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University of Notre Dame Constructs Stinson-Remick Hall
The University of Notre Dame broke ground in November of 2007 on the $69.4 million Stinson-Remick Hall of Engineering in Notre Dame, Ind. The 142,000-sf facility will house a nanotechnology research center, an energy center, an 11,800-sf semiconductor processing and device fabrication cleanroom, and an undergraduate learning center. Designed to enhance interdisciplinary research, the project is slated for completion by late 2009.
Honeywell Implements Energy Efficiency Program at Fort Jackson
The U.S. Army has contracted Honeywell to implement an energy-efficiency program at Fort Jackson in Columbia, S.C. Funded by a $5-million performance contract for capital improvements, as well as $1.6 million in services for the next 20 years, the project will improve facility infrastructure and demonstrate the U.S. Army’s support of LEED principles. It is estimated that nearly $2 million in utility and operating costs will be saved per year.
Charles River Laboratories Opens Reno Preclinical Facility
Charles River Laboratories opened a 450,000-sf preclinical research center in Reno, Calif., in fall of 2007. Sited in Truckee Meadows, the BSL-2 facility is among the five largest animal testing laboratories in the country and accommodates drug research on rodents, dogs, and monkeys. Charles River invested $107 million to renovate the facility, not including laboratory equipment. The first floor houses a large chemical laboratory and the 50,000-sf second floor houses animal research. The center employs 400 staff members with a projected 900 employees in a few years.
Kettering University Constructs Science & Technology Incubator
Kettering University broke ground in late fall of 2007 on the 12,000-sf Science and Technology Incubator Building in Flint, Mich. The $2.7 million multi-tenant facility will house ten 500-sf dedicated research laboratory suites and ten executive offices. Providing space for scientific and technologically-based start-up companies, the project will begin construction in spring of 2008 and reach completion in spring of 2009.
Turnkey Recycling Solution Brightens Future of Real Estate Firm
It is easy to comply with environmental regulations when fluorescent bulb recycling efforts are automatically updated and quantified. As a result, you are years ahead of most competitors, and prospective clients can swiftly compare an actual "green" track record with the somewhat vague promises of other property management companies. It wasn't always this way for CB Richard Ellis (CBRE), a global leader in commercial real estate services.