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University of Wisconsin To Build Energy Institute
The University of Wisconsin will begin construction in mid-2010 on the $75.7 million Wisconsin Energy Institute in Madison. Designed by HOK and Potter Lawson, the 200,000-sf facility will support renewable energy research. M.A. Mortenson Co. is the general contractor for the project.
St. Joseph's Hospital Expands Syracuse Health Center
St. Joseph’s Hospital broke ground in December of 2009 on a $220 million expansion of its health center in Syracuse, N.Y. The project includes a new emergency services building, an operating room suite, an intensive care unit, and a data center. The emergency services building will house 54 beds and a 15-bed clinical observation unit and is slated for completion in summer of 2011.
Ruhr University Bochum Plans European Protein Research Institute
Ruhr University will begin construction in 2010 on the 65,000-sf European Protein Research Institute in Bochum, Germany. Supported by $53 million in funding from the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, the facility will support research on protein biomarkers for cancer, Alzheimer's, and Parkinson's diseases. Completion is expected in 2013. The building will house approximately 150 researchers and staff.
Michigan State University To Build Plant Science Expansion
Michigan State University will begin construction in May of 2010 on the $43.2 million Plant Science Expansion in Lansing. The 90,000-sf, four-story structure will house open laboratories, plant growth chambers, and computational research space. Completion is expected in late 2011.
Johnson Controls Partners with Saft on Automotive Battery Plant
Johnson Controls is partnering with French manufacturer Saft to construct an advanced lithium-ion battery manufacturing plant in Holland, Mich. Supported by $299.2 million in stimulus funding from the Department of Energy, the 127,000-sf facility will feature cleanrooms for next-generation automotive battery manufacturing. Production of battery assemblies for electric and hybrid vehicles will begin in fall of 2010 with full production capacity expected by 2013.