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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 2009

Imperial College London Breaks Ground on Biomedical Research Facility

DATELINE London
Imperial College London, in partnership with Imperial College Healthcare NHS, broke ground on a £99 million biomedical research facility in April of 2009. Slated for completion in late 2011, the six-story building will be part of the planned Academi...
 4.30.09



Obama Pledges Funding for Research and Development

DATELINE WASHINGTON, D.C.
President Barack Obama pledged to direct three percent of the United States’ gross domestic product to scientific research and development at the annual meeting of the National Academy of Sciences in April of 2009. The $420 billion in funding will s...
 4.30.09



University of Toledo Constructs Business Learning Complex

DATELINE Toledo, Ohio
The University of Toledo is building the $15.4 million Savage & Associates Complex for Business Learning and Engagement in Toledo, Ohio. Designed to meet LEED sustainable design standards, the 54,000-sf facility will feature a green roof that can be u...
 4.29.09



DOE Launches Hospital Energy Alliance

DATELINE Washington, D.C.
The U.S. Department of Energy announced the launch of the Hospital Energy Alliance (HEA) in April of 2009. The HEA is an industry-led partnership between the DOE and national healthcare sector leaders to promote the integration of advanced energy efficien...
 4.29.09



St. Andrews Biological Station Builds Wet Lab

DATELINE St. Andrews, N.B., Canada
St. Andrews Biological Station will begin construction in May of 2009 on an $18 million wet lab facility in St. Andrews, N.B., Canada. The 2,895-sm project will be built by Maricon Construction Management of Saint John. The marine research and development...
 4.29.09



University of Texas Dallas Initiates $130M in Campus Construction

DATELINE Dallas
The University of Texas Dallas is engaged in over $130 million in campus construction. The projects include: Founders Hall will undergo a $27.8 million renovation to house a computer lab, classrooms, and offices. The project was designed by F&S...
 4.29.09



South Dakota State University Breaks Ground on Avera Health and Science Center

DATELINE Brookings, S.D.
South Dakota State University is building the $51 million Avera Health and Science Center in Brookings, S.D. Created in partnership with Avera Health, the 144,000-sf facility is comprised of 96,000-sf of new construction and 48,000-sf of renovated space. ...
 4.28.09



Wayne State University Opens Danto Engineering Development Center

DATELINE DETROIT
Wayne State University's College of Engineering opened the $28 million Marvin I. Danto Engineering Development Center (EDC) in Detroit in April of 2009. The 82,500-sf facility provides research, development, and engineering facilities to support discoveri...
 4.27.09



University of British Columbia Plans Earth Systems Science Building

DATELINE Vancouver
The University of British Columbia will begin construction in mid-2010 on the $75 million Earth Systems Science Building in Vancouver. Funded by $37.5 million from the Government of British Columbia, the 14,570-sm facility will house technology-rich teach...
 4.24.09



Construction Begins on UC Berkeley's Blum Center

DATELINE Berkeley, Calif.
The University of California, Berkeley broke ground on the Richard C. Blum Center for Developing Economies on April 20, 2009. The $16 million project includes renovation of the historic Naval Architecture Building and construction of a new wing. The compl...
 4.24.09



Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare Builds Memphis Pediatric Hospital

DATELINE MEMPHIS, TENN.
Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare is building the $327 million Le Bonheur Children’s Medical Center in Memphis, Tenn. Construction began on the 613,512-sf facility in February of 2008 with completion expected in 2011. The project team includes FKP Arc...
 4.24.09



University of Utah Breaks Ground on Sorenson Molecular Biotechnology Building

DATELINE SALT LAKE CITY
The University of Utah broke ground in April of 2009 on the $130 million James L. Sorenson Molecular Biotechnology Building in Salt Lake City. Anchoring the University’s new Interdisciplinary Quadrangle, the 200,000-sf research facility will feature...
 4.24.09



Pfizer Dedicates Animal Genetics Facility

DATELINE Kalamazoo, Mich.
Pfizer dedicated its newly renovated laboratory and office facility in Kalamazoo, Mich., in April of 2009. The 780,000-sf project will serve as the global headquarters for Pfizer’s animal genetics and veterinary medicine R&D operations. Housing ...
 4.24.09



