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Sainte-Justine Hospital Initiates $995 Million Modernization Project
CHU Sainte-Justine Mother and Child University Hospital Center is initiating a $995 million modernization of its Montreal facility. The existing hospital will be extensively renovated and two new buildings will be constructed. The first facility will house medical research and the second will provide an intensive care unit, a birthing center, a neonatal unit, and specialty care. The project will add a total of 419 beds. Construction will begin on the new facilities in 2011 and reach completion in 2016.
USDA Breaks Ground on ARS Pacific Basin Agricultural Research Center Phase Two
The U.S. Department of Agriculture broke ground on the second phase of construction at the ARS Pacific Basin Agricultural Research Center (PBARC) in August of 2010 in Hilo, Hawaii. Phase 2 will support research on exotic tropical crops, alternative energy sources, and sustainable agriculture with additional offices, screen houses, and head houses.
TMHRI's Research Facility Nears Completion
The Methodist Hospital Research Institute (TMHRI) will open its 440,000-sf research facility in Houston in October of 2010. Housing 90 principal investigators and 800 staff, the interdisciplinary facility will include a GMP bioprocessing facility and an infectious disease research lab.
Brocade Opens Sustainable R&D Lab and Data Center
Networking solutions provider Brocade opened its 75,000-sf R&D laboratory and data center in August of 2010 in San Jose, Calif. Five engineering labs and three data centers were consolidated with the new facility, resulting in a 37 percent reduction in energy consumption and eliminating 4,450 tons of CO2 emissions annually. The data center has a calculated Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) metric of 1.3, while comparable data centers usually have a PUE greater than 1.5.
New Biorefining Technology Provides Solution for Pathogenic Waste
A new Canadian biorefining technology has been adopted by the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) as a recommended technology for the destruction of all transmissible spongiform encephalopathy and microbiological disease agents. The 175 member countries of the OIE formally approved the technology at the 78th General Session held in Paris in May of 2010 for incorporation into the 2010 Terrestrial Animal Health Code.