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University of Texas Medical Branch Dedicates Sealy Hospital
The University of Texas Medical Branch dedicated the $438 million Jennie Sealy Hospital in Galveston in February of 2016. Housing 310 private inpatient rooms, the 12-story tower provides 20 operating rooms, including a neurosurgery suite with an integrated MRI. The hospital also accommodates a 54-bed ICU and a 28-bed outpatient surgery unit. Construction began on the project in April of 2012.
Concordia College Builds Integrated Science Center
Concordia College will begin construction in April of 2016 on the $45 million Integrated Science Complex in Moorhead, Minn. Designed by Foss Architecture and EYP Architecture and Engineering, the project includes the renovation of the existing Ivers and Jones Science Center and construction of a three-story, 58,000-sf atrium. The complex will include 130,000 sf of renovated space accommodating 19 teaching labs and 16 classrooms, including T-search labs for integrated instructional and research activities.
AAON Breaks Ground on Tulsa R&D Lab
Heating and cooling manufacturer AAON broke ground on an engineering research and development laboratory in Tulsa in February of 2016. The three-story, 75,000-sf facility will feature five psychrometric chambers for the measurement of supply, return, and ambient sound under actual load conditions. The project will include a performance lab for the study of energy efficiency conversion technologies, as well as an area where customers can observe products being tested. Completion is expected in late 2018.
James Cook University Plans Townsville Hospital
James Cook University is planning to build a private hospital in Townsville, Queensland, to complement the clinical training and research activities of the College of Medicine. Slated for completion in 2019, the first phase of construction will create a 100-bed facility at a cost of AU$113 million. A planned second construction phase could double the size of the facility, as well as providing medical offices adjacent to the hospital.
National Veterinary Research Institute Commissions BSL-3 Laboratory
The National Veterinary Research Institute has completed commissioning the Bio-Safety Level III Laboratory in Vom, Nigeria. The $2.5 million facility will enhance the Institute's ability to detect, diagnose, and respond to infectious diseases throughout West Africa. The duration of construction for the project, which was created in partnership with the Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, was three years.