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ValleyCare Health System Expands Bay Area Facilities
ValleyCare Health System, a Pleasanton and Livermore community hospital system, is engaged in 180,000 sf of new construction totalling almost $94 million. Adding 40 acute and intensive care beds to its 97-bed Pleasanton hospital, ValleyCare will also expand operating room, clinical, outpatient, and medical office facilities. Currently under construction on the Livermore campus is the 65,000-sf "Lifestyle RX", a health, wellness and fitness center open to patients and the general population.
Hewlett Packard Executive Briefing Center Recognized
Hewlett Packard was recently awarded the Association of Briefing Program Managers 2002 trophy for best new or renovated center in the nation for its 400,000-sf Executive Briefing Center in Cupertino. Designed for all technology to be invisible, the renovated 14-year-old center houses product showcases and shareholder and company meetings. The 10-month project was completed by Toeniskoeter & Breeding and RMW Architecture and Interiors of San Francisco.
Washington Gas Renovates Operations Center
Washington Gas, a natural gas utility, began renovating its 500,000-sf Springfield Operations Center in October 2002. The project, designed by architectural firm McKissack & McKissack of Washington, D.C., will be the first renovation performed on the 1971 light industrial building since its construction. The renovation is expected to reach completion in three to five years. Washington Gas is also seeking to relocate its headquarters to a new 80,000- to 90,000-sf site in the greater Washington area.
WallTech Consolidates, Expands with Austin Facility
WallTech Inc., an Austin modular furniture refurbisher, has occupied 75,600 sf of warehouse and office space in the Hill Partners' Rutland 4 building. The facility consolidates 12,000 sf of office space and 40,000 sf of industrial space vacated by WallTech in its September 2002 relocation.
NCSU Builds Undergraduate Science Teaching Lab
Sitework began in April on phase one of North Carolina State University's Undergraduate Science Teaching Lab (USTL) located on the main campus. 70,700 gsf of instructional chemistry and physics labs and classrooms will be constructed, as well as 40,500 sf of instructional laboratories, classrooms and greenhouses for horticultural sciences. The project, designed by Little and Associates Architects, is being built by contractor R.N. Rouse. Laboratory planner is Research Facilities Design of San Diego.