Morton Plant North Bay Hospital Builds Starkey Medical Tower

DATELINE New Port Richey, Fla.
Morton Plant North Bay Hospital is building the Starkey Medical Tower in New Port Richey, Fla. Featuring entirely private rooms, the three-story inpatient facility will include a cardiac unit, a medical surgical unit, an intensive care unit, and a respira...
 4.23.09



U.S. Mission Installs MagLev Chiller

DATELINE Geneva
The U.S. Mission to the United Nations completed construction and installation of an innovative chiller system based on magnetic levitation technology in April of 2009. Designed to cut costs and reduce carbon emissions, the MagLev™ chiller runs on a...
 4.23.09



NanoLogix Builds Production Facility

DATELINE HUBBARD, Ohio
NanoLogix began construction on a manufacturing facility for bacteria and pathogen test kits in April of 2009. Located at NanoLogix’s headquarters in Hubbard, Ohio, the 2,800-sf project will include a production cleanroom and a cold storage vault. T...
 4.23.09



Belfast Metropolitan College Breaks Ground on Academic Campus

DATELINE Belfast, Northern Ireland
Belfast Metropolitan College broke ground on the £44 million Titanic Quarter campus in Belfast, Northern Ireland, in April of 2009. The general contractor for the 20,000-sm facility is Ballymena-based Patton Construction with Ivywood Colleges as pro...
 4.22.09



University of Kansas Plans Bioscience Incubator

DATELINE Lawrence, Kan.
The University of Kansas will break ground in summer of 2009 on a 20,000-sf bioscience incubator in Lawrence. Supported by $8 million from the Lawrence-Douglas County Bioscience Authority, the business incubator will house wet laboratories for life scienc...
 4.22.09



Centennial Hills Library Completes Construction

DATELINE Las Vegas
Construction on the Centennial Hills Library in Las Vegas reached completion in April of 2009. In addition to a 32,431-sf library, the 45,555-sf Centennial Hills facility houses an advanced book and media management system. Additional space has been built...
 4.22.09



University of Chicago Completes Searle Chemistry Lab Renovation

DATELINE Chicago
The University of Chicago dedicated the renovated Searle Chemistry Laboratory on April 20, 2009. The $49 million project will support cross-disciplinary collaborative research with advanced laboratories and instrumentation. The Chemistry Department, the C...
 4.22.09



University of the Pacific Breaks Ground on Technology Center

DATELINE Stockton, Calif.
The University of the Pacific broke ground on the $12 million John T. Chambers Technology Center in April of 2009. Located in Stockton, Calif., the 24,000-sf facility will house the School of Engineering and Computer Science. The building will include sev...
 4.21.09



Max Planck Plans Jupiter Bioimaging Facility

DATELINE JUPITER, FLA.
The Max Planck Society will break ground in August of 2010 on a 100,000-sf bioimaging research building in Jupiter, Fla. The facility will be located on six acres on the MacArthur campus of Florida Atlantic University. The project team includes Zimmer Gun...
 4.21.09



Osaka University Builds Nanotechnology Incubator

DATELINE Osaka, Japan
Osaka University will begin construction in March of 2010 on a nanotechnology business incubator in Osaka, Japan. The construction cost of the five-story building is estimated at over one billion yen. Housing nanotechnology laboratories, the facility will...
 4.17.09



U.S. Air Force Plans Wright Patterson Laboratory Expansion

DATELINE WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB, OHIO
The United States Air Force has awarded The Butt Construction Co. a $36 million contract to expand the Air Force Research Laboratory at Wright Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio. The design/build project includes 90,000-sf of new construction and 50,000-sf ...
 4.17.09



Recovery Funding Initiates Fort Hood Hospital Construction

DATELINE Fort Hood, Texas
The United States Army will begin construction in mid-2009 on a $708 million military hospital in Fort Hood, Texas. Supported by funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, the replacement hospital will provide comprehensive ambulatory and an...
 4.17.09



