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Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System Plans Research Center and Vivarium
Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System is planning to build a $127 million basic science research center and vivarium in Palo Alto, Calif. Construction will begin in 2013 and reach completion within two years. The 143,000-sf facility will house flexible, open wet labs to promote researcher interaction and collaboration. A 31,500-sf animal research vivarium will be located in the basement.
Kaiser Permanente Opens Ontario Hospital
Kaiser Permanente will open a $550 million hospital in Ontario, Calif., on November 1, 2011. The five-story, 386,000-sf facility includes a 36-bed emergency department, two patient towers, and an attached medical office building. Construction began on the 224-bed hospital in 2008; the duration of construction was 40 months.
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