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University of Florida Biomedical Sciences Building Nears Completion
The University of Florida celebrated the topping out of the new UF Biomedical Sciences Building in Gainesville on February 29, 2008. The six-story, 160,000-sf multidisciplinary facility is slated for completion in early 2009.
University of Vermont Student Union Achieves LEED Gold
The University of Vermont has received a LEED Gold designation for its $70 million student union, the Dudley H. Davis Center in Burlington. The 220,000-sf facility broke ground in spring of 2005 and reached completion in August of 2007. The project is divided into two main building components: a four-level student union and a two-level, 600-seat performing arts theater. The student union features an atrium and includes a natural chimney that evacuates smoke, in the event of fire, without needing energy-intensive mechanical systems.
Coloplast Constructs Minneapolis Headquarters
Coloplast initiated construction in March of 2008 on its new North American headquarters in Minneapolis. The Danish medical technology firm’s 180,000-sf campus will be one of three global innovation centers and will house 300 workers. The $40 million project will enable Coloplast, a maker of urology, continence, and wound care products, to consolidate many operations in a central location.
Catholic Healthcare West Expands Sequoia Hospital
Catholic Healthcare West has awarded Jacobs Engineering Group a $240 million contract to assist in managing the Sequoia Hospital program in Redwood City, Calif. The project consists of a major expansion to the hospital, including a new 104-bed tower, a retrofit of 63 rooms in the existing hospital, a medical office building, and a parking structure. The expansion is expected to be finished by 2012.
North Carolina State University Breaks Ground on Engineering Building III
North Carolina State University (NCSU) broke ground on a 248,291-sf facility for the College of Engineering in Raleigh on February 27, 2008. Sited on the 1,000-acre Centennial Campus, Engineering Building III will house the Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering (with UNC Chapel Hill) and the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. Slated to open in August of 2010, the $70 million facility will contain 80 laboratories, eight classrooms, a wind tunnel, and faculty and graduate student offices.