Academic Medical

Loyola University Chicago will break ground in August of 2013 on the $137 million Center for Translational Research and Education. Created in partnership with CHE-Trinity, the five-story, 227,000-sf facility will provide open labs and support space for research in epidemiology, public health, bioinformatics, nursing, and health sciences. The center will accommodate 72 principal investigators and will include a 250-seat auditorium. Occupancy is expected in August of 2016.

The Mayo Clinic is expanding in Phoenix with the construction of a 380,000-sf, six-story cancer treatment center. The project includes a $181.5 million proton therapy facility located on the 100,000-sf concourse level of the building with two stories underground. Walls of high density concrete will provide radiation containment for the center, which will include four treatment rooms and its own central plant. Ground was broken on the facility in late 2011 and occupancy is expected in 2016.

The University of Miami is building the 37,000-sf Neuroscience and Health Annex in Coral Gables, Fla. The interdisciplinary facility will enable scientists from the departments of biology and psychology to collaborate with researchers from the Miller School of Medicine. The three-story project is partially funded by $14.8 million in federal stimulus funding and will provide research labs, offices, a vivarium, and a human functional magnetic resonance imaging lab (HFMRI). LEED Silver sustainable design certification will be sought for the facility.

The recently opened Translational Research Institute (TRI) in Brisbane, Australia, combines four major research institutes into a single medical and biopharmaceutical research facility where new treatments can be developed, manufactured, and clinically tested in one location, greatly shortening the time between discovery and application.

Jacksonville University began construction on the $8 million College of Health Sciences in July of 2013. Designed by Dasher Hurst Architects, the 30,000-sf facility will provide flexible classrooms for engaged learning to support progressive medical education pedagogies. LEED Silver sustainable design certification will be sought for the project. Completion is expected in July of 2014.

Georgia Regents Health System (GRHS) has awarded Royal Philips a 15-year, $300 million contract to provide consulting, medical technologies, and operational oversight for facilities at Georgia Regents Medical Center, Children’s Hospital of Georgia, Georgia Regents University Cancer Center, and multiple outpatient clinics. The alliance will leverage an innovative business model that includes the implementation of Philips imaging, clinical informatics, and patient monitoring systems.

Brigham and Women's Hospital broke ground in June of 2013 on the $450 million Brigham Building for the Future in Boston. The 620,000-sf, 11-story translational facility will provide advanced laboratories, clinical space, and a subterranean imaging center to support the integration of research with patient care. LEED Gold sustainable design certification will be sought for the project, which will feature a cogeneration plant and a storm water recycling system. Completion is expected in fall of 2016.

Michigan State University broke ground in June of 2013 on the $60.8 million Bio Engineering Facility in East Lansing. The 130,000-sf interdisciplinary building will provide modular open-plan laboratories and offices for faculty from the colleges of Engineering, Human Medicine, and Natural Science.

Emory University began occupying the $90 million Health Sciences Research Building in Atlanta in June of 2013. Designed by ZGF Architects and built by Brasfield & Gorrie, the 200,000-sf facility provides open labs for research on immunology and vaccines, neurosciences, drug discovery, pediatric health, cancer, gastroenterology, biomedical engineering, and human genetics.

Royal Adelaide Hospital is planning a two-building expansion of its South Australia campus. The first facility will be a seven-story medical school for the University of Adelaide providing advanced instructional space for nursing, health sciences, and possibly dentistry. Construction will begin in 2014 with completion expected in 2016. The second building is a cancer research center housing biomedical laboratories for the University of South Australia and SA Pathology; completion is expected in 2017.

McMaster University is implementing Gold Seal construction management methodology on its 147,000-sf Health Sciences Campus project in Hamilton, Ontario. Integrating industry best practices, the Gold Seal program ensures that all subcontractors with contracts over $100,000 utilize at least one Gold Seal-certified employee in their daily construction operations. The facility was designed by NORR Architects Engineers & Planners and is being built by Ball Construction.

The University of Nebraska broke ground on the $35 million College of Pharmacy and Center for Drug Discovery in June of 2013. Located at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, the 85,000-sf teaching and research building will provide classrooms, faculty offices, 15 drug discovery labs, a sterile compounding suite, and a model pharmacy for simulation training. The design team includes The Clark Enersen Partners and RDG Planning & Design.

Southern Illinois University is building the $9.5 million Multidisciplinary Dental Simulation Laboratory in Alton. The 18,000-sf addition will provide 60 simulation units as well as an imaging suite, casting and dispensing areas, and a ceramic reconstruction room for the School of Dental Medicine. Construction began on the project in October of 2012 and occupancy is expected in spring of 2014.

The University of North Dakota is planning to build a $124 million facility for the School of Medicine and Health Sciences in Grand Forks, N.D. The project team includes lead designer JLG Architects working in collaboration with Perkins+Will and Steinberg Architects. Construction will begin in early spring of 2014 on the 378,000-sf building with occupancy expected in summer of 2016.

Construction began in September of 2012 on the $1.8 billion Sunshine Coast University Hospital in Birtinya, Australia. Located on the Kawana Health Campus, the 10-story tertiary teaching hospital is being delivered by Exemplar Health Consortium as a public-private partnership (PPP). The construction subcontractor for the sustainably designed project is Lend Lease. The facility will open with 450 beds in late 2016 and will be fully commissioned with 738 beds in mid-2021.