Industry News

Hewlett-Packard is building a 49,960-sf data center and research facility in Fort Collins, Colo. The 10-megawatt center will use microgrids to power and cool 10,000 servers. Functioning as a living laboratory for sustainable data center development, the project will include 10,000 sensors for energy and temperature monitoring.

Purdue University broke ground on a $23.5 million facility for the Center for High Performance Buildings on April 1, 2011. The 68,000-sf project represents an expansion of the existing Ray W. Herrick Laboratories. Construction of the first phase will begin in July of 2011 and reach completion in early 2013. The project is supported by $11.75 million in funding from the National Institute of Standards and Technology.

Marlborough Hospital will begin construction in late 2011 on an $11.7 million cancer pavilion. The 14,500-sf addition will include space for medical and radiation oncology and a healing garden. The center will be operated by UMass Memorial Health Care Cancer Center of Excellence. The project architect is S/L/A/M Collaborative with Tocci Building Corp. as general contractor. IPD (Integrated Project Delivery) will be used in the construction of the facility.

Nintendo is planning to build a $205 million R&D facility in Kyoto. Construction will begin on the seven-story, 430,000-sf project in January of 2012 with completion expected by 2013. The facility will house over 1,500 employees engaged in product development.

The University of Wisconsin-Madison has received an Energy Star rating for its renovation and expansion of the historic Education Building. Designed to attain LEED Platinum certification, the project sets a new standard of sustainability with an active chilled beam system and abundant natural light. The project was designed by HGA Architects in collaboration with historic preservation consultant Quinn Evans Architects.