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Tradeline, Inc. filters and categorizes new-construction and industry news from regional and professional journals across the country. Here you will find new projects, products, and regulatory updates.News from May 2003

Daedong Industrial Establishes Wendell Headquarters

DATELINE Wendell, N.C.
Daedong Industrial Co., a South Korean tractor manufacturer, will relocate its North American headquarters from Wilson to Wendell, N.C. Construction of the planned 183,000-sf office and warehouse facility will be managed by project general contractor R.N....
 5.30.03



Bullis School Opens Center for the Arts

DATELINE Potomac, Md
The Bullis School has opened its $8-million Blair Family Center for the Arts in Potomac, Md. Designed by Einhorn Yaffee Prescott, Architecture & Engineering, the center includes classrooms, performing and visual arts teaching spaces, and a 750-seat audito...
 5.30.03



University of Notre Dame Completes Chemistry Research Center

DATELINE Notre Dame, Ind.
The University of Notre Dame has completed the $5-million Chemistry Research Center in Notre Dame, Ind. Designed by The S/L/A/M Collaborative, the 16,000-sf laboratory extension to the chemistry and physics complex accommodates nuclear magnetic resonance ...
 5.28.03



Albany NanoTech Plans Photomask Consortium

DATELINE Albany, N.Y.
SUNY Albany is planning to create a photomask consortium at Albany NanoTech’s Center for Excellence in Nanoelectronics. The center would cost approximately $200-million, funded by $150-million from the consortium and $50-million in government fundin...
 5.19.03



Cessna Expands Citation Service Center

DATELINE Wichita, Kan.
Cessna has contracted Wichita-based The Law Co. to build its new $60-million Citation Service Center in Wichita. Doubling the capacity of the current building, the 447,259-sf facility will house component repair and overhaul shops, multiple aircraft servi...
 5.19.03



Motorola Plans $90-million R&D Facility in Beijing

DATELINE Beijing, China
Radio equipment and cellular phone manufacturer Motorola will spend $90-million to construct a research and development operation in Beijing. ...
 5.19.03



The University of Dayton Plans Residence Hall

DATELINE Dayton, Ohio
The University of Dayton began construction on a $20-million campus residence hall in May 2003. Housing up to 400 first and second year students, the 160,000-sf facility will also accommodate conference rooms, classrooms, a free-standing chapel and a food...
 5.19.03



Saint Louis University Designs Arena

DATELINE St. Louis
Saint Louis University has selected Alberici Constructors to head a team to design and build a 13,000-seat arena in Midtown. The project team includes architectural firm Mackey Mitchell Associates and Sink Combs Dethlefs, a sports architectural firm. Esti...
 5.19.03



National Institute of Aerospace Constructs New Headquarters

DATELINE Hampton, Va.
The National Institute of Aerospace (NIA) is constructing its 450,000-sf headquarters in Hampton, Va. The NIA is a partnership of six universities with NASA, including Georgia Tech, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, the University of Vi...
 5.16.03



Tyco Heathcare Retail Group Occupies Henry County Facility

DATELINE Henry County, Ga.
Tyco Healthcare Retail Group will occupy 608,000-sf of the 818,000-sf former Amazon.com warehouse facility in Henry County, Ga. The facilities in the Greenwood Industrial Park, Building 8 will replace Tyco’s 227,600-sf Atlanta distribution center wh...
 5.16.03



Emory University Builds Pediatric Center

DATELINE Atlanta, Ga.
Emory University has initiated construction on a new 144,000-sf, $42-million pediatrics building in Atlanta. The six-story facility, slated for completion in summer 2004, will house 31 exam rooms grouped with separate waiting rooms. Setting apart the Emor...
 5.16.03



U.S. Pharmacopeia Expands Rockville Headquarters

DATELINE Rockville, Md.
U.S. Pharmacopeia (USP), a nonprofit public health organization, will construct up to 150,000 sf of lab and office space adjacent to its current 80,000-sf Rockville, Md., headquarters. USP is located in the Twinbrook neighborhood, just north of the Depart...
 5.16.03



Sutter Health Develops Northern California Facilities

DATELINE Vallejo, Calif.
Sutter Solano Medical Center in Vallejo has begun construction of the 80,000-sf Sutter Fairfield Surgery Center and Health Village in Fairfield, Calif. The $26- to $27-million project will include an outpatient care center and medical office building and ...
 5.16.03



Worcester Polytechnic Opens Bioengineering Institute

DATELINE Worcester, Mass.
Worcester Polytechnic Institute has opened its new Bioengineering Institute in Worcester, Mass. The project is the centerpiece of the 15-acre former brownfield site called Gateway Park, slated by the city for redevelopment as a biotechnology campus. The I...
 5.16.03



