Industry News

Georgia State University is building the $150 million Parker H. Petit Science Teaching Laboratory in Atlanta. Designed Heery International, the 350,000-sf facility will house multidisciplinary research and instruction space for biology, chemistry, neuroscience, and the College of Health and Human Services. Completion is slated for spring of 2010.

The first phase of construction at Fusionopolis has reached completion in the One-North business park in Buona Vista, Singapore. Fusionopolis provides laboratory and office space for companies including Seiko Instruments, Panasonic, Vestas Wind Systems, and Electronic Arts. The two-building complex also houses research space for Singapore’s Agency for Science, Technology, and Research.

Infinity Cleanroom Solutions broke ground on an 11,500-sf molding and assembly plant in December of 2008. Providing certified Class 100,000 and 10,000 cleanroom space, the project represents an expansion of the manufacturer’s existing campus in Mount Vernon, Ind. Completion is expected in June of 2009.

Cooper University Hospital opened the first five floors of the $220 million Pavilion in December of 2008. Located in Camden, N.J., the 10-story building features 12 surgical suites, 33 private inpatient rooms, a 30-bed intensive care unit, a healing garden, and a three-story atrium. The top five floors will be finished as needed. The project was designed by Ewing Cole.

Danish wind turbine manufacturer Vestas will locate its new 500,000-sf headquarters in Portland, Ore. LEED Platinum sustainable design certification will be sought for the $250 million facility. Vestas will also open an R&D facility in Boston to develop generators, converters, and control technologies for next-generation wind turbines.