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University of Southern Mississippi Plans Nursing Building
The University of Southern Mississippi will begin construction in 2014 on a $25 million facility in Long Beach for the College of Nursing. The 86,000-sf Asbury Hall will provide classrooms, an expanded clinical simulation lab, computer labs, and offices. The facility will enable the College of Nursing to increase enrollment from 550 students to over 800.
Shriners Hospitals for Children Builds Montreal Facility
Shriners Hospitals for Children has selected SNC-Lavalin to construct and commission its $127 million replacement facility in Montreal. Construction will begin in April of 2013 with completion expected in fall of 2015. Located on the Glen campus of the McGill University Health Centre, the eight-story, 220,660-sf facility will provide 24,756 sf of research space, 22 private inpatient rooms, ambulatory care, a basic research and clinical investigation suite, four operating rooms, and a $400,000 surgical skills training lab.
Brigham Young University Constructs Life Sciences Building
Brigham Young University is constructing the 265,000-sf Life Sciences Building in Provo, Utah. The five-story research and instructional facility will provide 70 faculty offices, 16 teaching labs, four conference rooms, and three auditoriums. The general contractor for the project is Okland Construction. Ground was broken on the project in late 2011 and occupancy is expected in late 2014.
University of Sydney Builds Medical Research and Education Facility
The University of Sydney is building the $385 million Charles Perkins Centre on its Camperdown campus. Housing 950 researchers and 1,455 undergraduates, the 502,680-sf biomedical teaching and research facility will provide five 60-seat dry labs and two wet teaching labs, one with seating for 12 and the other able to accommodate 240 occupants. Supporting research on conditions such as heart disease, obesity, and diabetes, the multidisciplinary project will include a flow cytometry suite, clinical research space, a biobank, and advanced imaging technologies.
Grand Valley State University Breaks Ground on Science Laboratory Building
Grand Valley State University broke ground on the $55 million Science Laboratory Building in Allendale, Mich., in April of 2013. Construction will begin in July on the 155,000-sf facility, which will provide nine classrooms, 14 research labs, 15 teaching labs, 160 faculty offices, and a greenhouse. The four-story building will also house eight conference rooms, eight student study spaces, and offices for graduate students.