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Boone Hospital Constructs Patient Tower
Boone Hospital officially broke ground on a $125 million patient tower in Columbia, Miss., in May of 2009. Construction began on the facility in November of 2008 with completion expected in spring of 2011. Designed to meet LEED sustainable design standards, the tower will provide 84 medical surgical beds and 44 intensive care beds in a total of 128 private rooms. The facility will be built by Reinhardt Construction of Centralia and S.M. Wilson of St. Louis.
Clarkson University Breaks Ground on Student Center
Clarkson University broke ground on a $25 million student center in Potsdam, N.Y., in May of 2009. Designed by Perkins and Will of Boston, the three-story, 56,000-sf facility will house an amphitheater atrium, conference rooms, a café, and student organization space. Completion is slated for August of 2010. Promoting the integration of living and learning, the sustainably-designed building will feature transparent and moveable walls for maximum flexibility.
Lakeview Medical Center Breaks Ground on Replacement Hospital
Lakeview Medical Center broke ground on a $42 million replacement hospital in Rice Lake, Wis., in May of 2009. The 130,000-sf facility will feature an energy-efficient design and is slated for occupancy in December of 2010. The hospital will be built for ease of future expansion, including the addition of a third floor.
Auckland University Expands Medical School
Auckland University is planning a $240 million expansion and renovation of its medical and health science campus in Grafton, New Zealand. Construction will begin in late 2009 on a new four-story building housing lecture halls and a large atrium. Occupancy is expected by year-end 2011. A renovation of three existing facilities is expected to reach completion by early 2013.
Indonesia Plans Flu Vaccine Labs
Indonesia’s Ministry of Health announced plans in May of 2009 to build a flu vaccine research and production facility. The laboratory will eventually manufacture a single human vaccine for swine and avian flu viruses. A flu vaccine laboratory is currently under construction at Airlangga University in Surabaya, East Java. Construction began on a flu vaccine facility at the PT Biofarma campus in Bandung in May of 2009.