LEED Platinum certification by the U.S. Green Building Council in January of 2008. The project was designed by Burns Wald-Hopkins Architects and built by Kit...
 1.24.08



Mercy Memorial Breaks Ground on Ardmore Expansion

DATELINE Ardmore, Okla.
Mercy Memorial Hospital broke ground on a $60 million expansion of its Ardmore, Okla., hospital in January of 2008. The new wing is comprised of a five story plus basement patient tower housing 158 private rooms, an ICU, and a woman's health center. Compl...
 1.24.08



Missouri State University Plans Electromagnetic Fabrication Laboratory

DATELINE Springfield, Mo.
Missouri State University is planning to construct an electromagnetic device fabrication laboratory at the Jordan Valley Innovation Center (JVIC) in Springfield. Funded by a $125,000 donation from the Bank of America Charitable Foundation, the facility wi...
 1.23.08



University of Pennsylvania Designs Behavioral Sciences Building

DATELINE Philadelphia
The University of Pennsylvania has selected SmithGroup to provide master planning, programming, and schematic design for a new School of Arts and Sciences (SAS) Neural and Behavioral Sciences (NBS) Building in Philadelphia. The facility unites the Psychol...
 1.23.08



CSU Fresno Plans Biomedical Research Facility

DATELINE Fresno, Calif.
California State University, Fresno was awarded a five-year, $45 million grant from the National Institutes of Health’s National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities in early 2008 to construct a new biomedical research facility. CSU Fres...
 1.22.08



Viet Nam BSL-3 Labs Opens in Hanoi

DATELINE Ha Noi, Viet Nam
The National Hygiene and Epidemiology Institute opened the first Vietnamese BSL-3 laboratory meeting international standards in Hanoi in January of 2008. Construction began on the $8 million project in August of 2006 and reached completion in Decembe...
 1.16.08



Quincy Medical Center Completes Long Term Acute Care Hospital

DATELINE Quincy, Mass.
Quincy Medical Center completed the renovation and conversion of the Long Term Acute Care Hospital (LTACH) in Quincy, Mass., in January of 2008. The project team for the 20,700-sf, 38-bed private room project was comprised of Needham, Mass.-based Nauset C...
 1.16.08



DOD Breaks Ground on Fort Sam Houston Trauma Research Facility

DATELINE Fort Sam Houston, Texas
The Department of Defense broke ground on the $92 million Joint Center of Excellence for Battlefield Health and Trauma Research at Fort Sam Houston in Texas in January of 2008. Accommodating combat casualty care and trauma research missions, the 150,000-s...
 1.15.08



Pilkington Pyrostop Fire-Rated Glass Walls Available with Integrated Blinds

DATELINE Kirkland, Wash.
Pilkington Pyrostop™, a fire-rated, impact safety-rated, transparent glass wall panel that also blocks heat transfer, is now available with integrated Venetian blinds to enhance privacy and reduce glare. Distributed by Technical Glass Products (TGP)...
 1.15.08



Cuyamaca College Completes New Communication Arts Building

DATELINE El Cajon, Calif.
Cuyamaca College completed the $45 million Communication Arts Center in El Cajon, Calif. in January of 2008. Gafcon Inc. provided construction oversight for the 88,590-sf building in Rancho San Diego (East San Diego County). Spencer/Hoskins Asso...
 1.14.08



Ohio University Breaks Ground on Academic & Research Center

DATELINE Athens, Ohio
Ohio University broke ground on in January of 2008 on the Academic & Research Center in Athens. The $30 million classroom and laboratory building will house the Russ College of Engineering and Technology and the College of Osteopathic Medicine in a co...
 1.14.08



LEED AP Credentials To Be Administrated by GBCI

DATELINE Washington, D.C.
As of January of 2008, the LEED AP credential will be administered by a separately incorporated organization, the Green Building Certification Institute (GBCI). The formation of GBCI creates administrative independence between the LEED Rating Systems and ...
 1.10.08



UC Riverside Breaks Ground on Materials Science and Engineering Building

DATELINE Riverside, Calif.
The University of California, Riverside broke ground on its new Materials Science and Engineering (MSE) Building on January 10, 2008. The $53-million project will be the first facility at UCR devoted to nanotechnology research and is slated for completion...
 1.10.08



