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Construction Begins on Massachusetts Green High Performance Computing Center
Construction began in August of 2011 on the $168 million Massachusetts Green High Performance Computing Center in Holyoke. Representing a partnership of MIT, Harvard, Boston University, Northeastern University, and the University of Massachusetts system, the two-story, 90,000-sf complex is strategically sited to benefit from hydroelectric power resources and lower electricity costs. The project will support the computational research needs of the five institutions.
John Jay College of Criminal Justice Opens Integrated Campus
John Jay College of Criminal Justice opened a $600 million facility in New York in November of 2011. The 14-story, 625,000-sf integrated campus occupies a city block. Designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, the project provides an open-air plaza, teaching and research labs, smart classrooms, emergency management and high-rise simulator labs, lecture halls, seminar rooms, faculty offices, a conference center, a moot court, and administrative space. John Jay College is part of the City University of New York system.
University of British Columbia Builds Advanced Rare Isotope Laboratory
Construction began in November of 2011 on the $62.9 million Advanced Rare Isotope Laboratory (ARIEL) in Vancouver. The facility is being built at the University of British Columbia at TRIUMF, Canada's national laboratory for particle and nuclear physics. The 36,662-sf project will include an underground beam tunnel for the production of rare isotopes for medicine and research. The duration of construction will be 18 months. The facility represents a collaborative partnership of thirteen universities led by the University of Victoria.
Manchester University Expands Business School
Manchester University has awarded Bruntwood a $96.1 million contract to build a new facility for Manchester Business School. The first phase of construction comprises a hotel and conference center, with the second and third construction phases providing instructional space, administrative and faculty offices, and a resource and learning center. Construction will begin in 2012.
Primus Solutions Awarded Operations and Maintenance Contract at Plum Island Animal Disease Center
Primus Solutions has been awarded a contract to provide facility operations and maintenance support services to the Department of Homeland Security at Plum Island Animal Disease Center in Orient Point, N.Y. The contract, which has one base year plus four one-year options, is valued at $85 million.