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Maersk Oil Opens Digital Core Laboratory
Maersk Oil opened its digital core laboratory in January of 2014 in Doha, Qatar. Supporting research in enhanced oil recovery (EOR), the facility features a computed tomography (CT) scanning suite to provide three-dimensional imagery of the pores of oil-bearing rocks. The petrophysical data revealed by the scans can be used to optimize oil flow. The laboratory is part of a $100 million, ten-year investment by Maersk in applied research and was created in partnership with Qatar Petroleum.
Gundersen Health Opens Legacy Building
Gundersen Health System opened the $180 million Legacy Building in January of 2014 in La Crosse, Wis. The 430,000-sf facility comprises six patient care floors and two service floors and features entirely private patient rooms. Designed to optimize workflows with dynamic functional adjacencies, the Legacy Building includes an emergency services department with integrated trauma and urgent care. The general contractor for the project was Kraus-Anderson Construction.
University of Anchorage Constructs Engineering & Industry Building
The University of Alaska Anchorage is building the $123 million Engineering & Industry Building. Providing classrooms and laboratories for the College of Engineering, the facility will support instruction in eleven disciplines including mechanical, electrical, civil, arctic, and computer systems engineering. The 80,000-sf building will feature computer-aided-design (CAD) labs and a prototyping lab with 3D printers.
National Institutes of Health Opens Islamabad BSL-3 Lab
The National Institutes of Health opened a BSL-3 laboratory in Islamabad, Pakistan, in January of 2014. The facility will enable the rapid detection of biological agents and pathogens that pose a threat to public health. The lab will also accommodate research in virology and molecular biology in partnership with academic and industry partners.
All Children's Hospital Partners with University of South Florida on Pediatric Research Facility
All Children's Hospital is partnering with the University of South Florida to create a 300,000-sf pediatric research facility in St. Petersburg. Housing 40 investigators, the project will support medical education, training, and joint research in areas including neuroscience, behavioral health, and early childhood diseases. The estimated construction cost of the facility is $75 million.