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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 April 2008

SAFC Hitech Opens Manufacturing Cleanroom

DATELINE Sheboygan Falls, Wis.
SAFC Hitech, a member of the Sigma-Aldrich Group, opened its $9 million state-of-the-art cleanroom in Sheboygan Falls, Wis., on April 29, 2008. The 5,000-sf facility, comprised of an ISO Class 4 cleanroom, a distillation suite, and office space, provides ...
 4.29.08



Unigene Constructs Pharmaceutical Facilities in China

DATELINE Shijiazhuang, China
U.S. pharmaceutical company Unigene has initiated construction on a research, development, and manufacturing facility in Shijiazhuang, China. The project is part of a joint venture with state-owned Chinese pharmaceutical company Shijiazhuang Pharmaceutica...
 4.28.08



Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare Opens Franklin Hospital

DATELINE Franklin, Wis.
Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare will open its new $89.6 million hospital in Franklin, Wis., on April 28, 2008. The five-story, 275,000-sf facility began construction in June of 2006 and houses outpatient care, surgery, an 18-room emergency department, imagi...
 4.28.08



Houston Medical Center Constructs Patient Tower

DATELINE Warner Robins, Ga.
Houston Medical Center is constructing the 138,000-sf Northwest Patient Tower in Warner Robins, Ga.  The five-story facility began construction in spring of 2007 and is being built by Gilbane Construction. The project, which features 102 spacious pri...
 4.26.08



University of Tennessee Completes Veterinary Addition

DATELINE Knoxville, Tenn.
The University of Tennessee's College of Veterinary Medicine opened the expanded John and Ann Tickle Small Animal Hospital in Knoxville in April of 2008. Construction began in February of 2007 on the $10 million, 32,000-sf addition. The project includes c...
 4.25.08



Stanford School of Medicine Breaks Ground on Li Ka Shing Center

DATELINE Stanford, Calif.
The Stanford University School of Medicine officially broke ground on the 120,000-sf Li Ka Shing Center for Learning and Knowledge in Stanford, Calif., on April 25, 2008. The technology-rich five-story facility will house the medical school’s educat...
 4.25.08



PEAT Commissions Plasma-Based Waste Remediation System

DATELINE Ankleshwar, India
PEAT International successfully commissioned the PDTR-100, a Plasma Thermal Destruction and Recovery system, in April of 2008. The system is located at the Gujarat Industrial Development Corporation near the Jayaben Modi Hospital in Ankleshwar, India. The...
 4.25.08



International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor Breaks Ground in France

DATELINE Cadarache, France
Construction began on the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) in Cadarache, France, in spring of 2008. The $16.7 billion project aims to enable the fusion of hydrogen isotopes to create helium, releasing vast amounts of energy. Housing...
 4.25.08



Louisiana State University Builds Clinical Research Building

DATELINE Baton Rouge, La.
Louisiana State University will break ground in summer of 2008 on a $28 million clinical research facility. The four-floor, 90,000-sf facility will be part of the 600,000-sf Pennington Biomedical Research Center sited on 237 acres in Baton Rouge. Upon com...
 4.25.08



Stony Brook Southampton Expands Marine Science Research Center

DATELINE Southampton, N.Y.
Stony Brook Southampton, an affiliated college of the State University of New York at Stony Brook, is initiating a $7 million renovation and expansion of the Marine Science Research Center at the School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences in Southampton, N...
 4.25.08



University of Pittsburgh Expands Research Facilities

DATELINE Pittsburgh, Pa.
The University of Pittsburgh approved $120 million in capital projects in April of 2008. A $64 million, 27,000-sf mezzanine level will be built in Benedum Hall at the Swanson School of Engineering housing classrooms, labs, and upgraded HVAC systems. A $21...
 4.25.08



University of New England Breaks Ground on College of Pharmacy

DATELINE Portland, Maine
The University of New England (UNE) broke ground on an academic and research facility for its College of Pharmacy in April of 2008. Located at UNE's Westbrook College Campus in Portland, the 48,000-sf project will house laboratories for pharmaceuticals an...
 4.25.08



Biovet Commissions BSL-4 Vaccine Manufacturing Facility

DATELINE Malur, Karnataka, India
Biovet completed the commissioning of its BSL-4 animal vaccine manufacturing facility in Malur, Karnataka, in April of 2008. Constructed to meet current Good Manufacturing Practice (cGMP) standards for vaccines and biologics, the facility will support the...
 4.25.08



