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Applied Optoelectronics Expands Headquarters and Manufacturing Campus
Applied Optoelectronics, a producer of fiber-optic networking products, is expanding its headquarters and manufacturing campus in Sugar Land, Texas. The $30 million project includes construction of 111,600 sf of space for R&D, manufacturing, and administration. Completion is expected in late 2015.
SUNY Polytechnic Institute Constructs ZEN Building
SUNY Polytechnic is building the $191 million Zero-Energy Nanotechnology (ZEN) building in Albany, N.Y. Designed by EYP Architecture & Engineering to support clean energy research, the 360,000-sf facility will provide labs, classrooms, offices, and a large central atrium. The building will also house the new data center for the state of New York and the headquarters of the U.S. Photovoltaic Manufacturing Consortium. CommerceHub will occupy 50,000 sf in the building.
Kent State University Plans Integrated Sciences Building
Kent State University will begin construction in fall of 2015 on the $37.6 million Integrated Sciences Building in Kent, Ohio. Designed by Ayers Saint Gross and built by Turner Construction, the 57,000-gsf facility will be physically connected to the existing Williams Hall and will include 13,500 sf of shell space on the basement level. A minimum of LEED Silver sustainable design certification will be sought for the project. Completion is expected in summer of 2017.
Stelis Biopharma Builds Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing Facility
Stelis Biopharma has selected Bio-XCell to construct a $60 million biopharmaceutical manufacturing facility in Nusajaya in the Johor region of Malaysia. Providing mammalian and microbial production suites, the 140,000-sf project will feature next-generation, single-use bioprocessing technologies. Completion is expected in late 2016 with operations commencing in mid-2017. Stelis Biopharma is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Strides Arcolab.
University of Waterloo Breaks Ground on Applied Health Sciences Building
The University of Waterloo broke ground on the $18.6 million Applied Health Sciences facility in December of 2014. Designed by IBI Group Architects, the four-story, 56,000-sf project will be constructed as an expansion of the existing B.C. Matthews Hall and the adjoining Lyle S. Hallman Institute. The addition will provide a 350-seat lecture hall and technology-rich teaching laboratories, including labs for anatomy and kinesiology. The general contractor is Melloul Blamey Construction. Occupancy is expected in fall of 2016.