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NRC Releases Updated Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals
The National Research Council released an updated edition of the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals on June 2, 2010.
GlobalFoundries Expands Fab 8
GlobalFoundries will begin construction in June of 2010 on a 90,000-sf expansion of Chip Fab 8. Providing additional cleanroom space, the $75 million project represents an expansion of GlobalFoundries' semiconductor manufacturing center currently under construction at the Luther Forest Technology Campus in Malta, N.Y. Completion is expected in mid-2012. The project will bring the total cleanroom footprint at the Malta fab to 300,000 sf.
Children's Hospital of Orange County Uses BIM to Build Patient Care Tower
Children’s Hospital of Orange County (CHOC) is building the $563 million Patient Care Tower II in Orange, Calif. Promoting a serene, healing environment, the tower will feature leading design and safety principles, private rooms, and enhanced amenities. The facility will also include advanced pediatric surgical suites and emergency, laboratory, pathology, imaging, and radiology services. The project is expected to reach completion in December of 2012.
Mayo Health System Builds Immanuel St. Joseph's Emergency Department
Mayo Health System will break ground in July of 2010 on a new $29 million emergency department at Immanuel St. Joseph’s Hospital in Mankato, Minn. Completion is expected in summer of 2011. The facility will feature private patient rooms.
Cohen Children's Medical Center Builds Patient Pavilion
Cohen Children’s Medical Center of New York broke ground on a $120 million healthcare pavilion in June of 2010. The six-story, 100,000-sf pediatric facility will feature an emergency center, a medical/surgical unit with 25 private rooms, an intensive care unit, and a surgery center. Completion is expected in 2012.