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August 11,2010The University of California, Los Angeles, officially opened its California NanoSystems Institute this month. Designed by Rafael Viñoly, the seven-story building houses state-of-the-art laboratories for nanotechnology research. The facility is constructed partially below grade, sited on a narrow, steep lot adjacent to a parking structure.
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August 11,2010The national availability rate for industrial space increased from 7.6 percent during the fourth quarter of 2000 to 8.1 percent in the first quarter of 2001. The January through March 2001 industrial vacancy rate was 0.2 percent higher than during the first quarter 2000. This CB Richard Ellis survey measures the supply of available space in manufacturing plants and warehouses of 100,000 square...
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August 11,2010Developers unveiled the design for a soaring, curving skyscraper recently that will be the centerpiece of a redevelopment of La Défense, a business district west of Paris, and will rival the Eiffel Tower in height. Pritzker Architecture Prize winner Thom Mayne designed the tower, which will be called Phare, or Lighthouse.
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August 11,2010When the terrazzo floors of the operating rooms at Loma Linda (Calif.) University Medical Center needed to be replaced, the safety of patients and staff alike became a crucial factor. The director of engineering services, Leo Rein, had to search for flooring that was slip-resistant, hygienic and easy to maintain.
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August 11,2010Both Yale School of Medicine and Harvard Medical School (HMS) are beefing up their biomedical research departments with new developments: a $176 million, 440,000-sq.-ft. building at Yale, and a $250 million, 430,000-sq.-ft. facility for Harvard. Yale's new biomed building is part of a 10-year, $500 million plan to expand the school's medical facilities.
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August 11,2010A hospital in Mansfield, Texas, is being built to support the newest wave in patient care—all-digital technology. The Methodist Mansfield Medical Center, a $132 million structure to be completed in December 2006, is designed as a paper-light facility with technologies such as electronic medical records and digital imaging technology to provide faster patient care with fewer medical errors.
