One North Development Raises Sustainability Bar
PORTLAND, Ore. — The One North development in Portland is raising the bar for green build-ing by creating its own sustainability template that exceeds industry standards.
First Fully Digital Hospital Opens in Toronto
TORONTO, Ontario — The Humber River Hospital in Toronto opened on Oct. 18 to make it the first fully digital hospital in North America. The new, 1.8 million-square-foot hospital now has state-of-the-art-medical equipment, which was designed to improve patient care.
Wagner High School to Build Performing Arts Center
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Construction on new classrooms, academic spaces and a performing arts center at Susan E. Wagner High School in Staten Island will be completed just in time for the 2016 school year.
Jacksonville University Raises Funds for Programs, Facilities
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Jacksonville University’s (JU) ASPIRE campaign recently surpassed $100 million in funding raised towards improving and expanding programs and facilities for students.
California’s ARTIC Named Project of the Year
ANAHEIM, Calif. — The American Public Works Association (APWA) honored California’s Anaheim Regional Transportation Intermodal Center (ARTIC) with the Project of the Year Award in the Structures category in September. The $185 million ARTIC opened in December 2014 and became the first LEED Platinum transit station in the world.
CoxHealth’s New Medical Tower Provides All-Private Rooms
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — CoxHealth’s Cox Medical Center South in Springfield recently completed a new West Tower addition, which houses the new Dee Ann White Women’s and Children’s hospital and the Jared Neuroscience Center.
RESTON, Va.Parkland Health Opens Updated $1.3 Billion Hospital in Dallas
DALLAS — On Aug. 20, the Parkland Health and Hospital System opened the doors of a new $1.3 billion facility that replaces the old emergency room, which was built in 1954 and beginning to fall apart. The new facility is double the size of its predecessor and was designed to accommodate the growing population in the Dallas/Fort Worth region.
St. Elizabeth Hospital Develops Third Rooftop Garden
APPLETON, Wis. — St. Elizabeth’s Hospital recently installed a green rooftop garden on top of the new Fremont Tower. Installation of the garden began in mid-July. The 235,000-square-foot, five-story tower will be an inpatient facility, which also has a new radiology unit and a restaurant-style cafeteria named The Market. The new, modern facility will replace a 90-year-old hospital wing and will provide a more comfortable place for patients to recover.