Industry News

Networking solutions provider Brocade opened its 75,000-sf R&D laboratory and data center in August of 2010 in San Jose, Calif. Five engineering labs and three data centers were consolidated with the new facility, resulting in a 37 percent reduction in energy consumption and eliminating 4,450 tons of CO2 emissions annually. The data center has a calculated Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) metric of 1.3, while comparable data centers usually have a PUE greater than 1.5.

The University of Kansas completed the $7.25 million Bioscience and Technology Business Center in Lawrence in June of 2010. The 20,000-sf business incubator houses offices and wet and dry laboratories for life sciences research and development. Ground was broken on the project in summer of 2009.

SSM Health broke ground on a $23 million rehabilitation hospital in Bridgeton, Mo., in August of 2010. Alberici Constructors was awarded an $18 million contract to build the 60-bed facility. The 67,000-sf rehabilitation hospital is located on the campus of SSM’s DePaul Health Center. Completion is expected in October of 2011.

Southwest Tennessee Community College broke ground in August of 2010 on the Nursing, Natural Sciences, and Biotechnology Building. The facility will address the local shortage of biotechnicians and nurse practitioners by training up to 400 students a year.

Beacon Medical Group will build a €160 million women’s and children’s hospital in Dublin, Ireland. Providing pediatric, maternity, and gynecology services, the 127-bed facility will include six delivery rooms, a neonatal ICU, and 16 consultation rooms. The hospital will be built by Landmark Developments. Completion is expected in 2013.