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Industry News
ETS Houses Johnson Controls Institute's
Ecole de technologie superieure (ETS), one of Canada's leading engineering schools specializing in application and engineering technology, is teaming with Johnson Controls Inc. of Milwaukee to jointly teach building automation control. The university has designated 1,750 sf of classroom and lab space as a Johnson Controls Institute where ETS students and Johnson Controls customers and employees will be trained on the most current HVAC equipment, energy consumption control products, facility management systems and control applications.
UC San Francisco Mission Bay Campus Expands
University of California, San Francisco's Board of Regents approved plans for the second and third buildings at its new Mission Bay campus. The $58 million Campus Community Center, designed by Legoretta Arquitectos in Mexico City, is a 158,000-gsf structure that will serve as the hub of UCSF services for students, faculty, staff, and the general public. MBT Architecture of San Francisco will work with Legorreta on the facility.
Private School Builds Tech Center
Santa Fe Christian Schools in Solana Beach has plans for a $2.5 million, 14,800-sf technology center and library to serve its 750 students. HMC Architects has designed the center with six computer teaching labs, several research stations, and laptop interfaces. Distance learning, with access to video-conferencing and interactive educational instruction, will be provided in one dedicated lab. The center will provide high-speed Internet connection, with sophisticated filtering software blocking inappropriate material.
Capital One Consolidates in Tysons Corner
Capital One Financial, based in Falls Church, Va., has plans to consolidate five regional offices at a new corporate campus in Tysons Corner in Northern Virginia. The 28-acre site will accommodate 700 employees in 2002, when the facility is scheduled for completion.
USAA Builds Operations Center in Phoenix
USAA's Western Operations Center has broken ground in Phoenix. Two three-story buildings with 116,097 sf each will house 550 employees when construction is completed in 2001. A second phase of construction will commence in 2001. In 2002, 700-750 more employees will be added.