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St. Luke's Hospital Completes East Medical Building and Parking Garage
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FDA Constructs Silver Springs Utility Plant
The Food and Drug Administration has contracted Sempra Energy Solutions to construct a central utility plant at its 2.3 million-sf Silver Spring, Md. administration campus. The plant will use renewable energy by incorporating the use of photovoltaic panels, as well as efficient combined heat and power technology. Sempra's $98 million services contract includes supplying electricity as well as the heating and cooling infrastructure for the campus.
Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center Plans New Biotech R&D Facilities
The Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center has selected Architects Delawie Wilkes Rodriques Barker of San Diego to design two new biotech R&D facilities. Totaling 108,245 sf, the $7.7-million project is located on 6.16-acres in the La Jolla Spectrum Business Park in Torrey Pines. Developed by CarrAmerica Development, the project will be built by general contractor DPR Construction of Redwood City. Construction is slated to begin by year-end 2002.
Baylor University Plans Multi-Use Building
Baylor University has selected McCarthy to build a four-level, precast concrete structure to house parking, office, and shell space.
FedEx Plans San Leandro Facility
FedEx will occupy a 65,000-sf facility on a six-acre parcel in an industrial business park planned in San Leandro, Calif. Developed by McMahon Development Group LLC, the 21-acre park is comprised of nine parcels and will include up to seven additional light industrial facilities totalling 300,000 sf. These planned buildings are being marketed to eco-industrial users, companies who divert and utilize materials that would otherwise go into the city landfill.