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University of California Los Angeles Plans WIN-GEM Building and Engineering VI
The design of UCLA's WIN-GEM Building and Engineering VI was recently awarded to BNIM + MRY Architects with Research Facilities Design (RFD) as the laboratory design consultant. The project involves the phased design and construction of a 130,000-gsf engineering complex. The facility will house research laboratories for the School’s Western Institute of Nanoelectronics (WIN) and Green Engineering and Metrology (GEM) programs.
The Methodist Hospital Research Institute Opens in Houston
The 440,000-sf Methodist Hospital Research Institute opened in Houston in January of 2011. Located in the heart of the Texas Medical Center (TMC), the 12-story facility is equipped with advanced technology to help research scientists, physicians, and engineers cure diseases through translational research. The project team included design architect Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates and executive architect WHR Architects.
Eppendorf Manufacturing Expands Biomedical Production Plant
Eppendorf Manufacturing has initiated a $25 million expansion of its biomedical production plant in Enfield, Conn. The 130,000-sf addition will support manufacturing of pipettes and pipette tips used in research and medical laboratories. Completion is expected in October of 2011. Eppendorf Manufacturing is based in Germany.
Colchester East Hants Health Centre Builds Truro Hospital
The $184 million Colchester East Hants Health Centre is under construction in Truro, Nova Scotia. Comprising three connected buildings, the 124-bed facility features inpatient rooms in an environment with abundant natural light and an MRI suite. Completion is expected in March of 2012.
Beaumont Hospitals Selects Jones Lang LaSalle for Comprehensive Facilities Management
Jones Lang LaSalle has announced the formation of a new integrated services partnership with Beaumont Hospitals to create a new standard in health care real estate, facilities, and equipment services delivery.