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Industry News
INOVA Fairfax Hospital Builds South Patient Tower
Inova Fairfax Hospital broke ground on the $161 million South Patient Tower in Falls Church, Va., on July 27, 2010. The 216,000-sf facility will provide 174 private patient rooms and is slated for completion in fall of 2012. LEED Silver sustainable design certification will be sought for the project.
Wistar Institute Plans Biomedical Research Tower
The Wistar Institute is planning to construct a biomedical research tower in Philadelphia. The seven-story facility will house five floors of research labs as well as meeting space and an auditorium. Designed by Ballinger, the project includes demolition of less than one third of Wistar’s existing 103,750-sf cancer research building and vivarium.
AALAS Releases Care and Use of Laboratory Animals Comparison Guide
AALAS has created a free comparison table for the 1996 vs. the 2010 Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals. The guide is available online as a download from AALAS. These changes will be explored in detail at a Tradeline pre-conference workshop on November 7, 2010.
University of Central Florida Opens Lake Nona Medical School
The University of Central Florida opened its College of Medicine in August of 2010. Located in the Lake Nona Medical City in Orlando, the $65 million facility houses classrooms, anatomy and simulation labs, and a medical library. Construction began on the 168,000-sf building in June of 2008. LEED sustainable design certification is being sought for the project.
March LifeCare Builds Moreno Valley Campus
March LifeCare began construction in August of 2010 on a healthcare campus in Moreno Valley, Calif. Sited on 246 acres near the former March Air Reserve Base, the 6 million-sf campus will feature a hospital, medical offices, a continuing care retirement community, and a hotel. The project team includes architectural firm HOK and general contractor McCarthy. The first phase of development comprises 1.4 million sf of vertical construction and 1 million sf of parking.