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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 March 2009

SAIC Opens R&D Facility

DATELINE Crane, Ind.
Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) officially opened its $4 million R&D facility in Crane, Ind., in March of 2009. Located on a former brownfield site in the WestGate at Crane Technology Park, the 37,800-sf building features laboratories ...
 3.31.09



Covance Opens Chandler Animal Facility

DATELINE CHANDLER, ARIZ.
Covance celebrated the official opening of its $175 million animal research facility in Chandler, Ariz., in late March of 2009. The two-story, 288,000-sf pharmaceutical testing facility includes five laboratories, a vivarium, animal care space, and a 100-...
 3.30.09



Capital Health Builds Hopewell Hospital

DATELINE HOPEWELL Township, N.J.
Capital Health has awarded Skanska USA Building a $134 million contract to build a 968,760-sf replacement hospital in Hopewell Township, N.J. The 237-bed, two-building complex is slated for completion in October of 2011. The Hopewell hospital will provide...
 3.30.09



University of Hawaii-Manoa Plans Pacific Regional Biosafety Lab

DATELINE HONOLULU
The University of Hawaii-Manoa will begin construction in November of 2010 on the Pacific Regional Biosafety Laboratory in Honolulu. Slated for completion in June of 2012, the $37.5 million facility will be located adjacent to the Biosciences Research Bui...
 3.27.09



Bristol-Myers Squibb Opens Bangalore R&D Facility

DATELINE Bangalore, India
Bristol-Myers Squibb opened its 20,000-sf research and development facility in Bangalore, India, in March of 2009. Located in Biocon Park, the project will house 270 researchers engaged in pharmaceutical discovery and drug development. Construction began ...
 3.27.09



Northwestern University Develops Qatar Campus

DATELINE Doha, Qatar
Northwestern University officially opened its new campus at Education City in Doha, Qatar, in March of 2009. Northwestern’s programs in communications and journalism will initially be housed in the facilities of Texas A&M and Carnegie-Mellon Uni...
 3.27.09



University of Illinois Completes Business Instructional Facility

DATELINE Champlain, Ill.
The University of Illinois completed the 164,000-sf Business Instructional Facility in Champlain in early 2009. Designed by Cesar Pelli and constructed by Gilbane Building Company, the four-story project includes a five-story glass courtyard garden atrium...
 3.26.09



University of Adelaide Breaks Ground on Veterinary School

DATELINE Roseworthy, South Australia
The University of Adelaide broke ground on the $37 million Veterinary Science School in Roseworthy, South Australia, in March of 2009. Slated for completion in 2010, the 5,000-sm building will house teaching labs, a clinical skills lab, a pathology teachi...
 3.26.09



Oak Ridge National Lab Breaks Ground on Research Building

DATELINE Oak Ridge, Tenn.
Oak Ridge National Laboratory will break ground in late spring of 2009 on a chemical and materials sciences research building in Oak Ridge, Tenn. Supported by funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, the 160,000-sf facility will house 200 ...
 3.26.09



Fraunhofer Builds Bird Flu Vaccine Plant

DATELINE Wilmington, Del.
Fraunhofer USA has selected Nason Construction as the construction manager for a bird flu vaccine plant in Wilmington, Del. Located in Delaware Technology Park, the 14,000-sf GMP facility will support research and manufacturing of plant-based avian influe...
 3.25.09



AUO's TFT-LCD Facility Attains LEED Gold

DATELINE HSINCHU, Taiwan
AU Optronics Corp. announced in March of 2009 that its TFT-LCD manufacturing facility located in Central Taiwan Science Park has attained LEED Gold sustainable design certification. The AUO G8.5 Fab is the world's first LEED Gold TFT-LCD facility and one ...
 3.25.09



Jefferson National Lab Plans Electron Beam Upgrade

DATELINE NEWPORT NEWS, Va.
Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility will begin construction in spring of 2009 on a $310 million upgrade of its Continuous Electron Beam Accelerator Facility (CEBAF) in Newport News, Va. The nuclear physics research project will include construc...
 3.25.09



