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Dow Corning Opens Solar Energy Exploration and Development Facility
Dow Corning opened the $11.5 million Solar Energy Exploration and Development (SEED) facility in January of 2012. The two-building project is located in Seneffe, Belgium, and includes the Solar Application Centre and the Silicone Synthesis Technology Centre. Designed by Group IPS, the sustainably designed R&D facility features a geothermal energy system with a heat pump, photovoltaic window shades, a glazed façade, and vacuum insulation panels.
Cleveland Clinic Opens Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Building
Cleveland Clinic opened the $75 million Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Building in January of 2012. The 138,000-sf project houses advanced facilities for genomic, molecular, microbiologic, and DNA testing of specimens supplied by hospitals across the United States. Construction began on the sustainably designed building in 2009.
University of Tennessee Opens Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building
The University of Tennessee opened the $37.5 million Min H. Kao Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building in January of 2012. Located in Knoxville, the 150,000-sf facility houses 19 research labs, 11 teaching labs, nine classrooms, a technology-rich auditorium, and over 100 faculty and graduate student offices. The duration of construction was three years. The architectural team for the sustainably designed building was Bullock, Smith & Partners and Lindsay and Maples Architects.
Radford University Builds Center for the Sciences
Radford University will begin construction in fall of 2012 on the $49 million Center for the Sciences in Radford, Va. The 115,000-sf building will provide teaching and research labs, faculty and staff offices, a planetarium, an earth sciences museum, and a climate-controlled zoology research suite. Completion is expected in fall of 2014.
Novartis Initiates Cambridge Expansion
Novartis is initiating a 550,000-sf expansion of its campus in Cambridge, Mass. The project includes construction of two biomedical laboratory and office buildings. The architectural team for the master plan and for one building is Maya Lin Studio and Bialosky + Partners. Toshiko Mori Architect is the designer of the second building. Cannon Design is the architect of record. Skanska USA Building will provide preconstruction, construction management, and design-build services.