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Los Angeles Trade Technical College Builds Construction Technology Building
Los Angeles Trade Technical College has selected the design-build team of Bernards/HMC Architects to construct the $90 million Construction Technology Building. The three-story, 139,000-sf training center will support instruction in building trades, architecture, and contractor licensing. LEED Gold sustainable design certification will be sought for the facility, which will function as a teaching tool for advanced building systems. The project includes construction of a six-story, 1,000-space, net zero parking structure.
University of Massachusetts Amherst Constructs New Laboratory Science Building
The University of Massachusetts Amherst is building the $156 million New Laboratory Science Building. Ground was broken on the 318,000-gsf research facility in February of 2010 and the north wing of the building is expected to open in fall of 2012. The facility will be connected to the existing Integrated Sciences Building and will include shell space to accommodate future research needs. Designed by Wilson Architects of Boston, the New Laboratory Science Building will provide modern labs arranged in interdisciplinary research clusters.
Vaccine and Gene Therapy Institute Breaks Ground on Florida Laboratory
The Vaccine and Gene Therapy Institute broke ground on a $42 million research facility in Port St. Lucie, Fla., in October of 2010. Located in the Florida Center for Innovation research park in Tradition, Fla., the four-story, 98,000-sf building is expected to reach completion in 2012. The general contractor for the project is Whiting-Turner of Tampa.
Intel Plans Hillsboro Research Fab
Intel will begin construction in early 2011 on a multibillion-dollar research fab in Hillsboro, Ore. The D1X facility will house extensive cleanroom facilities and is expected to open in 2013.
Hackensack University Medical Center Dedicates Cancer Center
Hackensack University Medical Center dedicated the $130 million John Theurer Cancer Center in October of 2010. The five-story, 155,000-sf outpatient facility features a four-story atrium, healing gardens, radiation oncology suites, four linear accelerator vaults, advanced imaging technologies, and a kitchen for cooking classes. The center was built by William Blanchard Co. of Springfield. The duration of construction was two and a half years.