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Binghamton University Opens Engineering & Science Building
Binghamton University opened the $66 million Engineering and Science Building in November of 2011. Located in Vestal, N.Y., the two-story, 125,000-sf building houses the Thomas J. Watson School of Engineering and Applied Science, the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, and the Department of Mechanical Engineering. The facility provides flexible teaching and research labs and business incubator space for the development of industry partnerships.
Aston University Builds European Bioenergy Research Institute
Aston University began construction in fall of 2011 on the £16.5 million European Bioenergy Research Institute in Birmingham in the United Kingdom. The facility will house research laboratories for the development of advanced energy technologies. The building will be powered by renewable energy from pilot scale photo bioreactors and a small scale industrial power plant which will generate heat and power from biomass.
University of British Columbia Opens Centre for Interactive Research on Sustainability
The University of British Columbia opened the Centre for Interactive Research on Sustainability (CIRS) in Vancouver in November of 2011. The $37 million facility is heralded as the most sustainable building in North America and will act as a living laboratory for research and innovation on global sustainability challenges. CIRS is one of only a handful of buildings worldwide that provide “net positive” benefits to the environment.
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company's Fab 12 Attains ISO 50001 Certification
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) announced in November of 2011 that it has attained ISO 50001 certification for its Fab 12 Phase 4 data center. The high density facility is located in Hsinchu Science Park. ISO 50001 is an international framework for energy performance management. By complying to ISO 50001 standards, TSMC expects to reduce the power consumption of the Fab 12 Phase 4 data center by eight percent. TSMC also plans to apply the standard to all future data centers.
University of Manchester Completes Nuclear Research Facility
The University of Manchester completed the £20 million Dalton Cumbrian Facility in November of 2011. The laboratory is located in Moor Row, Cumbria, in the Westlakes Science and Technology Park. Housing the Dalton Nuclear Institute, the facility will support research on radiochemistry, radiation science, nuclear engineering, decommissioning, and radioactive waste management. The project team includes Wilson Mason Architects, project manager Drivers Jonas Deloitte, and contractor Morgan Sindall.