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TMHRI's Research Facility Nears Completion
The Methodist Hospital Research Institute (TMHRI) will open its 440,000-sf research facility in Houston in October of 2010. Housing 90 principal investigators and 800 staff, the interdisciplinary facility will include a GMP bioprocessing facility and an infectious disease research lab.
Sainte-Justine Hospital Initiates $995 Million Modernization Project
CHU Sainte-Justine Mother and Child University Hospital Center is initiating a $995 million modernization of its Montreal facility. The existing hospital will be extensively renovated and two new buildings will be constructed. The first facility will house medical research and the second will provide an intensive care unit, a birthing center, a neonatal unit, and specialty care. The project will add a total of 419 beds. Construction will begin on the new facilities in 2011 and reach completion in 2016.
Seminole State College Renovates Instructional Facility
Seminole State College began renovating a 93,000-sf instructional facility on its Lake Mary/Sanford campus in August of 2010. The project team includes HuntonBrady Architects of Orlando and construction manager Wharton-Smith. The three-story facility will be reconfigured to include student lounges, an atrium, and a glass curtainwall. LEED sustainable design certification will be sought for the building, which will feature natural lighting and energy-efficient building systems.
USDA Breaks Ground on ARS Pacific Basin Agricultural Research Center Phase Two
The U.S. Department of Agriculture broke ground on the second phase of construction at the ARS Pacific Basin Agricultural Research Center (PBARC) in August of 2010 in Hilo, Hawaii. Phase 2 will support research on exotic tropical crops, alternative energy sources, and sustainable agriculture with additional offices, screen houses, and head houses.
Phoenix Children's Hospital Plans Avondale Medical Center
Phoenix Children’s Hospital is planning to build a new pediatric medical center in Avondale, Ariz. The first phase includes a $33.5 million, 35,800-sf specialty/urgent care center and an outpatient clinic with 25 exam rooms and two treatment rooms. A 35,700-sf medical office building will be built in phase two. A planned third phase of construction will include a 48-bed, 95,800-sf pediatric hospital.