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Industry News
Construction Begins on Women and Newborn Hospital in Winnipeg
Construction began in July of 2011 on the $239 million Women and Newborn Hospital at the Winnipeg Health Sciences Centre in Manitoba. The 385,000-sf facility was designed by Smith Carter and is expected to open in June of 2014. The five-story hospital will feature a 60-bed neonatal intensive care unit and 100 percent outside air. LEED Gold sustainable design certification will be sought for the project.
King Fahd University Plans Research Facility
King Fahd University is planning to build a $150 million research facility in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. Designed by Kornberg Associates, the 120,000-sf building will house core lab space with advanced instrumentation for materials testing and analysis. The collaborative facility will be used by multiple departments as well as industry clients.
University of Pretoria Completes Engineering III Facility
The University of Pretoria completed the $58.8 million Engineering III facility in July of 2011. Located on the Hatfield campus in Pretoria, Gauteng, the building houses 17 labs, two 500-seat lecture halls, four 200-seat lecture halls, a 450-seat auditorium, 41 faculty offices, 25 postgraduate offices, conference rooms, and a parking garage. Construction began on the facility in September of 2009. The project was designed and managed by ARC Architects with Aurecon as engineering consultant.
Laboratorios Hipra Plans Ames Vaccine Facility
Animal health company Laboratorios Hipra is planning to build a vaccine production laboratory in Ames, Iowa. Located in the Iowa State University Research Park, the facility will act as Laboratorios Hipra’s U.S. headquarters. Construction on the 100,000-sf project will begin in 2011 with production commencing in early 2013.
University of Washington Builds Biomedical Research Facility
The University of Washington broke ground on an 183,000-sf biomedical research facility in Seattle in July of 2011. The laboratory building will house 400 investigators and is slated for completion in spring of 2013. The project will support immunology, rheumatology, vision sciences, kidney research, and infectious disease research. The facility is the first of three to be constructed as part of a third phase of construction at UW Medicine’s South Lake Union campus, which will provide 542,000 sf of lab and office space at a cost of $360 million.