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University of Sydney Plans Medical Research and Education Facility
The University of Sydney has selected Brookfield Multiplex to build the $230 million Charles Perkins Centre on the Camperdown campus. The research and education facility will support the study, diagnosis, and treatment of conditions such as obesity, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease. Accommodating 950 researchers and 1,455 undergraduates, the 502,675-sf project will house laboratories, clinical research space, a biobank, a flow cytometry suite, and advanced imaging technologies.
University of South Florida Opens Center for Advanced Medical Learning and Simulation
The University of South Florida opened the $38 million Center for Advanced Medical Learning and Simulation (CAMLS) in February of 2012 in Tampa. The three-story building includes medical training labs, simulation suites, lecture halls, classrooms, and offices. Ground was broken on the 90,000-sf facility in October of 2010 and the fast-tracked project was completed in less than 14 months. The Beck Group provided design and construction management services for the project.
Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center Plans New Davie County Hospital
Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center is planning to construct a $100 million replacement facility for Davie County Hospital. The $79 million first phase of construction will include a 60,000-sf medical office building and a 101,000-sf outpatient center with an emergency department, a surgical clinic, and a diagnostic imaging facility. Occupancy is expected by late 2013.
University of British Columbia Opens Centre for Comparative Medicine
The University of British Columbia opened the $40 million Centre for Comparative Medicine in March of 2012 in Vancouver. The animal research facility provides biomedical research labs and vivarium space. The three-hectare project will replace UBC's existing Animal Care Center and implements new animal welfare and humane animal care standards, including social housing and outside access.
Vaccine and Gene Therapy Institute Opens Research Facility
The Vaccine and Gene Therapy Institute opened its $47 million research facility in Port St. Lucie, Fla., on February 29, 2012. Located in the Tradition Center for Innovation, the four-story, 100,000-sf building houses advanced laboratories for the study of immunology and infectious diseases. The general contractor for the project was Whiting-Turner of Tampa. Ground was broken on the facility in October of 2010.