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GE Plans Brazil Global Research Centre
GE International will begin construction in mid-2011 on a $100 million energy research center on the Ilha do Bom Jesus peninsula in Brazil. The 140,000-sf facility will provide R&D labs for the creation of wind and renewable energy products and solutions. Completion is expected in late 2012.
USA Children's and Women's Hospital Builds Patient Tower
The University of South Alabama will begin construction in December of 2010 on a $45 million patient tower for the Children’s and Women’s Hospital in Mobile. The general contractor for the project is Doster Construction. The five-story, 200,000-sf facility will house inpatient rooms, eight surgical suites, two endoscopy rooms, a cafeteria, a parking garage, and support areas. Completion is expected in late 2012.
University of Kentucky Breaks Ground on Energy Research Expansion
The University of Kentucky broke ground in November of 2010 on a 36,000-sf expansion of the Center for Applied Energy Research (CAER) in Lexington. The $19.8 million facility is located in the Spindletop Research Park and is supported by $11.8 million in federal stimulus funding. The expansion will support research into biofuels, biomass, wind, and solar energy. The adjacent Kentucky Argonne Battery Manufacturing Research and Development Center will also conduct research at the center. LEED sustainable design certification will be sought for the expansion.
Upstate Medical University Plans Cancer Center
SUNY Upstate Medical University will break ground in early 2011 on a $74 million cancer center in Syracuse, N.Y. The five-story facility will provide 90,000 sf of clinical space on three floors with two floors to accommodate future expansion. Designed by EwingCole, the center will house three linear accelerator rooms and 27 private infusion areas. The construction cost of the facility is $50 million with $24 million for equipment and furnishings. LEED Silver sustainable design certification will be sought for the project.
Texas A&M University Builds Health Science Facility
Texas A&M University selected BOKA Powell in November of 2010 as the architect of record for a $26 million health science facility in Bryan. Ground was broken for the 130,000-sf project in mid-2010 with completion expected by August of 2011. The facility is being developed by Skanska HealthRealty and will combine clinical and medical education space within a simulated hospital.