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University of Alabama Plans Science and Engineering Facilities
The University of Alabama will construct two facilities to complete its science and engineering quad in Huntsville. Site work has begun for the third building, a $43.6 million engineering facility housing research laboratories. The three-story, 208,000-sf project will be built by The Gary C. Wyatt Construction Company of Birmingham. The fourth building will house offices, research labs, and classrooms for the college of engineering. The $70 million, 185,000-sf facility is expected to open in 2013.
University of Tennessee Medical Center Opens Heart Hospital
University of Tennessee Medical Center opened its new $26 million Heart Hospital in April of 2010. Located in Knoxville, Tenn., the four-story tower will provide inpatient facilities for the hospital’s Heart Lung Vascular Institute. The project team included general contractor Johnson & Gaylon and architectural firm BarberMcMurry. The facility is attached to the existing medical center and features an endoscopy lab and a cardiovascular ICU with 24 private beds.
Pioneer Hi-Bred Builds Hermiston Facility
Pioneer Hi-Bred will begin construction in April of 2010 on a new research facility in Hermiston, Ore. The project will enable Pioneer to expand its agricultural R&D operations with a focus on the creation of corn hybrid products. Pioneer Hi-Bred is a DuPont business based in Des Moines, Iowa.
UC San Diego Health System Plans Jacobs Medical Center
UC San Diego Health System will begin construction in early 2012 on the 490,000-sf Jacobs Medical Center in La Jolla. The ten-story facility will provide 245 inpatient beds and will house the Hospital for Women and Children, the Cancer Hospital, and the Hospital for Advanced Surgery. Completion is expected in June of 2016. Designed to promote translational research, the $664 million facility will support interdisciplinary medical education and training.
Jordan Builds Nuclear Research Complex
The Kingdom of Jordan is partnering with Korean Atomic Energy Research Institute (KAERI) and Daewoo Engineering and Construction to build a nuclear research complex in Irbid. The facility will include a 5-megawatt reactor, a radioactive isotope manufacturing facility, and a nuclear training center. The $130 million complex will be located at Jordan University for Science and Technology and is slated for completion in 2014.