University Of Minnesota Uses Build America Bonds to Fund Capital Projects

DATELINE Twin Cities, Minn.
The University of Minnesota is the first university in the nation to use Build America Bonds to fund capital projects. Build America Bonds were authorized under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, enabling state and local governments to issue taxa...
 4.17.09



University of Washington Breaks Ground on Center for Urban Waters

DATELINE Tacoma, Wash.
The University of Washington broke ground on the $36.9 million Center for Urban Waters in Tacoma, Wash., in April of 2009. The three-story multidisciplinary research facility will house water and environmental science laboratories for the University and t...
 4.17.09



Monash University Opens Regenerative Medicine Research Facility

DATELINE Clayton, Vic., Australia
Monash University opened its $153 million regenerative medicine research facility in Clayton, Australia, in April of 2009. Construction began on the 17,200-sm project in January of 2007. The sustainably-designed facility is comprised of two four-story bui...
 4.16.09



Central College Builds Education and Psychology Building

DATELINE Pella, Iowa
Central College is constructing the $17 million Education and Psychology Building in Pella, Iowa. The three-story, 56,000-sf facility will house 13 classrooms and 22 offices. The general contractor for the project is The Weitz Co. of Des Moines. Slated fo...
 4.16.09



Montana State University Builds Agricultural Research Facilities

DATELINE Havre, Montana
Montana State University is planning to construct three new facilities to house the Northern Agricultural Research Center in Havre, Mont. The $1.8 million project will begin construction in summer of 2009 with the first facility slated for completion in e...
 4.16.09



Yale Completes Kroon Hall

DATELINE New Haven, Conn.
Yale University completed the $33.5 million Kroon Hall in New Haven, Conn., in April of 2009. Designed to use 50 percent less energy than a comparable building, the facility will house the School of Forestry & Environmental Studies. The 56,467-sf buil...
 4.15.09



Mesa Community College Builds Research Terrarium

DATELINE Mesa, Ariz.
Mesa Community College is constructing the $13.5 million Saguaro Building on its Red Mountain campus in northeast Mesa, Ariz. Slated for completion in fall of 2009, the 42,000-sf facility will feature vivarium and terrarium space for indigenous animal and...
 4.15.09



Smart Cells Completes Cord Blood Stem Cell Facility

DATELINE London
Smart Cells International opened its cord blood stem cell facility in London in March of 2009. The advanced processing and storage laboratory will house stem cells from donors and families in a GMP-certified facility with advanced monitoring systems for a...
 4.15.09



Oklahoma State University Breaks Ground on Institute for Agricultural Biosciences

DATELINE Ardmore, Okla.
Oklahoma State University will officially break ground on the Institute for Agricultural Biosciences on May 1, 2009. Located in Ardmore, the facility will support research on agricultural energy sources in collaboration with the Samuel Roberts Noble Found...
 4.14.09



Shriners Hospitals for Children Expands Portland Facility

DATELINE Portland, Ore.
Shriners Hospitals for Children is engaged in a $74 million expansion of its hospital campus in Portland, Ore. A five-story facility is being built on top of an existing building by construction manager and general contractor Andersen Construction. The ex...
 4.13.09



Central Texas College Plans Nursing Education Building

DATELINE Killeen, Texas
Central Texas College will initiate construction in May of 2009 on a $23 million nursing education building in Killeen. Slated for occupancy in spring of 2011, the two-story, 85,000-sf facility will be shared with Tarleton State University-Central Texas a...
 4.13.09



AGC Introduces Low-E Glass

DATELINE Alpharetta, Ga.
AGC Flat Glass North America introduced Ti-AC 23™ Low-E Glass in April of 2009. Part of the Comfort Ti™ family of low-emissivity, energy-efficient glass products, Ti-AC 23™ Low-E Glass has a solar heat gain coefficient (SHGC) of 0.23 &nd...
 4.13.09



Stimululs Funding Initiates Rocky Mountain Research Station Construction

DATELINE Fort Collins, Colo.
The U.S. Forest Service will break ground in April of 2009 on a 21,700-sf headquarters for the Rocky Mountain Research Station in Fort Collins, Colo. Supported by $1.3 million in funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, the two-story build...
 4.10.09



