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Vestas Plans Marlborough R&D Campus
Wind turbine manufacturer Vestas is planning to begin construction in fall of 2011 on a 27,000-sf research and development facility in Marlborough, Mass. The project will support the testing of electrical generators. Vestas will also lease an adjacent 13,000 sf of office space. The $16 million project is slated for occupancy in 2012.
Valdosta State University Expands Bailey Science Center
Valdosta State University initiated a $5.5 million expansion of Bailey Science Center in August of 2011. The 15,000-sf addition will house two flexible 75-seat laboratories, 20 faculty offices, and two 30-seat classrooms. The project supports a pedagogy that provides a larger number of students with core science courses, maximizing available personnel to generate cost savings. The project team includes architect Stanley Beaman and Sears and general contractor Elkins Constructors. Occupancy is expected in fall of 2012.
Brookhaven National Lab Initiates Renovation
Brookhaven National Lab has awarded U.W. Marx Construction Company a $33 million contract to renovate 89,000 sf in two buildings. The project will update laboratories, support space, and offices in the physics building and the chemistry building in Upton, N.Y. Construction will begin by October of 2011. The $50.8 million project includes installation of new air handling systems to optimize temperature and humidity control and reduce energy consumption; the HVAC systems will include HEPA filtration.
Shionogi Opens Pharmaceutical Research Facility
Shionogi celebrated the opening of its $246.4 million pharmaceutical research facility in August of 2011. Located in Toyonaka City, Osaka, the 105,476-sf building will consolidate Shionogi's drug discovery research from four separate locations. The Shionogi Pharmaceutical Research Center (SPRC) is designed to foster interaction and collaboration and features advanced instrumentation and laboratory equipment. Construction began on the facility in September of 2008 with completion in July of 2011.
Florida Atlantic University Attains LEED Platinum for Engineering Building
Florida Atlantic University attained LEED Platinum sustainable design certification in August of 2011 for the new College of Engineering and Computer Science Building. Located in Boca Raton, the five-story, 97,000-sf facility houses classrooms and advanced laboratories for research, computer design, and instrumentation. The building includes chilled beam technology, geothermal wells, heat exchangers, lighting controls, and solar water heating. The project architect was Schwab, Twitty & Hanser with James A.