Northwestern University Plans Technological Institute Expansion

DATELINE Evanston, Ill.
Northwestern University has selected Flad Architects to design two new additions to the 750,000-sf Technological Institute in Evanston, Ill. A 54,000-gsf, five-story life sciences engineering addition will house the Integrated Molecular Structure Educatio...
 4.22.08



Michigan State University Breaks Ground on Medical Education Center

DATELINE Grand Rapids, Mich.
Michigan State University broke ground on the $90 million Secchia Center in Grand Rapids in April of 2008. Housing MSU’s College of Human Medicine, the project will support medical education and biomedical research in the areas of cancer, obesity, c...
 4.21.08



Lurie Children's Hospital Celebrates Chicago Groundbreaking

DATELINE Chicago
The Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital celebrated the official groundbreaking of its 22-story facility in Chicago on April 21, 2008. Slated for completion in 2012, the 1.25 million-sf pediatric hospital will include 288 single-patient roo...
 4.21.08



Alltech Opens Center for Animal Nutrigenomics

DATELINE Nicholasville, Ky.
Alltech Inc., a biotechnology company that produces health supplements for the animal feed industry, opened the 20,000-sf Center for Animal Nutrigenomics and Applied Animal Nutrition in Nicholasville, Ky., in April of 2008. The facility will accommodate r...
 4.21.08



Terra Universal Creates BioSafe(TM) Cleanroom Pass-Through Chambers

DATELINE Fullerton, Calif.
Terra Universal’s BioSafe™ Pass-Through Chambers meet requirements for clean, aseptic processing in biotech, pharmaceutical, medical device, and other critical applications. These 304/316 electro-polished stainless steel pass-throughs feature ...
 4.18.08



Charles Drew University Breaks Ground On Life Sciences Research and Nursing Education Building

DATELINE Los Angeles, Calif.
Charles Drew University of Medicine and Science broke ground on the $43 million Life Sciences Research and Nursing Education Building in Los Angeles on April 18, 2008. The two-story, 63,000-sf building will house comprehensive nursing instruction for the ...
 4.18.08



SUNY Oswego Renovates Science Facilities

DATELINE Oswego, N.Y.
The State University of New York at Oswego is planning the renovation and expansion of the existing 80,000-sf Piez Hall to create a 262,000-sf state-of-the-art science center. The first phase of the project, designed by Cannon Design, consists of renovati...
 4.18.08



Piedmont Healthcare Constructs Newnan Hospital

DATELINE Newnan, Ga.
Piedmont Healthcare will break ground in fall of 2008 on the $194 Piedmont Newnan Hospital in Newnan, Ga. Sited on 114 acres, the 365,000-sf replacement hospital is slated for completion in 2010. The facility will house 136 inpatient beds, including 104 m...
 4.18.08



Alcon Plans Singapore Pharmaceutical Plant

DATELINE Buona Vista, Singapore
Alcon will break ground in 2009 on a 250,000-sf pharmaceutical manufacturing plant in Singapore. The facility will be sited on 20 acres in the Tuas Biomedical Park and will employ 150 workers. The plant is expected to begin operations in 2012. Alcon, base...
 4.18.08



University of British Columba Renovates Sauder School of Business

DATELINE Vancouver, BC, Canada
The University of British Columbia is engaged in a $45 million expansion and renovation of the Sauder School of Business in Vancouver. The project contractor is Scott Construction, a subsidiary of Vancouver-based Aecon Group. The project will create new c...
 4.18.08



Biopolis III Breaks Ground in Singapore

DATELINE Singapore
Developer JTC Corp. broke ground in April of 2008 on the $100 million Biopolis III building in Singapore. The 41,500-sm facility will consist of two buildings accommodating biomedical research and incubator space. Completion is slated for the fourth quart...
 4.18.08



Henry Ford Builds West Bloomfield Hospital

DATELINE West Bloomfield, Mich.
The $310 million Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital is under construction in West Bloomfield, Mich. Slated for completion in spring of 2009, the four-story, 733,000-sf facility will provide full medical and surgical services, as well as orthopedics,...
 4.18.08



Lewis and Clark Community College Constructs National Great Rivers Research and Education Center

