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Lockheed Martin Builds Canberra R&D Facility
Lockheed Martin is building the NextGen Cyber Innovation and Technology Centre (NCITE) in Canberra, Australia. The 9,687-sf facility will support the creation of advanced military cybersecurity technologies. The building will house 200 employees and is expected to open in March of 2012.
UC Davis Builds Jess S. Jackson Sustainable Winery Building
The University of California, Davis broke ground in November of 2011 on the 8,000-sf Jess S. Jackson Sustainable Winery Building. The $4 million facility will provide energy for UC Davis' winery with photovoltaic arrays and fuel cells, as well as supplying captured rainwater for cleaning and landscaping. The project will enable the adjacent teaching winery, brewery, and food-processing complex to be entirely self sustainable and carbon neutral. Completion is expected in late 2012.
Manitoba Health Breaks Ground on Selkirk Regional Health Centre
Manitoba Health broke ground on the $100 million Selkirk Regional Health Centre in November of 2011. The 65-bed hospital will feature 80 percent private rooms and will provide an outpatient center, obstetrics, surgery, imaging, rehabilitation, and cancer treatment facilities. LEED Silver sustainable design certification will be sought for the project, which will utilize ground-source heat pump technology and low-flow water fixtures. Occupancy is expected in 2014.
University of Western Ontario Completes First Phase of Ivey School of Business
The University of Western Ontario completed the first 150,000-sf phase of construction for the Richard Ivey School of Business in November of 2011. The completed 270,000-sf facility will provide world-class teaching and research space and is expected to attain LEED Gold sustainable design certification. The construction cost is estimated at $110 million.
Paradise Valley Community College Opens Renovated Mathematics Facility
Paradise Valley Community College opened its newly renovated Building Q in November of 2011 in Phoenix. Designed by SmithGroup, the $10.6 million, 69,600-sf project converted an existing county library building into an academic facility for mathematics with 23 classrooms, faculty offices, and support space. The building houses the college's Center for Teaching and Learning and Continuing Education and the 10,700-sf Arizona Agribusiness and Equine Center Charter School. The construction manager for the project was Jokake Construction.