Long Island general contractor E.W. Howell recently broke ground on the North Shore-LIJ School of Medicine project at Hofstra University. The 65,000 s/f expansion is expected to cost $35 million and will more than double the size of the existing school which opened two years ago. Designed by HLW International, the two-story building will be linked to the existing building with a two-story lobby. First floor spaces include a 241-person auditorium; a 7,000 s/f laboratory, a multipurpose room that seats up to 90 people and an events space in the lobby. The second floor will include the dean's suite, faculty suite and offices and 12 small-group classrooms. The building is designed to attain LEED silver certification and is scheduled to be completed by January 2015.