DATELINE Alton, Ill.
Lewis and Clark Community College initiated construction on the $16.5 million National Great Rivers Research and Education Center (NGRREC) Field Station in April of 2008. Located adjacent to the Great Rivers Museum in Alton, Ill., the river research facil...
 4.17.08



Baltimore Washington Medical Center Opens Expanded ER

DATELINE Glen Burnie, Md.
Baltimore Washington Medical Center opened its expanded emergency room in Glen Burnie, Md., on April 16, 2008. The $13 million expansion includes 17 private emergency treatment rooms and a radiology suite. The project, which brings the ER to a total ...
 4.16.08



SUNY Upstate Medical University Plans $300 Million in Capital Projects

DATELINE Syracuse, N.Y.
SUNY Upstate Medical University is planning $300 million in improvements to its Syracuse, N.Y. campus. Funded by $320 million from the state of New York, the university will initiate a $72 million expansion of the Institute for Human Performance, creating...
 4.16.08



Sanofi Pasteur Expands in Toronto

DATELINE Toronto, ON, Canada
Sanofi Pasteur broke ground in April of 2008 on a $100 million vaccine research and development facility in Toronto. The project cost for the 15,000-sm building includes $80 million for construction and $20 million for equipment. Completion is slated for ...
 4.15.08



Coriell Institute for Medical Research Renovates Camden Laboratories

DATELINE Camden, N.J.
The Coriell Institute for Medical Research will begin construction in April of 2008 on a $6 million renovation of its genetic research facility in Camden, N.J. The project will include renovation of 21,500-sf on the second and third floors of the five-sto...
 4.15.08



Esco Launches VIVA Bedding Disposal Workstation

DATELINE Singapore
Esco now offers a complete line of animal research products with the launch of the VIVA Bedding Disposal Workstation. Esco’s range of VIVA animal research products are designed for lab animal research applications involving rodents. Cage cleaning an...
 4.12.08



University of Michigan Dedicates Lurie Nanofabrication Facility

DATELINE Ann Arbor, Mich.
The University of Michigan dedicated the Robert H. Lurie Nanofabrication Facility at the School of Engineering in Ann Arbor on April 12, 2008. Designed by SmithGroup, the project is a 32,000-sf addition to the existing Solid State Electronics Laboratory (...
 4.12.08



USAMRIID Constructs Fort Detrick Steam Sterilization Plant

DATELINE Frederick, Md.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers selected John C. Gremberg Co. of Rockville to construct a $27 million steam sterilization plant at Fort Detrick in Frederick, Md. Sited adjacent to the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID)...
 4.12.08



University of Virginia Breaks Ground on Clinical Cancer Center

DATELINE Charlottesville, Va.
University of Virginia Health System broke ground on the 150,000-sf Emily Couric Clinical Cancer Center in Charlottesville on April 12, 2008. The $74 million, five-story comprehensive cancer center is slated for completion in mid-2011. The technology-rich...
 4.12.08



Santa Mesa College Builds Allied Health Facility

DATELINE Linda Vista, Calif.
San Diego Mesa College is constructing the 49,000-sf Allied Health building in Linda Mesa, Calif. The contractor for the $20 million project is McCarthy. The facility will house a computer lab, classrooms, faculty and staff offices, and medical training l...
 4.11.08



University of British Columbia Designs Faculty of Law

DATELINE Vancouver, B.C.
The University of British Columbia has selected Toronto-based Diamond + Schmitt Architects in joint venture with CEI Architecture and Planning to design the new Faculty of Law building in Vancouver. This new facility is designed to meet the needs of a new...
 4.11.08



Cornell University Creates Biofuels Lab

DATELINE Ithaca, N.Y.
Cornell University is engaged in a $6 million renovation to create a biofuels laboratory in Ithaca, N.Y. The project involves the renovation of 11,500-sf of former agricultural engineering, power, and machinery lab space in Riley Robb Hall. Completion is ...
 4.11.08



Colby College Designs Science Building

DATELINE Waterville, Maine
Colby College is planning to construct a new 30,000-sf science building in Waterville, Maine. Housing faculty offices, student research space, classrooms, and a computer lab, the facility will support the departments of computer science, mathematics, and ...
 4.11.08



Loyola Completes Hospital Tower

DATELINE Maywood, Ill.
Loyola University Health System completed its 170,000-sf hospital tower in Maywood, Ill., in early spring of 2008. The tower creates a new front entrance to the hospital campus through an atrium with an 18-ft waterfall. Housing 64 private patient rooms, t...
 4.11.08



