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University of North Dakota Plans School of Medicine and Health Sciences
The University of North Dakota is planning to build a $124 million facility for the School of Medicine and Health Sciences in Grand Forks, N.D. The project team includes lead designer JLG Architects working in collaboration with Perkins+Will and Steinberg Architects. Construction will begin in early spring of 2014 on the 378,000-sf building with occupancy expected in summer of 2016.
Construction Begins on Sunshine Coast University Hospital
Construction began in September of 2012 on the $1.8 billion Sunshine Coast University Hospital in Birtinya, Australia. Located on the Kawana Health Campus, the 10-story tertiary teaching hospital is being delivered by Exemplar Health Consortium as a public-private partnership (PPP). The construction subcontractor for the sustainably designed project is Lend Lease. The facility will open with 450 beds in late 2016 and will be fully commissioned with 738 beds in mid-2021.
University of Dundee Builds Centre for Translational and Interdisciplinary Research
The University of Dundee began building the $20 million Centre for Translational and Interdisciplinary Research in Scotland in July of 2012. Part of the College of Life Sciences, the four-story facility will house collaborative drug discovery research with labs, offices, support, and a high-throughput robotic and molecular pharmacology suite. Disciplines represented in the facility will include mathematical biology and biophysics, bioinformatics, and data analysis.