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Sydney University of Technology Plans Engineering and Information Technology Building
Sydney University of Technology will begin construction in 2012 on the 290,000-sf Broadway Building. Designed by Denton Corker Marshall, the 12-story facility will house research and teaching labs, lecture halls, seminar rooms, and offices for the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology. Completion is expected in late 2013. The project is supported by $50 million in federal funding. Lend Lease will provide preconstruction services. The highest Green Star rating for sustainable design will be sought for the facility.
Georgia State University Plans Humanities-Law Building
Georgia State University will begin construction in 2012 on the $62.7 million Humanities-Law Building in Atlanta. The 200,000-sf facility will include classrooms, moot courtrooms, a public law library, legal clinics, and office space. The project team was designed by SmithGroup of Washington, D.C., and Stevens & Wilkinson of Atlanta. McCarthy Building Companies is providing construction management. LEED sustainable design certification will be sought for the project.
Texas State University Plans Center for Research Commercialization
Texas State University is planning to build the 20,000-sf Center for Research Commercialization in San Marcos. The $7 million biotechnology business incubator will provide laboratory and office space. Completion is expected in fall of 2012.
Fraunhofer Plans Center for Sustainable Energy Systems
Fraunhofer will invest $20 million to create the Center for Sustainable Energy Systems in Boston. The renovated six-story, 50,000-sf facility will provide a living laboratory for the development of advanced building systems and materials. The center is being designed by DiMella Shaffer with Gilbane Building Company as construction manager and BR+A as engineer. Construction will begin in July of 2012 with completion expected by year-end 2012.
Georgian College's Health and Wellness Building Nears Completion
Georgian College will open the $65 million Health and Wellness building in August of 2011. Located in Barrie, Ontario, the three-story, 172,000-sf facility houses classrooms, offices, laboratories, and simulation suites for medical training. The sustainably designed building features five light wells to deliver abundant natural light to the interior. The classrooms and labs have glass walls for maximum transparency.