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Industry News
Long Beach Memorial Builds Todd Cancer Institute Pavilion
Long Beach Memorial began building the $31 million Todd Cancer Institute Pavilion in July of 2012. The facility is being constructed by McCarthy Building Companies and occupancy is expected early in the summer of 2013. The project includes the transformation of 65,000 sf on the second and third floors of an existing four-level administration building into a dedicated cancer treatment center. A two-level, 1,913-sf lobby addition will also be constructed.
West Virginia University Breaks Ground on Animal Research Facility
West Virginia University broke ground on a $22 million animal research facility in Morgantown in July of 2012. Located adjacent to the existing Health Sciences Center, the 22,000-sf building will provide biosafety laboratories and a rodent vivarium. The project is supported by $14.5 million in federal stimulus funding.
NHS Opens Queen Elizabeth Hospital
The $850 million Queen Elizabeth Hospital opened in July of 2012 in Birmingham. Designed by BDP, the 1,213-bed facility comprises three towers and includes a new psychiatric hospital. The project was built by a joint venture of Balfour Beatty Construction and Haden Young. The facility was created by the National Health Service (NHS) and is affiliated with the University of Birmingham.
UC Berkeley Completes Energy Biosciences Building
The University of California, Berkeley will begin occupying the new Energy Biosciences Building in August of 2012. Formerly known as the Helios Energy Research Facility, the five-story, 112,800-sf project provides collaborative research space for the study of lignocellulosic biofuels. The facility houses wet laboratories for molecular and microbial biology, fermentation, and chemical separation, as well as greenhouses, warm and cold rooms, shared instrumentation space, offices, workrooms, and conference space.
CJ BIO Builds Lysine Production Plant
CJ BIO America has selected Heery International as construction management advisor for a new $320 million production plant in Fort Dodge, Iowa. The facility will manufacture lysine, an essential amino acid derived from corn, which is widely added to animal feed. When completed in 2014, the plant will have the capacity to generate 100,000 tons of lysine annually. Heery will be responsible for on-site construction management advisor services from pre-construction through completion for the 65-acre site.