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Merck Constructs Durham Vaccine Plant
Merck is constructing a $300-million vaccine manufacturing plant on 256 acres in the Treyburn Corporate Park in Durham, N.C. The 272,000-sf complex will be comprised of four buildings for production, administration, power, and warehouse space. Slated to be fully operational in 2008, the facility will employ approximately 200 workers engaged in the production of two vaccines, one for chicken pox and the other for measles, mumps, and rubella.
San Francisco Federal Building Incorporates Sustainable Design
The new $144-million San Francisco Federal Building is slated for completion in November of 2006. Construction began on the 605,000-sf project in June 2002; the facility is now 75 percent complete. Featuring “green” building systems, the 18-story, 240-foot glass tower will be only 65 feet wide, allowing the entrance of natural light from both sides. An unconventional HVAC system, including opening windows, will replace standard air conditioning.
University of Georgia Opens Animal Health Research Center
The University of Georgia's College of Veterinary Medicine opened its $63-million Animal Health Research Center in early summer of 2006. Dedicated to the study of the treatment and prevention of emerging infectious diseases of zoonotic origin, the three-story, 75,00-sf BSL-3AG facility accommodates biocontainment spaces for the study of agents requiring BSL-1 to BSL-3 facilities.
University of Maryland Plans Arts and Humanities Facility
The University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) will begin construction in summer of 2009 on a $132-million arts and humanities facility. Funded by the state, the 220,000-sf building will include a 425-seat concert hall, a 300-seat theater and a smaller theater, a recital hall, a dance studio, and classrooms. The facility will be sited on a hillside adjacent to the existing fine arts building and will house UMBC's English, ancient studies, music, dance, and philosophy departments.
Providence Newberg Medical Center Completes LEED(R) Gold Hospital
Providence Newberg Medical Center has constructed the first LEED® Gold certified hospital in the United States. Built by Skanska USA Building, the $70 million Newberg, Ore., facility will have repaid its initial "green" investment cost in 14 months, and in just over a year, the hospital will save nearly 26 percent in annual energy expenses.