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University of Tennessee Completes Veterinary Medicine Facility
The University of Tennessee completed a $20.9 million facility for the College of Veterinary Medicine in Knoxville in December of 2012. The renovated and expanded Equine and Farm Animal Hospital features surgical suites, a large animal MRI, and an underwater treadmill for equine therapy. The facility also provides isolation stalls with individual air systems and separate exterior doors to prevent exposure. The project comprises 65,000 sf of new construction and 18,700 sf of renovated space. Occupancy will occur in phases in early 2013.
Lawrence Berkeley National Lab Breaks Ground on FLEXLAB
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory broke ground on the the Facility for Low-Energy Experiments on Buildings (FLEXLAB) in December of 2012. Supporting research on the energy performance of building systems, the project will include six interior and exterior testbeds occupying a 9,000-sf footprint. Providing reconfigurable research spaces, the facility will include a double-height testbed for the study of sustainable technologies for two-story structures.
Construction Continues on Bridgepoint Hospital
The 680,000-sf Bridgepoint Hospital is slated for completion in spring of 2014. Designed by Diamond Schmitt Architects, the $1.2 million project will include medical specialties in complex chronic disease and disability care. LEED sustainable design certification will be sought for the facility, which will feature a green roof, low-flow water fixtures, and rainwater recycling.
University of Arizona Breaks Ground on Cancer Center
The University of Arizona will begin construction in December of 2012 on a $100 million outpatient cancer center located on the Phoenix Biomedical Campus. As a National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center, the five-story, 220,000-sf building will provide chemotherapy, infusion, radiation oncology, and diagnostic imaging. St.
University of Michigan Builds Electron Microbeam Analysis Lab
The University of Michigan is planning to renovate 8,900 sf in Building 22 in the North Campus Research Complex to house the Electron Microbeam Analysis Laboratory. Consolidating microscopy resources currently dispersed in two separate locations, the $4.38 project will accommodate 12 microscopes for the analysis of materials on an atomic level.