Industry News

Worldweb.net has chosen OP*X (Oldham + Partners) to design its new 38,000-sf office in Alexandria. OP*X is based in Washington.

Polaroid Corp. has awarded Houston-based Enron Energy Services a contract for all energy management services at its seven major facilities in the US. The 10-year, $200 million contract includes energy commodity requirements and infrastructure improvements, as well as all operation and maintenance at the company's three Masssachusetts manufacturing plants.

Shanghai Scienceland, China's first major science museum, has chosen the Los Angeles office of RTKL to design the interiors of the two-building facility. Five galleries, a large format theater, 3D dome theater, as well as an interior courtyard, restaurants, shops, and a multifunction hall will be housed in the main building.

The second building will accommodate a research library, labs, and support functions along with housing for visiting scholars. A bridge link will connect the two buildings.

AlphaGary Corp., based in Leominster, Mass., has finished construction of a new plastics compounding plant in Meloton Mowbray, Leicester, doubling the company's manufacturing capacity in the UK. A segregated area at the new plant will produce medical device and regulated packaging compounds.

FlightSafety Boeing Training International has chosen New York-based Parsons Brinckerhoff to provide architecture, engineering, and construction services for a new $73 million, 32,800-sf flight training center near London's Luton Airport. Ground was broken in late October 1999. The facility will house offices, lecture rooms, and training facilities including a four-bay flight simulator training center. Completion is anticipated in fall 2000.