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Network Appliance Builds Self-Generating Power Plant
Network Appliance is constructing a $2.4-million on-site natural gas fired power plant on the roof of its San Jose research and development building. The plant will supply 80% of the data storage manufacturer's electricity needs when it becomes operational in March 2003. The project was partially funded by $800,000 from the state of California's Self-Generation Project. The plant will produce 1.5 megawatts; Pacific Gas & Electric will supply the remainder of the building's 1.8-megawatt peak energy usage.
Texas Lutheran University Constructs College of Professional Studies Complex
Texas Lutheran University in Seguin is developing a 30,000-sf complex to house the College of Professional studies. Serving the departments of education, business administration and kinesiology, the facility will include a large tiered classroom, a conference center, seminar rooms, smaller classrooms and conference rooms, and faculty offices. Technological features will include electronically controlled projection screens and high-speed Internet access.
KellyUSA Plans Billy Mitchell Business Center
The Greater Kelly Development Authority (GKDA) will develop six office/warehouse buildings on 40 acres at KellyUSA in San Antonio as the Billy Mitchell Business Center. The $28-million, 513,600-sf project aims to attract industrial firms including new vendors for Toyota Motor Corp. Two of the facilities will comprise 83,700 sf each, with the remaining four buildings at 86,550 sf each. GKDA plans to offer tenants smaller leases of between 5,000 sf and 15,000 sf.
National Archives Renovation Under Way
The National Archives Building, built in 1935, is undergoing a $110-million renovation that will restore the facility's rotunda and install fiber-optic lighting systems and high-security vaults. Mechanical and electrical systems will be upgraded, and head space in the exhibit galleries will be created by the removal of several floors, shrinking the building's total space from 1.4-million sf to 900,000 sf.
Smithville Hospital Authority Plans Bastrop and Smithville Facilities
The Smithville Hospital Authority is involved in a $21-million project to build a hospital in Bastrop, Texas, and expand its Smithville hospital. The 50,000-sf Bastrop short-stay hospital will house obstetrics, a maternity ward, an imaging center, pharmacy, labs, and physical therapy space. The contractor for the $12-million project is Austin-based Constructors Inc. Designed by O'Connell Robertson & Associates of Austin, the 22-bed hospital will accommodate baby deliveries formerly performed at the Smithville facility.