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University of Maryland School of Medicine Breaks Ground on Health Sciences III
The University of Maryland School of Medicine broke ground in September of 2013 on the $305.4 million Health Sciences Facility III in Baltimore. The 10-story, 428,970-sf translational research building will provide advanced biomedical laboratories for the study of genomics, cardiovascular science, cancer, regenerative medicine, and neurology. The project team includes architectural firms HOK and Design Collective Inc. with Barton Malow Company as construction manager. Completion is expected in December of 2017.
Gold Coast Private Hospital Builds Queensland Facility
Gold Coast Private Hospital has awarded Watpac a $148 million contract to build its new facility in Southport, Queensland. The 248-bed facility will provide an emergency center, 10 operating rooms, two cardiac catheterization labs, and a hybrid operating suite with advanced surgical technologies. The hospital will also accommodate medical practices in oncology, cardiology, urology, gynecology, orthopedics, and obstetrics. Construction will begin by year-end 2013 with completion expected in late 2015.
Karolinska Institute Constructs Biomedicum Research Laboratory
The Karolinksa Institute will begin construction in late 2013 on the $190 million Biomedicum research facility in Solna, Sweden. The project team includes developer Akademiska Hus, Berg/C.F. Møller Architects, and general contractor Skanska. Providing open, flexible labs for biomedical research, the 678,000-sf interdisciplinary facility will also house offices, conference rooms, and a large central atrium.
Cedars-Sinai Health Opens Advanced Health Sciences Pavilion
Cedars-Sinai Health System opened the Advanced Health Sciences Pavilion in Los Angeles in summer of 2013. Integrating world-class patient care with medical research and teaching, the 11-story, 820,000-sf facility provides translational labs in close proximity to clinical settings. The pavilion was designed by HOK and houses the Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute, the neurosciences program, the Regenerative Medicine Institute, an education center with advanced simulation labs, and two floors of procedural space.
University of Massachusetts Medical School Initiates Energy Retrofit
The University of Massachusetts Medical School is initiating an energy retrofit of the Lazare Medical Research Facility in Worcester. Airside solutions provider Aircuity will install demand control ventilation (DCV) systems on a total of nine floors, including eight floors of laboratory space and a vivarium level, to provide significant cost savings and optimal indoor air quality. The retrofit is expected to reach completion in spring of 2014.