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BioSquare Biomedical Laboratory Awarded LEED Certification
Boston University’s BioSquare laboratory was recently awarded LEED certification by the U.S. Green Building Council. Designed by KlingStubbins of Cambridge, Ma., the 176,000-sf project is located in Boston’s South End neighborhood. Jones Lang LaSalle is the development manager, leasing agent, property manager, and construction manager for the project. The BioSquare complex was built to support innovation in biomedical research and science with the most modern, sophisticated, energy-efficient building systems.
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Opens College of Business
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University celebrated the opening of its $13 million, 54,225-sf College of Business facility on January 31, 2008. The two-story academic building contains faculty and administrative offices; technology-rich classrooms, seminar rooms; computer labs; and specialized research areas including the Aviation Operations Simulation Lab. Located on the university’s Daytona Beach, Fla., campus, the project is part of $125 million in new and planned construction including an administration building and a worldwide division headquarters facility.
Lam Research Corp. Establishes Livermore Operations
Semiconductor manufacturer Lam Research Corp. will relocate 350 workers to a leased two-building complex in Livermore, Calif. The facility was previously owned and occupied by KLA-Tencor Corp. Each building has a footprint of 120,000-sf. Lam will maintain its current headquarters in Fremont, Calif.
University of North Carolina Constructs Replacement Chemistry Building
The University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill will begin construction in March of 2008 on a new chemistry building to replace the 80-year-old Venable Hall. The $123 million facility is slated for completion by August of 2010. Housing teaching and research space for chemistry, marine science, physics, astronomy, and computer science, the building will feature a 400-seat lecture hall and a new science library. The replacement facility is the last phase of UNC’s new Science Complex construction, which began in 2001.
NAU Receives LEED Platinum for Applied Research and Development Building
Northern Arizona University’s Applied Research and Development (ARD) Building was awarded a LEED Platinum certification by the U.S. Green Building Council in January of 2008. The project was designed by Burns Wald-Hopkins Architects and built by Kitchell Construction. The top floor of the three-story facility will house NAU's Center for Microbial Genetics and Genomics. The 59,821-sf facility, which opened in September of 2008, is the most sustainably designed building in Arizona and one of the top three greenest buildings in the world.