Monsanto Plans Independence Seed Corn Facility

DATELINE Independence, Iowa
St. Louis-based Monsanto is planning to construct a seed corn facility on 150 acres near Independence, Iowa. Slated for completion in 2010, the production plant is part of a $230 million expansion of Monsanto’s Iowa operations to support increasing ...
 4.11.08



NOAA Constructs Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory

DATELINE Pittsfield Township, Mich.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is constructing the 54,423-sf Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory (GLERL) on 15 acres in Pittsfield Township near Ann Arbor, Mich. The single-story facility, which will double the footprint of ...
 4.11.08



Sutter Health Plans Castro Valley Medical Center

DATELINE Castro Valley, Calif.
Sutter Health is planning to construct a $300 million medical center in Castro Valley, Calif. Services at the seven-story, 130-bed hospital will include emergency, trauma, neuroscience, maternity, and acute care. The facility, which will feature all priva...
 4.11.08



National Science Foundation Creates Deep Underground Science and Engineering Laboratory

DATELINE Lead, S.D.
The National Science Foundation (NSF) is planning to construct the Deep Underground Science and Engineering Laboratory (DUSEL) in Lead, S.D.  Providing research space 8,000 feet underground, the laboratory will be located in the former Homestake gold...
 4.10.08



University of Rochester Develops Clinical and Translational Science Institute

DATELINE Rochester, N.Y.
The University of Rochester has received $50 million from the State of New York’s Upstate Revitalization Fund to construct the Clinical and Translational Science Institute. The 150,000-sf facility will house labs and offices for the development and ...
 4.10.08



University of Maryland Develops BioPark Facilities

DATELINE Baltimore
The University of Maryland, Baltimore dedicated Building Two at its BioPark development in April of 2008. The six-story, 238,000-sf research facility will house tenants including the Institute for Genome Services, Gliknik, Paragon Bioservices, Westat, and...
 4.10.08



Cummings Research Park Opens HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology

DATELINE Huntsville, Ala.
The $60 million HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology will officially open in the Cummings Research Park in Huntsville, Ala. in April of 2008. Housing 12 for-profit companies and 900 employees, the facility will support Alabama’s high tech, biotec...
 4.10.08



Rensselaer Polytechnic Plans Science Center Addition and Renovation

DATELINE Troy, N.Y.
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is planning a renovation and expansion of the Jonsson-Rowland Science Center in Troy, N.Y.  The project aims to reduce existing deferred maintenance costs on the facility, constructed in 1961, by $20 million. An addit...
 4.9.08



University of Maryland, Baltimore Plans Pharmacy Hall Addition

DATELINE Baltimore
The University of Maryland, Baltimore received $62 million from the state of Maryland in April of 2008 to construct an addition to the School of Pharmacy. The seven-story facility will house four floors of clinical and translational research in pharmacoge...
 4.8.08



Johns Hopkins Opens Rangos Building in East Baltimore

DATELINE Baltimore
Johns Hopkins University opened the John G. Rangos Sr. Life Sciences Building in East Baltimore, Md., on April 11, 2008. The University will occupy 100,000-sf of lab and office space in the 278,000-sf facility. The $60 million, seven-story build...
 4.8.08



Purdue University Breaks Ground on Tech Center

DATELINE West Lafayette, Ind.
Purdue University broke ground on the $14.5 million Purdue Technology Center II on April 7, 2008. The 105,000-sf project will support 26 companies and represents a 13-acre expansion of the 725-acre Purdue Research Park in West Lafayette, Ind. Additionally...
 4.7.08



Genzyme Expands Waterford Facility

DATELINE Waterford, Ireland
Genzyme announced a €130 million investment in the expansion of its Waterford, Ireland, campus in April of 2008. The project will add 5,600-sm to the existing 6,800-sm facility to support sterile fill/finish manufacturing, softgel manufacturing, admi...
 4.7.08



Reliant Healthcare Constructs Bedford Rehab Hospital

DATELINE Bedford, Texas
Reliant Healthcare Partners of Dallas is constructing the 62,000-sf Reliant Rehabilitation Hospital Mid Cities in Bedford, Texas. The $24 million, three-story facility will include a 20-bed orthopedic center and is slated to open in the second quarter of ...
 4.7.08



