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Sandia Wins National Energy Awards
Sandia National Laboratories has reduced its water use by 30 percent since 2008 and its energy intensity by more than 8 percent since 2005 in nationally recognized efforts to integrate sustainable planning and design into its operations and facilities. Three projects aimed at decreasing energy and water use at the national security laboratory have received EStar awards from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). These and three additional projects also garnered Pollution Prevention (P2) awards from the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA).
Ryerson University's School of Image Arts Nears Completion
Ryerson University's $70.9 million School of Image Arts is nearing completion in Toronto. Designed by Diamond + Schmitt Architects, the renovated facility will provide classrooms, studios, and an 18,000-sf photography gallery. The building features a high-performance curtainwall and glazing system that includes a programmable multimedia wall and LED lighting. The general contractor is PCL Constructors.
St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center Opens Critical Care Building
St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center opened the $120 million Critical Care Building in October of 2011 in Paterson, N.J. The four-story facility includes:
· 88 treatment areas in separate pediatric, geriatric, and adult emergency departments, including trauma, fast-track, triage rooms, and treatment bays
· 12 advanced systems-integrated operating theaters, pre-operative and post-operative areas, and a dedicated surgical waiting area
University of Toledo Plans Interprofessional Immersive Simulation Center
The University of Toledo will begin building the $36 million Interprofessional Immersive Simulation Center in 2012. Located on the Health Sciences Campus in Toledo, Ohio, the three-story, 60,000-sf facility will provide virtual 3D imaging technologies for biomedical research and teaching, anatomy and surgical skills suites, and animatronic manikins for medical training. The project is supported by $18 million in funding from ProMedica.
UC Santa Barbara Plans BioEngineering Building
UC Santa Barbara is planning to begin construction in 2012 on the 48,000-sf BioEngineering Building. The three-story building was designed by Moore Ruble Yudell Architects of Santa Monica and will provide research laboratories, offices, and a 100-seat auditorium. Housing the Center for BioEngineering, the facility will support research on detection and diagnostics, systems biology, biomaterials, and drug delivery. LEED Silver sustainable design certification will be sought for the project.