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General Building Information Size:  44,194 sq. ft. Construction cost: $  7,782,000 Total estimated cost: $12,190,550 (Including furniture, equipment audio-visual equipment and professional services)    Completion Substantial completion: June 1, 2010 Final completion: July 1,  2010    What's Inside   Nursing Education Procedures lab General skills lab Simulation lab with three patient and one ER room Science Two biology labs One chemistry lab One physical science lab Classrooms Two distance learning/smart classrooms  Two smart classrooms Two lecture hall/smart classrooms Other Three conference rooms/small classrooms Administrative area Faculty offices Student study and gathering space Sustainable Features Geothermal closed-loop heat pump HVAC Sky lights with integrated controls to reduce artificial lighting during daytime Room motion sensors to turn off and on room lighting Dual flush toilets Low water flow faucets Fluorescent lighting with energy efficient T-8 lamps Use of architectural features to provide Indirect lighting into interior spaces Double glazed Low E Windows Roof insulated to R-38 Wall insulated to R-19 Recyclable carpeting Construction waste management Use of renewable or recycled materials Energy management system Commissioning of mechanical systems Bicycle racks

Naming Rights Naming rights for the Health-Science Education Center are available at a range of donation levels. For more information, click on the Naming Rights and Donation Opportunities menu item at the left.      Health-Science Education Center lab area 8-3-2010.               Formal groundbreaking ceremonies were conducted May 14, 2009 for the Health-Science Career Education Center. Construction actually began in March 2009. The first classes in the building are scheduled for the 2010 fall semester.   More photos of the Health Science Education Center.   KHAS-TV Groundbreaking story   KOLN-KGIN TV Groundbreaking story   Architect Wilkins Hinrichs Stober Architects, L.L.C., Kearney   Landscape architect Big Muddy Workshop, Omaha   Structural engineer Performance Engineering, Omaha   Mechanical-electrical engineer KRS Engineering, Omaha Building contractor Hausmann Construction, Lincoln