Sarasota Memorial Hospital Constructs Patient Tower

DATELINE Sarasota, Fla.
Sarasota Memorial Hospital will begin construction in October of 2009 on a $186 million renovation and expansion of its healthcare campus in Sarasota, Fla. Slated for completion by 2013, the project includes a new nine-story patient tower as well as expan...
 3.24.09



HHMI Partners with University of KwaZulu-Natal on HIV-TB Research

DATELINE Durban, South Africa
Howard Hughes Medical Institute is partnering with the University of KwaZulu-Natal in Durban, South Africa, to construct a $20 million HIV and tuberculosis research facility. Integrated with the Doris Duke Medical Research Institute at Nelson Mandela Medi...
 3.24.09



Department of Energy Constructs Fermi Neutrino Lab

DATELINE International Falls, Minn.
The Department of Energy will break ground in May of 2009 on a neutrino laboratory near International Falls, Minn. Housing physics research for Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory and the University of Minnesota, the $250 million facility is supported b...
 3.24.09



Robinson Memorial Constructs Streetsboro Health Center

DATELINE Streetsboro, Ohio
Robinson Memorial Hospital is building the $13.5 million Robinson Health Center in Streetsboro, Ohio. The 75,000-sf project will open in July of 2009 and will house inpatient and outpatient care; women’s services; MRI, CT, and X-ray imaging; pediatr...
 3.23.09



SAS Builds Cary Data Center

DATELINE Cary, N.C.
SAS is planning to construct a $70 million data center at its headquarters in Cary, N.C. The 38,000-sf facility will support research and development in cloud computing, which enables customers to utilize multiple central servers for computation and servi...
 3.23.09



Brookhaven College Breaks Ground on Continuing Education Facility

DATELINE Dallas
Brookhaven College, part of the Dallas County Community College District, broke ground on the 28,000-sf Workforce and Continuing Education Building in March of 2009. Located in Farmers Branch, Texas, the $6 million facility was designed by SHW Group of Da...
 3.23.09



RMIT University Builds Academic Facility

DATELINE Melbourne, Australia
RMIT University will break ground in August of 2009 on a $200 million academic building in Melbourne. Designed by Lyons Architects, the 10-story, 34,350-sm facility will include 64 teaching spaces, 12 lecture theatres, 10 learning areas, a two-story stude...
 3.20.09



Medical University of South Carolina Breaks Ground on Biomedical Business Incubator

DATELINE Charleston, S.C.
The Medical University of South Carolina began construction on a 28,000-sf biomedical research facility in Charleston in March of 2009. The $5.5 million Innovation Center project involves renovation of an existing warehouse facility to create a 28,000-sf ...
 3.20.09



Community Hospital South Expands Indianapolis Facility

DATELINE Indianapolis
Community Hospital South is engaged in a $130 million expansion of its Indianapolis healthcare facility. The 194,000-sf project is comprised of a five-story patient tower and six surgical suites. Construction began in June of 2008 with completion expected...
 3.20.09



Canadian Light Source Constructs Saskatoon Research Facilities

DATELINE Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
The Canadian Light Source is planning to construct two research facilities in Saskatoon. The Quantum Materials Spectroscopy Centre (QMSC) and the BioXAS Beamline Facility will benefit from $3.8 million in funding from Western Economic Diversification Cana...
 3.20.09



Construction Begins on Louisiana Cancer Research Center

DATELINE New Orleans
Louisiana Cancer Research Center initiated construction in early 2009 on a $100 million research facility in New Orleans. Created by a partnership of Tulane University Health Sciences Center and Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, the 250,0...
 3.19.09



DSM Opens Ranjangaon Manufacturing Facility

DATELINE Ranjangaon, India
Royal DSM N.V., a global life and materials science company based in the Netherlands, opened its new plastics manufacturing facility in Ranjangaon, India, in March of 2009. The plant is sited on 25 acres and will produce engineering plastics compounds for...
 3.19.09



Department of Homeland Security Issues RFP for National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility

DATELINE Manhattan, Kan.
The Department of Homeland Security issued its Request for Proposals (RFP) for preliminary construction bids on the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility (NBAF) in March of 2009. The Department will hold a Pre-proposal Conference for general contractors ...
 3.18.09



FY 2009 Omnibus Appropriations Act Increases NIH Funding

DATELINE Washington, D.C.
The FY 2009 Omnibus Appropriations Act was signed into law by President Barrack Obama on March 11, 2009. The bill, H.R. 1105, will provide the National Institutes of Health with a total of $30.3 billion for federal year 2009, $937.5 million more than fisc...
 3.18.09



LG Group Completes Seoul R&D Facility

DATELINE Seoul, Korea
LG Group completed construction of its $182.7 million research and development center in March of 2009 in Seoul, Korea. The duration of construction was three years. The facility will support R&D in digital convergence technologies, software and desig...
 3.17.09



Wright State University's Diggs Laboratory Attains LEED Gold

DATELINE Fairborn, Ohio
Wright State University’s Matthew O. Diggs III Laboratory for Life Science Research was awarded LEED Gold sustainable design certification in March of 2009. Located in Fairborn, Ohio, the 48,000-sf facility utilizes 40 percent less energy than a sta...
 3.17.09



Gore PharmBIO Opens Manufacturing Cleanroom

DATELINE ELKTON, Md.
Gore PharmBIO Products opened its new production facility in Elkton, Md., in March of 2009. Doubling manufacturing capacity, the project features an ISO Class 7 (Class 10,000) cleanroom with different pressure control zones and physical barriers minimizin...
 3.17.09



Southern Utah University Plans Gibson Science Center

DATELINE Cedar City, Utah
Southern Utah University is planning to construct the $20 million Gibson Science Center in Cedar City. The 42,385-sf facility will be built as an addition to the University’s Science Center and will house the departments of biology, chemistry, and n...
 3.16.09



Johns Hopkins Opens Armstrong Medical Education Building

DATELINE Baltimore, Md.
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine opened the $45 million Anne and Mike Armstrong Medical Education Building in Baltimore in early 2009. The four-story, 100,000-sf project broke ground in September of 2006 and houses a 70-person learning studio, two 180-sea...
 3.16.09



UC Santa Cruz Partners with NASA to Create Green Research Campus

DATELINE Mountain View, Calif.
UC Santa Cruz is partnering with Foothill-De Anza Community College and NASA Ames Research Center to create a $1 billion research and education campus at Moffett Field in Mountain View, Calif. The project will support research on energy, sustainable techn...
 3.16.09



University of Tennessee Breaks Ground on Joint Institute for Advanced Materials

DATELINE Knoxville, Tenn.
The University of Tennessee began site work for the Joint Institute for Advanced Materials in Knoxville in March of 2009. Construction will begin the following autumn on the facility which is supported by $20 million in federal funds and $10 million in st...
 3.16.09



Methodist Stone Oak Hospital Completes San Antonio Facility

DATELINE San Antonio
Methodist Stone Oak Hospital opened its new healthcare facility in San Antonio on March 9, 2009. Designed by HOK Architects and constructed by Skanska USA Building, the hospital features 132 private rooms and can expand to accommodate up to 350 beds. Hous...
 3.13.09



Canadian Parliament Considers Human Pathogens and Toxins Act

DATELINE Ottawa, Canada
The Canadian parliament is considering legislation that would regulate registration of select agents and promote safety and security. Bill C-11, the Human Pathogens and Toxins Act, would require individuals to obtain clearances for select agent access, wi...
 3.13.09



Canada Allocates $2 Billion for University Facilities

DATELINE Ottawa, Canada
The Canadian government allocated up to $2 billion in its 2009 budget to repair, retrofit, and expand facilities at post-secondary institutions. The funding represents a strategic investment in knowledge infrastructure. Canada’s 2009 budget also inc...
 3.13.09



Integrated Emergency Operations Center Opens at the Pentagon

DATELINE WASHINGTON, D.C.
The Integrated Emergency Operations Center opened at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., in March of 2009. Consolidating emergency operations for the Pentagon Force Protection Agency and the Washington Headquarters Service, the facility will support improve...
 3.12.09