TriPoint Medical Center Constructs Concord Township Hospital

DATELINE Concord Township, Ohio
Tripoint Medical Center is constructing a 300,000-sf hospital in Concord Township, Ohio. The technology-rich digital hospital will support patient-centered healthcare in a facility with all private patient rooms. The $155 million facility is slated for co...
 4.7.08



Duke University Medical Center Creates Education and Pediatric Facilities

DATELINE Durham, N.C.
Duke University School of Medicine is planning to build a $35 million medical education facility in Durham, N.C.  Housing instruction and clinical and basic research, the Education Center will include classrooms, lecture halls, offices, meeting rooms...
 4.7.08



Ricketts Regional Biocontainment Laboratory Reaches Completion

DATELINE Argonne, Ill.
The Howard T. Ricketts Regional Biocontainment Laboratory at Argonne National Lab officially opened on April 6, 2008 in Argonne, Ill. Designed by Flad Architects, the 54,100-gsf facility will support multi-pathogen research for the University of Chicago&r...
 4.6.08



University of Rhode Island Constructs Undersea Exploration Center

DATELINE Narragansett, R.I.
The University of Rhode Island has initiated construction on the $15 million Undersea Exploration Center in Narragansett. The project, which includes an expansion and rehabilitation of the Pell Marine Science Library, is being constructed by Gilbane Build...
 4.4.08



The Jackson Laboratory Expands West Sacramento Mouse Facility

DATELINE West Sacramento, Calif.
The Jackson Laboratory (JAX® Mice & Services) is engaged in an expansion of its mouse production facility in West Sacramento, Calif. The project will increase the size of the building from 40,000-sf to 200,000-sf. The Jackson Laboratory transports...
 4.4.08



Villanova University Constructs Law School

DATELINE Villanova. PA
Villanova University is constructing a 174,000-sf law school on its campus in Villanova, Pa. Slated for completion in summer of 2009, the facility will include a law clinic, library, classrooms, meeting rooms, and a parking garage. The building will be co...
 4.3.08



Roche Molecular Diagnostics Opens Sustainable Research Building

DATELINE Pleasanton, Calif.
Roche Molecular Diagnostics (RMD) opened a $57.5 million research facility at its global headquarters campus in Pleasanton, Calif., on April 3, 2008. Designed by DES Architects + Engineers to meet LEED sustainable design criteria, the project will enable ...
 4.3.08



Stottler Henke Provides Aurora Scheduling System

DATELINE San Mateo, Calif.
Stottler Henke Associates of San Mateo, Calif. have created Aurora™ intelligent scheduling software system. Aurora software is the first intelligent planning and scheduling system that enables companies to easily encode and apply sophisticated decis...
 4.3.08



University of Alberta Constructs Centre for Prions and Protein Folding Diseases

DATELINE Edmonton, AB, Canada
The University of Alberta is constructing the $12 million Centre for Prions and Protein Folding Diseases in its Environmental Engineering Buildings in Edmonton. The first phase of the project, which opened in December of 2007, consists of two renovated la...
 4.2.08



UCLA Builds Life Sciences Replacement Building

DATELINE Los Angeles
The University of California, Los Angeles is building the 175,000-gsf Life Sciences Replacement Building (LSRB). The project began in June of 2007 and is slated for completion in spring of 2010. Housing the departments of physiological science, ecology an...
 4.1.08



Rocky Mountain Laboratories Constructs BSL-4 Facility

DATELINE Hamilton, Mont.
Rocky Mountain Laboratories is constructing the $67 million Integrated Research Facility located on 33 acres in Hamilton, Mont. The project is the first National Institutes of Health laboratory to contain BSL-2, BSL-3, and BSL-4 space in the same facility...
 4.1.08



UT Austin Constructs Vivarium

DATELINE Austin, Texas
The University of Texas at Austin is constructing a 6,000-sf vivarium connecting to the Neural and Molecular Biology Building. The $15 million facility is slated for completion in 2008. The University is also developing the $125 million, 256,000-sf Experi...
 4.1.08



Texas A&M University Breaks Ground on TIPS Animal Research Facility

DATELINE Bryan, Texas
Texas A&M University broke ground in April of 2008 on the $47.8 million Texas Institute of Preclinical Studies (TIPS) in the A&M Research Park in Bryan. The 112,000-sf biomedical and animal research facility will support development and comme...
 4.1.08



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