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Industry News
ESCO Pharmacon's Downflow Booths Provide Aerosol Protection
Esco announced the launch of a new range of Pharmacon Downflow Booths in July of 2009. Downflow booths are used in the pharmaceutical, chemical, and food industries for operations such as sampling, grinding, dispensing, and filling, which generate airborne particles. The booths support processes that involve hazardous, toxic, or sensitizing materials and protect operators and adjoining areas from exposure to aerosols of the process materials.Esco Pharmacon Downflow Booths feature:
Robinson Memorial Completes Streetsboro Health Center
Robinson Memorial Hospital completed the $21 million Robinson Health Center in Streetsboro, Ohio, in July of 2009. The 75,000-sf outpatient facility will house medical offices, MRI, CT, and X-ray imaging, and an urgent care center. General contractor RMH Construction began work on the three-story building in April of 2008. The Robinson Health Center will accommodate approximately 100,000 patient visits annually.
Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology Constructs University Design Hub
The Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology initiated construction in July of 2009 on the $62 million University Design Hub in Melbourne, Australia. The 12,000-sm building will support research and teaching in the disciplines of architecture, textile and fashion design, industrial design, landscape architecture, urban design, engineering, fine art, and creative media.
San Diego City College Plans Science Building
San Diego City College has selected Rudolph and Sletten to construct its 73,000-sf science building. Designed by Harley Ellis Devereaux, the facility will house classrooms and laboratories for physical and life sciences including biology, botany, microbiology, chemistry, physics, astronomy, marine biology, and oceanography. Construction will begin in early 2010.
National Coatings Opens Center for Technical Innovation
National Coatings opened the Center for Technical Innovation in Camarillo, Calif., in late June of 2009. The state-of-the-art R&D laboratory is equipped with advanced instrumentation for the creation of energy efficient roofing and coating technologies.