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University of Florida Breaks Ground on Veterinary Education and Clinical Research Center
The University of Florida College of Medicine will break ground in September 2008 on the 90,000-sf Veterinary Education and Clinical Research Center in Gainesville, Fla. A design firm for the $58-million project, which will include an expansion of the University’s small animal hospital, will be selected in fall of 2007. The new three-story animal hospital will triple the existing facility’s footprint. The first floor will house examination rooms, waiting areas, an ICU, imaging, and a pharmacy.
CSU Stanislaus Opens Naraghi Hall of Science
California State University, Stanislaus opened the $55 Nora and Hashem Naraghi Hall of Science in Turlock, Calif. in September of 2007. The 110,000-sf facility took two years to build and houses 25 labs, 58 faculty and department offices, four classrooms, an observatory, a computer lab, a vivarium, and an aquarium. The three-story building features wireless Internet connectivity and leading edge technological infrastructure to support the departments of biology, chemistry, physics, geology, and astronomy.
Fort Wayne Medical Oncology & Hematology Dedicates Comprehensive Cancer Center
Fort Wayne Medical Oncology & Hematology dedicated its $7 million physician-owned Comprehensive Cancer Center in Fort Wayne, Ind. on September 14, 2007. Housing facilities for research, treatment, and support, the 48,000-sf project was built in cooperation with Lutheran Hospital. The two-story facility is attached to the existing Medical Office Building Two which houses physicians from Radiation Oncology Associates.
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.
Monsanto Completes Creve Coeur Data Center
Monsanto Company completed construction of its $21 million, 40,000-sf data center in Creve Coeur, Mo. in September of 2007. The 40,000-sf facility, supporting the company’s global data and computation needs, began construction in early 2006. It is capable of withstanding up to 200 mile-per-hour winds and earthquakes up to 5.0 on the Richter scale. Monsanto expects to receive LEED certification for the facility, making it the first LEED certified data center in the state.