Construction Begins on $1.27 Billion Dallas Hospital
DALLAS — A groundbreaking ceremony took place for the new Parkland Memorial Hospital, which will be situated across the street from its current location on Harry Hines and Medical District Drive.
The 2.5-million square foot replacement hospital campus, slated for completion in 2014, will feature a 17-story main hospital building with 862 patient rooms for adults and a 96-neonatal intensive-care unit, and has a price tag of $1.27 billion.
Read More Cleveland Clinic to Consult on Kaleida Heart Center
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Cleveland Clinic, a healthcare organization once cited by President Obama as a model of excellence, has been hired by Kaleida Health to consult on a new hospital’s heart-care program, including its policies, procedures, personnel, outcome and facilities. The consulting agreement was reached as construction continues in downtown Buffalo on a new 10-story, $291 million Kaleida vascular care and medical research facility.
The vascular center is joint venture between Kaleida Health and the University at Buffalo.
Read More Perkins Eastman and EE&K Architects Merge
NEW YORK — Two major architectural and design firms, Perkins Eastman and Ehrenkrantz Eckstut & Kuhn Architects, are merging their practices and consolidating their offices in New York City; Washington, D.C.; and China.
Both companies report that no layoffs will take place for Perkins’ 500 employees worldwide and EE&K’s approximately 85 members.
Read More Report: Green Power Usage Increases
PARIS — A recently completed report commissioned by the United Nations reveals that the construction of renewable energy plants outpaced the building of fossil fuel powered generators in Europe and the United States last year.
The Renewables 2010 Global Status Report, undertaken by policy research firm Renewable Energy Policy Network for the 21st Century, reports that renewable energy facilities accounted for 60 percent of new power plants built in Europe in 2009.
Read More Report Identifies Worldwide Increase in Green Power Projects
PARIS — A recently completed report commissioned by the United Nations reveals that the construction of renewable energy plants outpaced the building of fossil fuel powered generators in Europe and the United States last year.
The Renewables 2010 Global Status Report, undertaken by policy research firm Renewable Energy Policy Network for the 21st Century, reports that renewable energy facilities accounted for 60 percent of new power plants built in Europe in 2009.
Read More Occupancy Sensors
Leviton’s line of occupancy sensors meets NAFTA requirements and conforms to the provisions of the Buy American Act, which makes it ideal for government installations, according to the company. The sensors feature all-digital, microprocessor circuitry that continually analyzes real-time occupancy patterns. Passive-infrared models are available in a variety of mount types and styles.
Green Cancer Institute to Open in Sioux Falls
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — The Avera Cancer Institute opening this fall will host services that administrators say will help people transition from cancer patient to cancer survivor.
The $93 million, five-story facility is the most expensive project in Sioux Falls history, according to reports. The facility is twice the cost of anything Avera has previously built. The center’s construction includes a tranquil roof-top garden, 2000 gallon waterfall and wavy grass which transitions with the area’s natural landscape.
Read More N.Y. DOC Pharmacy Could Save Taxpayers Millions
ONEIDA COUNTY, N.Y. — The New York Department of Corrections’ new automated central pharmacy is on schedule to be completed next spring and DOC officials predict it will save taxpayers $1.5 million a year.
Construction is nearing completion on the 60,500-square-foot building at the Mid-State Correctional facility in Marcy, which will contain a registered pharmacy with automated dispensing equipment.
Read More $53 Million Hospital Expansion Under Way
WILKES-BARRE, Pa. — Officials broke ground on a $53 million expansion program For Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. The expansion will double the size of the hospital’s existing emergency room to 30,000 square feet as well as significantly expand the size of the current heart and vascular institute tower. The new building will connect to the existing radiation and oncology buildings.
Sustainable Hospitals 2011
Sustainable Hospitals 2011 will be held in San Diego on January 26-28. The event will examine cost reduction, LEED certification, and architectural and design practices for healthcare facilities with several distinguished speakers and a tour of La Maestra Community Health center, the first LEED Gold certified community clinic in the United States.
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