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Stonehill College Designs New Science Center
Stonehill College has selected The S/L/A/M Collaborative to provide full architectural and engineering services for its new $34-million Science Center in Easton, Mass. The 89,000-sf building, prominently sited near the College's main entrance, will provide space for integrated science teaching and research in the fields of biology, chemistry, biochemistry, physics, and psychology.
University of Alberta Constructs Pharmacy Research and Education Building
The University of Alberta is constructing a $250-million facility on its Edmonton campus for the faculties of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Law. Expected to open in phases beginning in fall of 2007, the building will enable the University to expand its interdisciplinary health sciences research and educational activities. Areas of study in the building include pharmaceutical sciences, spinal cord research, cardiovascular translational research, gastrointestinal inflammation research, and viral hepatitis research.
University of South Carolina Opens Arnold School of Public Health
The University of South Carolina opened the first research building on its Innovista campus in Columbia in fall of 2006. The $22-million Arnold School of Public Health Research Center will house laboratories and departmental space for exercise science and environmental health sciences. The 104,860-sf facility integrates sustainable design principles with extensive use of natural light as well as carpet, flooring, and furniture made from recycled materials.
Adventist Health Plans St. Helena Hospital Renovation
Adventist Health is planning a $60-million expansion and renovation of its 242-bed St. Helena Hospital in California's Napa Valley. The first $30-million phase of the project will include development of a 25,000-sf Outpatient Services Pavilion, comprised of a 12,500-sf cancer center and an 11,000-sf expanded outpatient surgery center. The Family Birth Center will be relocated and expanded from 3,400 sf to 6,800 sf. A cardiovascular and peripheral vascular lab will also be constructed.
Fidelity Investments Expands Smithfield Campus
Fidelity Investments recently broke ground in fall of 2006 on a new 569,000-sf facility in Smithfield, Rhode Island, which will be the largest office building in the state. Gilbane Building Co. has been selected to serve as construction manager for the project. The new $200-million facility, the third building to be constructed by Gilbane on Fidelity’s Smithfield campus, will be home to Fidelity’s Pyramis Global Advisors group and Fidelity Personal Investments. Accompanying the office building is a 2,500-car multi-level parking structure.