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SANY America Completes Georgia Assembly Facility
SANY America completed construction in February of 2011 on its $60 million assembly facility in Peachtree City, Ga. Ground was broken on the 420,000-sf building in early 2010. The facility will support R&D, sales, service, and distribution operations as well as providing assembly and production space. SANY America is a subsidiary of SANY Group Co. Ltd., a concrete machinery manufacturer based in Hunan Province, China.
La Trobe University Builds Institute of Molecular Science
La Trobe University has awarded Watpac Construction a $66 million contract to build the Institute of Molecular Science in Melbourne. The $93 million facility will provide teaching and research facilities for biotechnology, nanotechnology, and molecular science. The six-story, 118,400-sf project will include teaching labs, research labs, academic offices, and a lecture hall. Construction began on the facility in February of 2011 with completion expected in late 2012.
University of Missouri Breaks Ground on Pulse Power Research Facility
The University of Missouri-Columbia broke ground on a $1.2 million pulse power research facility for the College of Engineering in February of 2011. The addition will support collaborative research with the Department of Defense on energy capacitors, lasers, alternative energy, and algae. Occupancy is expected in summer of 2011.
University of Pennsylvania Breaks Ground on Singh Nanotechnology Center
The University of Pennsylvania broke ground in February of 2011 on the $80 million Krishna P. Singh Center for Nanotechnology in Philadelphia. The 78,000-gsf facility will support fundamental and translational research and education with 10,000 sf of cleanroom space, a 6,500-sf characterization suite, and 9,000 sf of general laboratories. The Singh Center was designed by Weiss/Manfredi and the construction manager is Gilbane Building Company. LEED Silver sustainable design certification will be sought for the multidisciplinary project.
University of Maryland Begins Construction of Physical Sciences Complex
The University of Maryland began construction in early 2011 on the $128 million Physical Sciences Complex in College Park. The 158,068-sf complex will house labs and offices for the Department of Physics, the Department of Astronomy, and the Institute for Physical Science and Technology (IPST). The first phase of construction includes a four-story tower connected to the adjacent Computer and Space Sciences Building and an underground core research facility.