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Tenet HealthSystems Constructs Centennial Medical Center
Tenet HealthSystems is constructing the $125-million Centennial Medical Center in Frisco, Texas. Designed by RTKL, the 298,000-sf, 186-bed acute care hospital is a prototype hospital which will unveil the new “TenetCare” concept focused on providing superior levels of service to patients, physicians, and staff. In the hospital, functional adjacencies are of paramount importance, with operating rooms located next to intensive care, emergency next to imaging, and administration next to the physician lounge.
Graco Builds Minneapolis Headquarters
Graco Inc., a Minneapolis-based fluid-handling equipment manufacturer, is building a new 42,000-sf headquarters facility on its corporate campus. The building will house manufacturing and administrative operations currently located at Graco’s main plant facility. The project is slated for completion in the first quarter of 2004.
UC Merced To Break Ground on Classroom and Office Building
The University of California Merced is working with contractor McCarthy to construct a 92,000-sf classroom and office building, one of the first three academic buildings scheduled to open in 2004. The first American research university to be built in the 21st century, the school is being built with the latest sustainable techniques to attain a campus-wide silver certification in LEED building standards through the U.S. Green Building Council. To achieve certification, the project will maximize the use of low-emitting and recycled materials and local/regional resources during construction.
St. John's Mercy Medical Center Expands in Creve Coeur
Work is progressing on schedule on a complex $25.5-million vertical expansion and seismic upgrade at St. John’s Mercy Medical Center in Creve Coeur, Miss. Designed by St. Louis-based Christner, the 2-story post-partum area expansion includes construction of 66 private patient rooms, nursery and support space on top of an existing 5-story structure. Construction is slated for completion in January 2004. The project contractor is McCarthy.
NAIA Develops Olathe Headquarters
The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics will develop its new $6-million headquarters on 6.4 acres in Cedar Creek Corporate Park in Olathe, Mo. The architect for the 35,000-sf facility is DLR Group of Overland Park, with Ambassador Construction of Olathe as general contractor.