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Irwin Army Community Hospital Plans Replacement Facility
A $334 million replacement hospital will be built in Fort Riley, Kan., to replace Irwin Army Community Hospital. The project includes a 263,000-sf hospital, a 289,000-sf clinic, a central energy plant, and support. The joint-venture preconstruction team is Walton Construction Co. of Kansas City and Balfour Beatty Construction of Dallas. Construction will begin in fall of 2009 with completion expected in spring of 2012.
Babcock University Plans Medical School
Babcock University will break ground in June of 2009 on the $250 million College of Health and Medical Sciences in Ilisan Remo, Nigeria. The facility will house the schools of Medicine, Public and Allied Health, Pharmacy, Dentistry, and Nursing. The project will include a biomedical research center and a 750-bed teaching hospital.
Althea Technologies Opens Biologics Facility
Althea Technologies opened its $15 million commercial-scale biologics manufacturing facility in San Diego in May of 2009. The 30,000-sf building will support sterile production of vaccines, therapeutics, and pharmaceuticals.
Cox South Breaks Ground on Emergency Department
Cox South Hospital broke ground on its new 78,000-sf emergency department in May of 2009. Located in Springfield, Mo., the 62-bed facility will include universal exam rooms, trauma bays, observation rooms, OB-GYN suites, psychiatric areas, and a pharmacy. The $53 million facility will open in August of 2010 and is being built by Beck-Walton, a joint venture of Walton Construction Co. and the Beck Group of Dallas.
Easton College Plans Sustainable Academic Facility
Easton College is planning to build the £9 million Jubilee3 academic facility in Norwich, U.K. Part of a £21 million campus improvement plan, the instructional building will feature a green roof, natural ventilation, ground source heating, and a wall constructed entirely of glazing. The facility will provide a living laboratory for the college’s degree program in sustainable engineering. Jubilee3 will house two labs, classrooms, flexible learning space, a 100-seat lecture hall, and a café. Occupancy is expected in summer of 2010.