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Montclair State Opens University Hall Education Facility
Montclair State University officially opened University Hall in Montclair, N.J., on March 27, 2006. The 270,000-sf building is one of New Jersey's most technologically advanced classroom facilities and the new home of the University's nationally recognized College of Education & Human Services. It houses 52 state-of-the-art, technologically advanced classrooms; lecture halls; student study rooms and lounges; conference rooms; and offices for faculty and staff.
BBC Awards FM Contract to Johnson Controls
Johnson Controls has won a new contract to provide facilities management services to the BBC's property portfolio in London and Scotland. The five-year contract will cover 129 premises and 700,000 square meters (7,532,000 sf) of workspace. Johnson Controls will also provide specialist services across the BBC's wider UK property portfolio. Johnson Controls created a custom-made technological solution for the BBC which addresses its critical broadcast continuity and customer service requirements.
University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center Constructs Faculty Center Tower
The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center is building a 21-story tower at Houston's Texas Medical Center. Groundbreaking for the 732,000-sf Faculty Center Tower, designed by PageSoutherlandPage, was held on November 11, 2005 with completion expected in the spring of 2008. Faculty Center Tower, which will connect via an above-grade bridge to M. D.
Jackson State University Breaks Ground on Engineering Building
Jackson State University broke ground on March 31, 2006 on a $20-million, 90,000-sf engineering building. Slated for completion by fall of 2007, the building will house an auditorium, two-tiered classrooms, faculty and student lounges, and a wireless communication infrastructure. The building will consolidate engineering education and administration on the university's Jackson, Miss., campus.
Vietnamese Institute of Biotechnology Opens Hanoi Gene Lab
Vietnam's Institute of Biotechnology inaugurated the country's first gene technology laboratory in Hanoi on March 31, 2006. Eighty percent of the facility's $3.6-million construction budget was spent on equipment including a protein sequence reader and a gene sequence reader. The lab consists of three synchronous facility groups engaged in research on gene branches, proteins, and biotechnology. Construction began on the facility in May 2001. The laboratory will continue to be upgraded until 2010 to meet international standards.