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Morton Plant North Bay Hospital Builds Starkey Medical Tower
Morton Plant North Bay Hospital is building the Starkey Medical Tower in New Port Richey, Fla. Featuring entirely private rooms, the three-story inpatient facility will include a cardiac unit, a medical surgical unit, an intensive care unit, and a respiratory care department. Completion is slated for early 2010. The new patient wing is part of a $49 million expansion and renovation project that will double the size of the existing hospital campus.
U.S. Mission Installs MagLev Chiller
The U.S. Mission to the United Nations completed construction and installation of an innovative chiller system based on magnetic levitation technology in April of 2009. Designed to cut costs and reduce carbon emissions, the MagLev™ chiller runs on a virtually friction-free compressor which eliminates heat and reduces energy consumption. The chiller was designed and manufactured by Multistack and installed by Martinez International.
NanoLogix Builds Production Facility
NanoLogix began construction on a manufacturing facility for bacteria and pathogen test kits in April of 2009. Located at NanoLogix’s headquarters in Hubbard, Ohio, the 2,800-sf project will include a production cleanroom and a cold storage vault. The BNP™ Ultra-Fast test kits will be used to detect agents such as anthrax, bubonic plague, e-coli, salmonella, listeria, and enterobacter.
University of Kansas Plans Bioscience Incubator
The University of Kansas will break ground in summer of 2009 on a 20,000-sf bioscience incubator in Lawrence. Supported by $8 million from the Lawrence-Douglas County Bioscience Authority, the business incubator will house wet laboratories for life sciences research. Occupancy is expected in 2010.
Centennial Hills Library Completes Construction
Construction on the Centennial Hills Library in Las Vegas reached completion in April of 2009. In addition to a 32,431-sf library, the 45,555-sf Centennial Hills facility houses an advanced book and media management system. Additional space has been built out for future expansion of the library to meet the needs of the growing community. LEED Silver certification will be sought for the project, which was designed by JMA Architecture Studios with URS Corporation as construction manager.