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.
Industry News
McMaster University Opens Engineering Technology Building
McMaster University opened the $48 million Engineering Technology Building in October of 2009 in Hamilton, Ontario. Designed by Vermeulen Hind Architects, the 125,000-sf facility will house the McMaster-Mohawk Bachelor of Technology Partnership, the first-year Engineering program, the McMaster School of Biomedical Engineering, the Walter G. Booth School of Engineering Practice, a new Biointerfaces Institute, and the Centre for Research in Micro- and Nano-Systems.
Department of Defense Constructs BSL-3 Hazardous Materials Response Facility
The Department of Defense has awarded The Christman Co. a $12.5 million contract to build the Hazardous Materials Response Facility on the Pentagon Reservation in Arlington, Va. Designed by Lord, Aeck, and Sargent, the 28,000-sf facility will house a BSL-3 laboratory, offices, and equipment for responding to biological threats. Construction will begin on the project in spring of 2009 with completion slated for summer of 2011.
Indiana University School of Medicine Dedicates Fort Wayne Education Center
Indiana University School of Medicine dedicated the $12 million Medical Education Center in Fort Wayne on October 30, 2009. The 42,000-sf facility features technology-rich classrooms, research space, four patient exam rooms, two conference rooms, and 14 faculty offices. Developed in partnership with Purdue University, the Medical Education Center was designed by MSKTD and Associates with Weigand Construction as general contractor. Construction began on the project in 2007 and reached completion in mid-2009.
DuPont Pioneer Hi-Bred Builds Ithaca Research Center
DuPont Pioneer Hi-Bred is planning to construct a 22,000-sf research facility in Ithaca, N.Y. Housing laboratories, administrative offices, and conference rooms, the facility will support testing and development of corn hybrids. Pioneer Hi-Bred is headquartered in Des Moines, Iowa.
University of Texas Health Science Center Breaks Ground on Academic Medical Center
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler broke ground on a $67 million academic medical center in late October of 2009. Providing clinical care and medical education, the 81,000-sf facility will be built in two phases over five years. The first $42 million phase will include construction of the building's shell and a first-floor cancer center. The second $25 million phase will complete the second and third floors to house classrooms, an auditorium, and a medical library.