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University of Saskatchewan Constructs Academic Health Sciences Centre
The University of Saskatchewan broke ground in early fall of 2007 on the $250 million Academic Health Sciences Centre in Saskatoon. The facility will accommodate multi-disciplinary education supporting a patient-centered health model and fostering the integration of research with health services. The project will foster academic, clinical, and scientific collaborations in medicine, veterinary medicine, kinesiology, nursing, dentistry, pharmacy, nutrition, physical therapy, and public health.
US DOE Contracts Trane for Energy Reduction Initiative
The U.S. Department of Energy has contracted Trane to develop strategies to reduce energy and lower greenhouse gas emissions. Part of the Transformational Energy Action Management (TEAM) initiative, the project aims to reduce energy intensity at the DOE’s sites nationwide by 30 percent for a savings of $90 million per year after the projects have been paid for. Trane will initiate building system upgrades, as well as implementing energy savings performance contracts (ESPCs) at selected DOE sites to create high performance facilities.
Emory Opens School of Medicine Building
Emory University School of Medicine opened the Emory School of Medicine Building in Atlanta in early fall of 2007. The $58.3 million, 162,000-sf medical education facility will allow for a 15 percent increase in class size and will enable Emory to fulfill the teaching needs of its new interdisciplinary curriculum with a focus on integration of clinical sciences and patient interaction. The project is comprised of three buildings, a central building newly constructed and two completely renovated facilities.
Johnson Controls to Supply Chillers to Qatar's Pearl Island
Qatar Cool, the district cooling authority for the Pearl Island of Qatar in the Arabian Gulf, has contracted Johnson Controls to provide 46 water-cooled chiller units with an option to purchase six additional units. The order is the largest in Johnson Control’s history. The YORK centrifugal chillers, each weighing 2,500 tons, will supply 130,000 tons of chilled water daily to cool over 15,000 residential and commercial units on the 985-acre manmade island.
University of Arkansas Dedicates Hunt Transport Center for Academic Excellence
The University of Arkansas dedicated the $30 million J. B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. Center for Academic Excellence in Fayetteville, Ark. in September of 2007. The five story, 110,000-sf facility will accommodate the College of Engineering, the Sam M. Walton College of Business, and the J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences. Featuring leading edge technology and efficient, flexible laboratories, the center includes wired and wireless high performance network access.