Brandeis University Opens Shapiro Science Center

DATELINE WALTHAM, MASS.
Brandeis University celebrated the opening of the $154 million Carl J. Shapiro Science Center in Waltham, Mass., in April of 2009. Designed by Payette of Boston, the 175,000-sf project broke ground in spring of 2006. The facility features interdisciplinar...
 4.10.09



University of Washington Constructs Paccar Hall

DATELINE Seattle
The University of Washington is building the 135,000-sf Paccar Hall in Seattle. Designed by LMN Architects, the five-story facility will house tiered classrooms, a 250-seat auditorium, faculty offices, an atrium, and student interaction space for the Mich...
 4.10.09



Summa Builds Health Center at Lake Medina

DATELINE Montville Township, Ohio
Summa Health System will begin construction in spring of 2009 on the $20 million Health Center at Lake Medina in Montville Township, Ohio. The three-story, 100,000-sf facility will house an ambulatory surgery center, comprehensive outpatient services, and...
 4.9.09



University of Waterloo Builds Quantum-Nano Centre

DATELINE WATERLOO, ON, CANADA
The University of Waterloo is building the $160 million Mike and Ophelia Lazaridis Quantum-Nano Centre (QNC) in Waterloo, Ontario. Housing research and instruction in quantum information technology and nanotechnology, the 280,000-sf project broke ground i...
 4.9.09



Ohio State University Builds Agrosecurity Research Facility

DATELINE Wooster, Ohio
Ohio State University will initiate construction in September of 2009 on a $21.7 million biosafety laboratory in Wooster, Ohio. The Plant and Animal Agrosecurity Research (PAAR) Facility will accommodate research on infectious diseases that affect plants ...
 4.9.09



Green River Community College Breaks Ground on Academic Building

DATELINE Auburn, Wash.
Green River Community College will break ground in early summer of 2009 on a $25 million academic building in Auburn, Wash. The three-story, 80,000-sf facility will accommodate instruction in business, English, fine arts, social science, and humanities. S...
 4.8.09



Idaho Technology Opens Biosafety R&D Facility

DATELINE Salt Lake City
Idaho Technology celebrated the opening of its new $8.5 million R&D facility in Salt Lake City in April of 2009. Located in the University of Utah Research Park, the 41,000-sf project houses laboratories for the development of infectious disease and b...
 4.8.09



Sanford Health Constructs Aberdeen Hospital

DATELINE Aberdeen, S.D.
Sanford Health will break ground in mid-2009 on the $50 million Sanford Regional Hospital Aberdeen in South Dakota. Slated for completion in 2011, the 105,000-sf, 36-bed facility will include technology rich surgical suites, a cardiac catheterization lab,...
 4.8.09



GSA Plans Department of Homeland Security Consolidation

DATELINE Washington, D.C.
The General Services Administration is planning to consolidate the Department of Homeland Security on the site of the historic St. Elizabeth’s Hospital in Washington, D.C. The $3.4 billion, 4.5 million-sf project will be the largest public works pro...
 4.8.09



University of Virginia Breaks Ground on Science and Engineering Buildings

DATELINE Charlottesville, Va.
The University of Virginia broke ground on two new buildings in Charlottesville in April of 2009. The six-story, 100,000-sf Information Technology Engineering Building will house laboratories, an auditorium, and workrooms for teaching and research in comp...
 4.7.09



Vedanta University Builds Academic Medical Center

DATELINE Bhubaneswar, India
Vedanta University is planning to build a 500-bed academic medical center in Bhubaneswar, India. The Rs 400 crore teaching and research hospital will accommodate multiple medical specialties when it opens in 2011....
 4.7.09



Kerry Group Opens Technical Center of Excellence

DATELINE Beloit, Wis.
Kerry Group opened its $60 million Technical Center of Excellence in early spring of 2009 in Beloit, Wis. The innovation center houses application suites, research and development labs, culinary facilities, and a commercialization center for Kerry Group&r...
 4.6.09



Daimer Industries Creates Eco-Green Cleaning Solutions

DATELINE Woburn, Mass.
Daimer Industries announced the creation of the Eco-Green® line of cleaning chemicals in April of 2009. Providing superior biodegradability and effectiveness, the Eco-Green® line was designed to set a new green standard for the cleaning industry, ...
 4.6.09