Brookhaven National Laboratory Builds Solar Energy Plant

DATELINE Upton, N.Y.
Brookhaven National Laboratory will build a 37-megawatt solar energy plant in Upton, N.Y. The facility will be able to supply 6,500 homes with electricity and will be operational by 2011. The project is funded in part by $15 million from the state’s...
 3.12.09



NIH Holds Biosecurity Personnel Meeting

DATELINE Washington, D.C.
The National Institutes of Health will seek input on the attributes of the Personnel Reliability Program on April 3, 2009. The National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity (NSABB) will be making a set of recommendations regarding personnel reliability ...
 3.11.09



Lawrence Livermore Lab Completes National Ignition Facility

DATELINE Livermore, Calif.
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory completed construction of the National Ignition Facility in March of 2009. Located in Livermore, Calif., the ten-story facility will house the largest and most powerful laser in the world for research in nuclear fusi...
 3.11.09



Australian National University Plans $250M in Campus Construction

DATELINE Canberra, Australia
The Australian National University is planning to initiate $250 million in construction and renovation at its Canberra campus. A $150 million science facility expansion is slated for completion in June of 2011. Comprised of two three-story buildings, the ...
 3.11.09



Palos Community Hospital Plans Expansion

DATELINE Palos Heights, Ill.
Palos Community Hospital will break ground in early 2010 on a $420 million expansion of its healthcare facility in Palos Heights, Ill. The 400,000-sf, eight-story wing will include surgery, intensive care, and private inpatient rooms. Completion is expect...
 3.10.09



UC Merced Plans Stem Cell Research Facility

DATELINE Merced, Calif.
The University of California-Merced is planning to construct a stem cell research facility in the existing Science and Engineering Building in Merced, Calif. Funded by $4.36 million in funding from the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine, the $...
 3.10.09



University of Nottingham Opens Jubilee Campus Phase II

DATELINE Nottingham, U.K.
The University of Nottingham officially opened the £30 million Jubilee Campus Phase II in March of 2009. Located on a former brownfield site in Nottingham in the United Kingdom, the sustainably-designed project includes the Sir Colin Campbell Buildi...
 3.9.09



The University of Southern Indiana Expands University Center

DATELINE Evansville, Ind.
The University of Southern Indiana will break ground in April of 2009 on an $18.4 million expansion of University Center on its Evansville campus. The facility was designed by Holzman Moss Architecture of New York city with Weddle Brothers as general cont...
 3.9.09



Henderson State University Opens Nursing Instruction Building

DATELINE Arkadelphia, Ark.
Henderson State University opened its 11,773-sf nursing instruction building in March of 2009 in Arkadelphia, Ark. The facility features simulation laboratories for skills training, classrooms, offices, conference rooms, and a computer lab. Construction b...
 3.9.09



Children's Hospital Expands Boston Campus

DATELINE Boston
Children’s Hospital is planning to construct a $100 million facility in the Longwood Medical area of Boston. Built as an addition to Children’s existing hospital, the 14-story, 112,000-sf project will house 30 beds, emergency services, surgery...
 3.9.09



Strathclyde University Builds Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences

DATELINE Glasgow, Scotland
Strathclyde University is constructing the £35 million Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences in Glasgow. Designed by Sheppard Robson, the 8,000-sm multidisciplinary facility will support drug discovery and pharmaceutical R&D ...
 3.5.09



Zuellig Pharma Opens Singapore Facility

DATELINE Singapore
ZUELLIG Pharma opened a $40 million distribution center in Singapore in early March of 2009. Housing the company’s Specialty Solutions Group, the facility will enable Zuellig to expand clinical trials operations in Asia....
 3.5.09



University of Central Florida Breaks Ground on Physical Sciences Phase Two

DATELINE Orlando
The University of Central Florida will break ground in March of 2009 on the second phase of the Physical Sciences Building in Orlando. Housing chemistry and physics research labs and offices, the $30 million facility will be connected to the first Physica...
 3.5.09