National Atomic Museum Plans New Facility

DATELINE Albuquerque, N.M.
The National Atomic Museum in Albuquerque is planning a new 40,000-sf facility and exhibition area in the city’s Balloon Fiesta Park. Showcasing nuclear technology exhibits, the Smithsonian Affiliate museum will be renamed the National Museum of Nuc...
 5.16.03



University of South Alabama Library Renovation Completed

DATELINE Mobile, Ala.
The University of South Alabama has completed an $8-million addition and renovation to its library. Doster served as construction manager for the 60,000-sf project. Architectural services were provided by TAG Architects of Mobile, Ala. ...
 5.15.03



UCSD's Bioengineering Building Completed

DATELINE La Jolla, Calif.
The University of California San Diego has completed the $30.6-million Powell-Focht Bioengineering Building in La Jolla. Located on a four-acre site, the 110,000-sf structure was built to house facilities for both public and private foundations conducting...
 5.13.03



Pfizer Constructs Torrey Pines Facilities

DATELINE Torrey Pines, Calif.
Pfizer Global Research & Development will complete four new facilities on its Torrey Pines campus in 2004, expanding the company’s R&D space to 1 million-sf. Two of the buildings, offices totalling 390,900-sf, were designed by Delawie Wilkes Rodriqu...
 5.12.03



USD Opens Shiley Center for Science and Technology

DATELINE San Diego, Calif.
The University of San Diego will celebrate the grand opening of the Donald P. Shiley Center for Science and Technology on June 28, 2003. The 150,000-sf facility, the largest on the USD campus, is expected to become a major training ground for the biotechn...
 5.12.03



Kaiser Develops Antioch Medical Center

DATELINE Antioch, Calif.
Kaiser Permanente will begin construction of a 637,000-sf medical center on its Antioch campus in 2004. The project will include a 297,000-sf medical office and a 340,000-sf, 150-bed hospital. The medical center is slated to open in 2007, pending regulato...
 5.9.03



Samsung Upgrades Austin Plant

DATELINE Austin, Texas
Samsung Austin Semiconductor is initiating a $500-million improvement of its Austin, Texas plant. Adding 40,000-sf of cleanroom space, the project will update the facility from 130-nanometer to 90-nanometer technology beginning in May 2003. The facility i...
 5.9.03



Howard Hughes Medical Institute Breaks Ground on Janelia Research Campus

DATELINE Leesburg, Va.
The Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) broke ground on its 281-acre research campus at Janelia Farm in Northern Virginia on May 5. The $500 million development will accommodate over 300 scientists and staff and is slated to reach completion in 2005. T...
 5.9.03



UC Berkeley Creates University Village

DATELINE Albany, Calif.
The University of California Berkeley has selected a development team led by Allen & O’Hara of Memphis to develop the 135-million, 26-acre University Village project in Albany. The project includes 30 units of housing for junior faculty and 587 unit...
 5.9.03



Photronics To Open Shanghai Fabrication Center

DATELINE Shanghai, China
Florida photomask maker Photronics will open a new $300-million fabrication center in Shanghai, China. The company also occupies facilities in Korea, Singapore and Taiwan. ...
 5.9.03



New York Life Insurance Develops Data Center

DATELINE Forsyth County, Ga.
New York Life Insurance Co. will locate its new $140-million Forsyth County data center in The Meadows 300, a 95,000-sf BellSouth Entertainment unit facility. Slated to begin operations by year-end 2003, the data center will store and handle customer file...
 5.9.03



Virtua Health Opens Expanded Voorhees Emergency Department

DATELINE Voorhees, N.J.
Virtua Health has completed its new $12-million emergency department expansion and renovation project in Voorhees, N.J. The facility, housing 35,000 sf of additional space and 36 new examination and treatment rooms, celebrated its grand opening on May 17,...
 5.9.03



Weslaco Hospital Breaks Ground on Knapp Medical Conference Center

DATELINE Weslaco, Texas
Weslaco Hospital recently broke ground on a new 40,000-sf Conference Center at Knapp Medical Center in Weslaco. Constructed by contractor McCarthy, the $4.8-million project will house a 4,800-sf multipurpose meeting room seating 200, three classrooms seat...
 5.9.03



Carnegie Library Converted to City Museum

DATELINE Washington, D.C.
The Historical Society of Washington, D.C. has completed the $24-million renovation of the 101-year-old Carnegie Library building to create the City Museum. The facility opened as a 60,000-sf museum on May 15, 2003. The renovation project included a 150-s...
 5.9.03



