Industry News

Wolf Steel USA initiated a $3.2 million expansion of its manufacturing facility in Grant County, Ky., in September of 2009. The project will add 72,000-sf to an existing 39,000-sf building. The facility will house manufacturing, warehouse, and distribution space and is expected to reach completion by March of 2010.

The 600,000-sf Sault Area Hospital is slated for substantial completion in October of 2010 with occupancy expected in spring of 2011. Located in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, the facility represents a partnership between Plummer Memorial Public Hospital and Sault Ste. Marie General Hospital. The $409 million facility will provide a total of 289 beds with 130 private rooms.

The University of Georgia dedicated the $44 million Pharmacy South facility in Athens in September of 2009. The 93,288-sf building represents an expansion of the College of Pharmacy and houses large teaching auditoriums, technology-rich classrooms, two research labs, a student learning center, sterile products rooms, two pharmacies, and a conference room. Ground was broken on the project in November of 2007. The facility attained LEED Silver certification for sustainable design.

The University of British Columbia is planning to construct a $133.3 million pharmaceutical sciences building in Vancouver, Canada. The 18,382-sm facility will house classrooms, research laboratories, and the Centre for Drug Research and Development (CDRD). LEED Gold certification for sustainable design will be sought for the project. Occupancy is slated for 2010.

Bristol University opened the £11 million Centre for Nanoscience and Quantum Information in the United Kingdom in September of 2009. Featuring laboratories with extremely low vibration, acoustic noise, and air movement, the four-story project began construction in October of 2006. The project team included designer Capita Architecture, contractor Willmott Dixon, and project manager Capita Symonds.