Stanford Medical Center Selects Architects for Palo Alto Expansion

DATELINE Palo Alto, Calif.
Stanford Medical Center, comprised of Stanford Hospital & Clinics and Lucile Packard Children's Hospital, has named architects for the estimated $2 billion seismic upgrade and expansion project in Palo Alto, Calif. Lead architect Rafael Viñoly ...
 1.10.08



Garvan Institute for Medical Research Constructs Mouse Facility

DATELINE Moss Vale, Australia
The Garvan Institute of Medical Research is constructing a mouse breeding facility in Moss Vale, New South Wales, Australia. The first phase is slated for occupancy in 2008. Owned by the Garvan Institute and operated by Australian BioResources, the facili...
 1.8.08



University of Oxford Constructs Animal Research Facility

DATELINE Oxford, UK
The University of Oxford is constructing a biomedical research facility on South Parks Road in Oxford, UK. Work on the animal research facility was halted in 2004 due to activist unrest but resumed in November of 2005. Part of an ongoing program of replac...
 1.7.08



Automatic Transfer Scheme Retrofit Ensures Reliable Power in Calgary High-Rises

DATELINE Calgary, AB, Canada
The critical use of power in large commercial facilities makes continuous electric power extremely important. In order to provide a more reliable utility supply, the power system often employs redundant utility sources via a transfer scheme that switches ...
 1.7.08



Georgia Tech Constructs Nanotechnology Center

DATELINE Atlanta
The Georgia Institute of Technology is constructing the $80 million Marcus Nanotechnology Building in Atlanta. Ground was broken on the project, which houses the NRCB (Nanotechnology Research Center Building) cleanrooms, in August of 2006 with completion ...
 1.6.08



Children's Memorial Plans New Chicago Hospital

DATELINE Chicago
Children’s Memorial Hospital will break ground in spring of 2008 on a new pediatric hospital in Chicago. The $850 million facility will be funded in part by a $100 million donation from Ann Lurie, for whom the hospital will be named. The project wil...
 1.6.08



Plum Island Animal Disease Center Upgrades Facilities

DATELINE Orient Point, N.Y.
The United States Department of Homeland Security's Office of Procurement Operations will award approximately $24 million over several years to the Plum Island Animal Disease Center in Orient Point, N.Y. The project will improve research productivity and ...
 1.6.08



Bioquell Introduces New Superbug Eradication Technology for NHS Hospitals

DATELINE Andover, UK
BIOQUELL PLC, a UK company specializing in decontamination technology and testing/compliance services, has announced that its superbug eradication technology has been upgraded by the UK Department of Health's Rapid Review Panel (RRP) to Category One statu...
 1.5.08



CSIR Plans India BSL-4 Laboratory

DATELINE Andhra Pradesh, India
The Indian government has approved Rs.1 billion ($25.4 million) for the construction of a BSL-4 laboratory in Andhra Pradesh. The animal research facility will be sited on five acres three kilometers from the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCM...
 1.4.08



Eagle Technology Releases ProTeus V Windows(R) Vista Compliant CMMS Solution

DATELINE Mequon, Wisc.
Eagle Technology, Inc. has announced the latest release of ProTeus V 9.6.4, a Windows® Vista compliant maintenance management software solution, now available for shipment. This version supports SQL Server, SQL Express (runtime included), and Oracle* ...
 1.3.08



Michigan State University Plans Grand Rapids Medical School

DATELINE Grand Rapids, Mich.
Michigan State University’s College of Human Medicine will begin construction in spring of 2008 on a $90 million medical school campus in Grand Rapids. The 180,000-sf facility will be called the Secchia Center and will partner with institutions incl...
 1.2.08



Bristol University Constructs Centre for Nanoscience and Quantum Information

DATELINE Bristol, UK
Bristol University is constructing the £11 million Centre for Nanoscience and Quantum Information in the United Kingdom. Slated for completion in spring of 2008, the facility will feature advanced noise and vibration reduction technologies. The buil...
 1.2.08



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