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Laurentian University Builds Living With Lakes Centre
Laurentian University is building the 36,000-sf Living With Lakes Centre in Sudbury, Ontario. Located on Lake Ramsey, the two-building facility will provide research labs and multimedia rooms for the Co-operative Freshwater Ecology Unit. LEED Platinum sustainable design certification will be sought for the $21 million project, which features a geothermal system designed to accommodate the climate of 2050. Completion is expected in May of 2011.
Women's College Hospital Plans Toronto Replacement Facility
Women’s College Hospital is planning to construct a 450,000-sf replacement facility in Toronto. Designed by Perkins Eastman Black Architects, the hospital will support a new model of care based on integrated research, clinical treatment, and patient education. The flexible and adaptable facility will include specialty centers and advanced surgical suites. Completion is expected in 2015.
Construction Continues on ALBA Synchrotron Light Facility
The €200 million ALBA Synchrotron Light Facility is under construction in Cerdanyola del Vallès in Spain. Construction began on the project in 2006 with completion expected in mid-2011. The facility is being constructed by the CELLS consortium and is co-financed by the Catalan and Spanish governments.
EU Launches €1.2 Billion Energy Research Initiative
The European Strategy Forum on Research Infrastructures (ESFRI) has launched a €1.2 billion initiative to develop wind, solar, and nuclear power in the European Union. The WindScanner research facility in Denmark will cost between €45 million and €60 million to build. The €960 million MYRRHA nuclear research reactor will be sited in Belgium. The €80 million EU-SOLARIS facility will be built at the Advanced Technological Centre for Renewable Energy in Spain.
South Dakota State University Wins Biosafety Contract
The Department of Defense has awarded South Dakota State University a $1.5 million contract to evaluate biosafety protocol at veterinary diagnostic laboratories in the United States. The project aims to improve policies and procedures for the security of pathogenic microbes and toxins. The two-year study will be carried out in partnership with Sandia National Laboratories and Science Applications International.