University of Edinburgh Builds Scottish Centre for Regenerative Medicine

DATELINE Edinburgh, United Kingdom
The University of Edinburgh has selected Miller Construction to build the £54 million Scottish Centre for Regenerative Medicine at the university's BioQuarter site in Edinburgh. The three-story, 8,900-sm project is slated for completion in mid-2011....
 4.3.09



Tufts University Dedicates Biosafety Laboratory

DATELINE NORTH GRAFTON, MASS.
Tufts University dedicated the $33.7 million New England Regional Biosafety Laboratory on March 30, 2009. Sited on 5.4 acres in North Grafton, Mass., the 41,000-sf project provides 649-sf of BSL-2 space and 8,480-sf of BSL-3 space for zoonotic disease res...
 4.3.09



Kaiser Opens Los Angeles Medical Center

DATELINE Los Angeles, Calif.
Kaiser Permanente opened the $600 million, 400-bed Los Angeles Medical Center in early April of 2009. The 792,000-sf, 400-bed replacement hospital features spacious operating rooms and is designed to minimize patient transit time within the facility. Cons...
 4.2.09



Lawrence Berkeley Lab Constructs Advanced Light Source Facility

DATELINE Berkeley, Calif.
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) is constructing the $35 million Advanced Light Source User Support Building in Berkeley, Calif. The 30,928-gsf project will house labs, offices, conference rooms, and experiment assembly space for advanced phys...
 4.2.09



Washington State University Plans School for Global Animal Health

DATELINE Pullman, Wash.
Washington State University’s Board of Regents approved the schematic design for the $35 million School for Global Animal Health in Pullman, Wash., in late March of 2009. The 47,000-sf facility will be sited adjacent to the Veterinary Teaching Hospi...
 4.2.09



Rutgers Dedicates College of Nursing Facility

DATELINE New Brunswick, N.J.
Rutgers University dedicated its nursing education building in New Brunswick, N.J., on March 30, 2009. The three-story, 18,000-sf facility houses classrooms, lecture halls, teaching labs, faculty offices, examination rooms, and research labs. The $25 mill...
 4.2.09



Harvard Medical School Builds Dubai Facility

DATELINE DUBAI, United Arab Emirates
Harvard Medical School will build a 350,000-sf academic facility in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates. The building will serve as Harvard Medical School Dubai Center’s permanent home at Dubai Healthcare City. The facility will include a 340-seat aud...
 4.2.09



Ferring Pharmaceuticals Opens San Diego Research Facility

DATELINE SAN DIEGO
Ferring Pharmaceuticals opened its biopharmaceutical research facility in San Diego in April of 2009. Designed by Kornberg Associates, the 38,000-sf project transformed an existing single-story structure into a two-story laboratory and research office com...
 4.1.09



University of Teesside Constructs Health Education Building

DATELINE Middlesbrough, U.K.
The University of Teesside began construction on a £17 million health education building in April of 2009. Located in Middlesbrough in the United Kingdom, the four-story, 4,200-sm facility will support instruction in dentistry, dental hygiene, and sports ...
 4.1.09



Health Protection Agency Builds Influenza Research Center

DATELINE Potters Bar, United Kingdom
The Health Protection Agency is constructing the £12 million Influenza Resource Centre (IRC) in Potters Bar in the United Kingdom. Part of the National Institute for Biological Standards and Control, the laboratory will support influenza vaccine res...
 4.1.09



Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital Opens Advanced Neonatal Facility

DATELINE Cleveland
Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital opened the $25 million Quentin & Elisabeth Alexander Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) in Cleveland in March of 2009. The technology-rich facility features a surgical procedure table designed for newborns and...
 4.1.09



University of Albany Completes Nanotech Expansion

DATELINE ALBANY, N.Y.
The University of Albany opened a $150 million expansion of the College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering (CNSE) in late March of 2009. Located in Albany, N.Y., the 350,000-sf project includes the NanoFab East Office and Laboratory Building and the Nan...
 4.1.09



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