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01 Mar 07

East Carolina Heart Institute, Pitt County Memorial Hospital

Greenville, North Carolina

HEALTHCARE

“12 months into construction, the project is on schedule and under budget. We have a great team on this project, and the joint venture with local contractors could not be working better.”

— Timothy J. McDonnell, AIA, chief design and construction officer, University Health Systems of Eastern Carolina

East Carolina Heart Institute

It wasn’t long after groundbreaking that McCarthy and joint venture partner T.A. Loving began setting steel for the state-of-the-art, 6-story, 375,000-square-foot East Carolina Heart Institute at Pitt County Memorial Hospital.

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01 Mar 07

BSL-3Ag Large Animal Facility, United States Department of Agriculture

Ames, Iowa

RESEARCH/SCIENCE

“The facility’s containment requirements presented the need for a comprehensive commissioning process to ensure the proper function of the structure and systems. The success of this process depended on dedicated teamwork from everyone involved.”

— Donald Jones, chief, Ames Modernization Branch, USDA

BSL-3AG Large Animal Facility

The $70 million, 158,000-square-foot High Containment Large Animal Research Facility is the largest BSL-3Ag facility in the world.

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01 Mar 07

University of Southern California Exposition Parking Structure

Los Angeles, California

PARKING STRUCTURE

“My analogy is that McCarthy built the parking structure like a Swiss clock.”

— Stanley Westfall, project manager, University of Southern California

USC Exposition Parking Structure

Significant (and largely unforeseen) utility relocations, close proximity to an operational hotel, plus the careful coordination of all embed locations for architectural pre-cast components were among the challenges facing McCarthy’s USC project team.

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01 Mar 07

Presbyterian Hospital ER Expansion and Renovation

Albuquerque, New Mexico

HEALTHCARE

“Our ER expansion was right up McCarthy’s alley – it was very complicated.”

— Jim Jeppson, administrative director, Presbyterian Health Services

Presbyterian Hospital ER Expansion

While small in square footage, the $12 million renovation of Presbyterian’s emergency department was exceedingly complex in scope.

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01 Mar 07

College of San Mateo Science Building

San Mateo, California

UNIVERSITY

“McCarthy’s attention to detail, spirit of collaboration, and plain old simple teamwork made a dream come true for residents of San Mateo County.”

— José D. Nuñez, vice chancellor, facilities planning, maintenance & operations, San Mateo County Community College

College of San Mateo

The College of San Mateo (CSM) Science Building and Planetarium recently celebrated its completion with a ribbon cutting ceremony.

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