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Benefis Health System Opens Patient Tower
Benefis Health System will open its $85 million patient tower in September of 2009. Housing a heart and vascular institute, pediatrics, neonatal intensive care, a birth center, and radiology, the seven-story facility features private rooms as well as separate hallways and elevators for the public and patients. The tower is designed to maximize the patient comfort and provide the flexibility to adapt to future medical trends.
Duke University Health System Expands Durham Campus
Duke University Health System is initiating a $950 million expansion of Duke University Hospital in Durham, N.C. A $250 million, 267,000-sf cancer center is slated for occupancy in 2012. The seven-story facility will provide 140 exam rooms and 75 infusion stations. The $700 million Duke Medicine Pavilion will open in 2013. The eight-story, 580,000-sf patient tower will house 16 operating suites, 96 critical care beds, and 64 intermediate care beds.
University of Oklahoma's Energy and Engineering Facilities Near Completion
The University of Oklahoma is constructing the Devon Energy Hall and the ExxonMobile Lawrence G. Rawl Engineering Practice Facility. Both projects are expected to reach completion in fall of 2009. The total cost of both facilities was $42.2 million. Housing two teaching labs and three classrooms, the Devon Energy Hall will provide research space for the College of Engineering's School of Computer Science and School of Electrical and Computer Engineering. The Engineering Practice Facility will house interdisciplinary instructional space for engineering students.
University of Tennessee Builds Joint Institute for Advanced Materials
The University of Tennessee will begin construction in fall of 2009 on the Joint Institute for Advanced Materials in Knoxville. Located on the Cherokee Farms campus, the research facility will be built to attain LEED sustainable design certification. The project will utilize solar and geothermal energy and is funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
Air Force Research Laboratory Expands Sensors Facilities
The Air Force Research Laboratory broke ground on a $36 million expansion of its research facilities at Wright Patterson Air Force Base in July of 2009. The design/build project includes 91,000-sf of new construction and 56,000-sf of renovation. The facilities will support research and administration for AFRL's sensors directorate. Occupancy is slated for April of 2011. Design partners for the project include Edge and Tinney Architects, Heapy Engineering, LJB Inc., and Acoustical Systems.