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Center for Life Science Boston Breaks Ground
Lyme Properties LLC broke ground on the 705,000-sf Center for Life Science Boston on July 26, 2005. Formerly called the Blackfan Research Center, the $250-million project is slated for completion in 2007. Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center will occupy 360,000 sf in the building. Lyme Properties will also construct a second facility, the Longwood North Research Center, on a half acre property adjacent to Beth Israel. Completion of the second facility is expected by mid-2007.
Mercer University Plans Science and Engineering Facility
Mercer University is planning to construct a new $14-million science and engineering building on its Macon campus. Sited next to the Mercer School of Medicine, the two-story, 52,000-sf facility will house a 150-seat auditorium, a materials-testing system, laboratories, specialized classrooms, and small rooms for student design and research projects. The facility will enable Mercer to support the nearby Warner Robins Air Logistics Center with skilled engineers and scientists.
Auburn University Plans Research Park and Incubator
Auburn University will break ground in early fall of 2005 on a research park and incubator in Auburn, Ala. Designed by Sasaki Associates of Boston, the two-building development will provide incubator space for the commercialization of research discoveries in the first phase of construction. The first building is slated for occupancy in late 2006 with the second building reaching completion in early 2007.
Intel Constructs Fab 32 in Chandler, Ariz.
Intel Corp. is initiating construction on the $3-billion "Fab 32" facility in Chandler Ariz. Located on Intel's Ocotillo campus, the 300-mm wafer fabrication plant will begin making microprocessors in the second half of 2007 on 45 nanometer process technology. The 1 million-sf facility will house 184,000 sf of clean room space. Additionally, Intel will invest $105 million to convert an inactive existing wafer fab in New Mexico to a temporary component test facility.
SIU Breaks Ground on Springfield Cancer Center
Southern Illinois University School of Medicine has broken ground on the 66,000-sf Cancer Institute in Springfield, Ill. Designed by Hanson Professional Services of Springfield with consulting provided by BSA Life Structures of Chicago, the three-story building will consolidate the School's multidisciplinary cancer clinics, research programs, and outreach services.