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Curtin University Adopts InVision FM to Improve Operational Efficiency
Curtin University (CU) has adopted the InVision FM software platform to maximize savings and increase operational efficiency. InVision FM from PenBay Solutions is helping CU as they embark on a visionary master planning project for the next 100 years of campus growth and development. Based on the Esri® ArcGIS® platform, InVision gives facility managers a better understanding of their facilities through a rich spatial representation and map-based visualization of their assets, spaces, and buildings across a campus, region, or portfolio.
University of Sydney Constructs Business School
The University of Sydney broke ground in August of 2013 on its new $180 million Business School. Part of the Abercrombie Precinct Project redevelopment, the 366,000-gsf facility will provide five floors of teaching, learning, and administrative facilities, including a 550-seat lecture hall, three 300-seat lecture halls, eight 100-seat case study rooms, and a range of other purpose-designed spaces. The general contractor for the project is John Holland. Completion is expected in early 2015.
Utah Valley University Breaks Ground on Classroom Building
Utah Valley University broke ground on a $54 million classroom building in Orem in June of 2013. The five-story, 244,000-sf facility will provide classrooms, lecture halls, faculty offices, and a 1,000-seat auditorium. Completion is expected in December of 2014.
Royal Adelaide Hospital Plans Expansion
Royal Adelaide Hospital is planning a two-building expansion of its South Australia campus. The first facility will be a seven-story medical school for the University of Adelaide providing advanced instructional space for nursing, health sciences, and possibly dentistry. Construction will begin in 2014 with completion expected in 2016. The second building is a cancer research center housing biomedical laboratories for the University of South Australia and SA Pathology; completion is expected in 2017.
McMaster University Implements Gold Seal Construction Management on Health Sciences Project
McMaster University is implementing Gold Seal construction management methodology on its 147,000-sf Health Sciences Campus project in Hamilton, Ontario. Integrating industry best practices, the Gold Seal program ensures that all subcontractors with contracts over $100,000 utilize at least one Gold Seal-certified employee in their daily construction operations. The facility was designed by NORR Architects Engineers & Planners and is being built by Ball Construction.