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Pentagon Renovation Reaches Completion
A $4.5 billion renovation of the Pentagon is now complete. The 17-year design-build project included extensive reconstruction of the 6.5 million-sf facility, including reconfiguration to accommodate modern technology and communications systems. The completed Department of Defense headquarters will officially open in summer of 2011.
University of Delaware Builds Interdisciplinary Science & Engineering Laboratory
The University of Delaware is building the $131.8 million Interdisciplinary Science & Engineering Laboratory (ISE-Lab) in Newark. The 194,000-sf facility will provide advanced classrooms, teaching labs, and core research spaces. The ISE-Lab will house the University of Delaware Energy Institute, the Center for Energy and Environmental Policy, the Delaware Environmental Institute, and the Catalysis Center for Energy Innovation. Completion is expected in summer of 2013.
Winnipeg Health Sciences Centre Breaks Ground on Women's Hospital
Winnipeg Health Sciences Centre broke ground on the $239 million Women's Hospital in June of 2011.The 300,000-sf facility will feature advanced newborn care suites, inpatient rooms, medical offices, and surgical facilities. The project was designed by Manitoba Health and the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority.
Sanofi Pasteur Opens Canadian Bioprocessing R&D Facility
Sanofi Pasteur opened a $101 million bioprocessing research and development facility on its Connaught Campus in Toronto in June of 2011. The project represents the establishment of Sanofi Pasteur's North American Centre of Excellence in Analytical and Bioprocessing Research and Development. The facility is known as Building 95 and will support advanced vaccine development and production.
University of Oregon Constructs Integrative Science Building
The University of Oregon is constructing the $65 million Lewis Integrative Science Building in Eugene. Designed by THA Architecture and HDR with Lease Crutcher Lewis as construction manager, the five-story facility will provide 100,000 sf of interdisciplinary research, teaching, and collaboration space for the study of nanotechnology, molecular biology, neuroscience, and energy. LEED Platinum sustainable design certification will be sought for the facility.