As part of a university-wide commitment to green building, Florida International University College of Nursing and Health Sciences in Miami was designed as the university’s first LEED building, earning LEED Silver certification. Completed in December 2009, the 115,000-square-foot building serves all seven departments of the CNHS-nursing, physical therapy, occupational therapy, communication science and disorders, health information management, athletic training and health sciences-and includes eight simulator laboratories where students learn under real-life, real-time scenarios. The building houses 15 teaching and lab rooms, two 150-seat classrooms, five conference rooms and two auditoriums. The building will become the gateway for the university’s next phase of growth, a Medical Corridor at the University Park Campus.
Moon Township, Pa.-based CENTRIA supplied 21,824 square feet of 22-gauge Concept Series Concealed Fastener Profiles CS-660E with MicroSeam corners in Champagne Gold with a smooth Sundance AM coating and 8,006 square feet of 22/22 gauge, 2-inch horizontal Formawall Dimension Series panels in Champagne Gold with a smooth Sundance AM coating. Both panels are Cradle to Cradle Silver certified.
The architect for the project was HOK, Miami; the general contractor was Skanska, Miami; and the dealer and installer was FiveTco, Sarasota, Fla.