Wyeth Vaccines Expands RTP Research Facilities

DATELINE Durham, N.C.
Wyeth Vaccines is planning to lease approximately 82,000 sf of flex space in the Keystone Office and Industrial Park in Durham, N.C. The research laboratory is expected to open in 2003 and will house up to 100 researchers. Wyeth is continuing to develop i...
 5.8.03



Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Redevelops Quissett Campus

DATELINE Woods Hole, Mass.
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution has selected the New England Division of Skanska USA Building as program manager for the redevelopment of the Quissett Campus in Woods Hole, Mass. The project includes a new biogeochemistry laboratory building, a marin...
 5.6.03



Department of Health Plans Mobile Medical Crisis Unit

DATELINE Washington
The D.C. Department of Health’s Emergency Health and Medical Services Administration is planning a mobile medical unit to provide surge capacity including triage, decontamination, and vaccination in the event of a crisis. The mobile facility will be...
 5.5.03



Army Occupies Crystal City Facility

DATELINE Arlington, Va.
The Army will occupy 525,000 sf in Equity Office Properties Trust’s Taylor Building in Crystal City. The facility will enable the Army to consolidate 12 Northern Virginia offices in Pentagon City, Crystal City, Roslyn and the Pentagon. ...
 5.2.03



UC Santa Cruz Develops Engineering Building 2

DATELINE Santa Cruz, Calif.
The University of California at Santa Cruz is building the $61-million Engineering Building 2, a 90,000-sf research and teaching facility. The facility will house studies in bioinformatics, nanotechnology, biotechnology, engineering, statistics, and biomo...
 5.2.03



Smithsonian Initiates Patent Office Building Renovation

DATELINE Washington, D.C.
The Smithsonian Institution has awarded Hensel Phelps Construction of Greeley, Colo., the $22-million contract for the first phase of the Patent Office Building renovation project. Construction on the Patent Office Building, which houses the American Art ...
 5.2.03



Sallie Mae Constructs Reston Headquarters

DATELINE Reston, Va.
SLM Corp., known as Sallie Mae or Student Loan Marketing Association, broke ground on its new nine-story headquarters in Reston on April 29, 2003. The 240,000-sf facility was designed by Boggs & Partners and WDG Architects. The $40-million facility is sla...
 5.2.03



University of Texas Southwest Medical Center Renovates Cell Biology Lab

DATELINE Dallas
The University of Texas Southwest Medical Center is engaged in the demolition and renovation of 24,000 sf of advanced cell biology workspace in Dallas. Omniplan Architects of Dallas designed the project, which will be completed by contractor McCarthy in t...
 5.1.03



Washington University Completes Biomedical Engineering Building

DATELINE St. Louis, Mo.
Washington University has recently completed the 114,000-sf Whitaker Biomedical Engineering facility in St. Louis. The $33-million facility houses 22,000 sf of wet and dry laboratory space, including 18 advanced technology labs, and 3,000 sf of vivarium s...
 5.1.03



Alegent Health Develops Omaha Medical Centers

DATELINE Omaha, Neb.
Omaha, Neb.-based Alegent Health is working with contractor McCarthy to develop 443,000 sf of new construction and 158,000 sf of renovation spread over Alegent’s four medical centers in the greater Omaha area. Included in the project is construction...
 5.1.03



UC Davis Tops Out Activity and Recreation Center

DATELINE Davis, Calif.
The University of California, Davis has topped out the new $28-million Activity and Recreation Center. Designed by Cannon Design of Los Angeles, the 155,000-sf, two-story center is comprised of four adjoining buildings to house a student center with ...
 5.1.03



Los Angeles Replacement Hospital Under Construction

DATELINE Los Angeles, Calif.
Los Angeles County and the University of Southern California Medical Center are developing a 600-bed replacement hospital in Los Angeles. Designed by architects HOK of Los Angeles and LBL Associated Architects of Santa Monica, the 1.5 million-sf proj...
 5.1.03



West Virginia University Completes Life Sciences Building

DATELINE Morgantown, W. Va.
West Virginia University has recently completed the Life Sciences Building (LSB), a consolidated facility housing the biology and psychology departments. At 200,000-sf, the LSB is the largest structure on the school's Morgantown campus and is the first fa...
 5.1.03



Oberlin College Opens New Science Center

DATELINE Oberlin, Ohio
Oberlin College has completed construction of its new Science Center in Oberlin, Ohio. Replacing the Kettering Science Building built in the 1960s, the new facility is a planned village of appropriately scaled buildings around a unifying “scien...
 5.1.03



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