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Jersey Shore University Medical Center Attains LEED Gold
Jersey Shore University Medical Center was awarded LEED Gold sustainable design certification by the U.S. Green Building Council in September of 2010. The facility features energy efficient building systems, recycled materials, and 100 percent filtered outside air. The $300 million, 400,000-sf Northwest Pavilion uses 30 percent less water than a conventional facility, saving 1,314,000 gallons per year. Two gas-fired co-generation units convert onsite waste into steam heat, resulting in a 32% reduction in energy costs.
University of Michigan Builds Center of Excellence in Nano Mechanical Science and Engineering
The University of Michigan will begin construction in spring of 2011 on the $46 million Center of Excellence in Nano Mechanical Science and Engineering in Ann Arbor. Supported by $9.5 million in funding from the National Institute of Standards and Technology, the three-story, 62,800-sf facility will house faculty offices and 60 laboratory modules for the study of nanoengineering, imaging and optics, materials, biosystems, micro-bioengineering, mechanics and mechanical testing, and microdynamics. Completion is expected in May of 2012.
University of Nevada, Reno Expands Earthquake Lab
The University of Nevada, Reno is initiating an $18 million expansion of the Center for Civil Engineering Earthquake Research. The project is supported by $12.2 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology. Adding 7,000 sf to the existing 23,000-sf facility, the completed 30,000-sf laboratory will house five large shake tables capable of replicating any recorded earthquake. Completion is expected in 2013.
University of Florida Opens Small Animal Hospital
The University of Florida will open its $58 million Small Animal Hospital in Gainesville on November 1, 2010. Featuring expanded treatment and examination areas, the 100,000-sf facility includes a cardiac catheterization laboratory and a linear accelerator. Construction began on the hospital in fall of 2008.
University of Maryland Breaks Ground on Performing Arts & Humanities Building
The University of Maryland, Baltimore County broke ground in September of 2010 on the $170 million Performing Arts & Humanities Building in Catonsville. Designed by Grimm + Parker Architects and William Rawn Associates, the 167,000-sf facility will house classrooms, administrative offices, theaters, studios, seminar rooms, rehearsal spaces, and laboratories. The construction manager for the project is Whiting-Turner of Baltimore. LEED Silver sustainable design certification will be sought for the facility.