Jacksonville University Breaks Ground on Marine Science Research Institute

DATELINE Jacksonville, Fla.
Jacksonville University broke ground on the $11 million Marine Sciences Research Institute in late February of 2009 in Jacksonville, Fla. The 30,000-sf riverfront facility will support research on water quality, dredging, and marine mammal preservation wi...
 3.4.09



Cleveland Clinic Builds Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health

DATELINE Las Vegas
The Cleveland Clinic is building the $100 million Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health in Las Vegas. Designed by Frank Gehry, the 65,000-sf facility will include inpatient and examination rooms, research facilities for the study of cognitive brain disorders, ...
 3.4.09



Idaho National Lab Dedicates Energy Research Laboratory

DATELINE Idaho Falls, Idaho
Idaho National Laboratory dedicated the $17 million Center for Advanced Energy Studies in Idaho Falls on February 20, 2009. Located on the banks of the Snake River on the campus of Idaho State University, the 55,000-sf facility was created in partnership ...
 3.3.09



University of Virginia Medical Center Builds Intensive Care Center

DATELINE Charlottesville, Va.
The University of Virginia Medical Center is constructing a six-story intensive care center on its Charlottesville campus. The facility will include critical care units and surgical suites with integrated MRI technology. Built as an addition to the main h...
 3.3.09



Honda Builds Biofuels Research Facility

DATELINE Kisarazu, Japan
Honda R&D Co. will begin construction in April of 2009 on a cellulosic ethanol research facility in Japan. Located in the Kazusa Akademia Park in Kisarazu, Chiba, the 1,050-sm laboratory will produce biofuels from non-food feedstocks. The building wil...
 3.3.09



UC Berkeley Dedicates CITRIS Headquarters

DATELINE Berkeley, Calif.
The University of California, Berkeley dedicated the Center for Information Technology Research in the Interest of Society (CITRIS) headquarters on February 27, 2009. Located in the seven-story, 141,000-gsf Sutardja Dai Hall, the facility features the Mar...
 3.3.09



Methodist Hospital Opens Expanded Emergency Department

DATELINE Sacramento, Calif.
Methodist Hospital opened its expanded $38.7 million emergency department in Sacramento, Calif., in late February of 2008. The completed 21,876-sf project is three times the size of the previous ER and can treat 75,000 patients annually. Bed count has bee...
 3.2.09



Abbott Laboratories Opens Pediatric Nutrition Manufacturing Facility

DATELINE Tuas South, Singapore
Abbott Laboratories opened its $300 million pediatric nutrition manufacturing plant in February of 2009 in Tuas South, Singapore. Located in Tuas Biomedical Park 2, the 5,000-sm facility will accommodate 300 employees. Abbott is also planning to open a $2...
 3.2.09



Arizona State University Constructs Nursing Education Building

DATELINE Phoenix
Arizona State University is building a second nursing education building in Phoenix. The $223 million project will provide a 200-seat auditorium, research facilities, and five classrooms. The building is created in partnership with the City of Phoenix, en...
 3.2.09



Rutgers University Plans $500 Million Construction Program

DATELINE New Brunswick, N.J.
Rutgers University is initiating a $500 million construction program that will create new facilities in Newark, New Brunswick, and Piscataway in New Jersey. Supporting more than 20 building projects, the plan includes construction of the $25 million Insti...
 3.2.09



University of Central Oklahoma Builds Center for Transformative Learning

DATELINE Edmond, Okla.
The University of Central Oklahoma is building the $8.5 million Center for Transformative Learning in Edmond. Designed by Frankfurt Short Bruza Associates, the 33,000-sf facility will house progressive instruction in 11 classrooms, an outdoor classroom, a...
 3.2.09



Select Agent and Biosafety Legislation Proposed in Congress

DATELINE Washington, D.C.
Two select agent and biosafety bills were proposed in Congress in February of 2009. In the Senate, the Select Agent Program and Biosafety Improvement Act of 2009 would monitor federal oversight of biocontainment laboratories, improve training, and create ...
 3.2.09



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