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Industry News
Capstar Builds Advanced Data Center
Dallas-based Capstar Commercial Real Estate Services is building a 770,000-sf data center in Mesquite, Texas. Developed in partnership with Cambray Group of Walnut Creek, Calif., the facility will be one the largest and most advanced data centers in the United States. The facility was designed by project architect RTKL to meet LEED sustainable design criteria. Thornton Tomasetti is providing structural engineering consultation.
Study Urges Greater Emphasis on Stairs in Building Design
A Louisiana State University study published in The Southern Medical Journal concludes that greater use of stairs in buildings could help to solve the nation's weight problem. Staircases can be made a central feature of new buildings with the use of improved lighting, air conditioning, carpeting, painted walls, artwork, motivational signs, and even music to make using the stairs more attractive to building users.
DOE and FutureGen Alliance Plan Commercial-Scale Carborn Capture and Storage Facility
The Department of Energy (DOE) and the FutureGen Alliance have agreed to develop plans for a commercial carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) facility in Mattoon, Ill. The flagship facility would be the first in the country designed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Computer Guidance Corporation Launches eCMS as a service
Computer Guidance Corporation, developer of financial and project management software solutions for architecture, engineering, and construction companies, announced the launch of its eCMS construction management software solution on a SaaS (Software as a Service) platform. As a hosted solution, eCMS offers the same fully-integrated financial, project, and productivity management solution functionalities and benefits as the traditional enterprise-class eCMS system, but uses a hosted software business model and IT architecture.
Kerry Group Opens Technical Center of Excellence
Kerry Group opened its $60 million Technical Center of Excellence in early spring of 2009 in Beloit, Wis. The innovation center houses application suites, research and development labs, culinary facilities, and a commercialization center for Kerry Group’s food ingredient and flavor customers. The project was constructed by Gilbane Building Company of Milwaukee and features an energy-efficient design that is expected to result in an annual energy cost reduction of 22 percent compared to conventional construction.