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GSA Plans Moultrie Courthouse Expansion
The General Services Administration is planning a 93,000-sf expansion of the 654,000-sf H. Carl Moultrie Courthouse in Washington. Project cost is expected to range from $50- to $100-million. The expansion includes a 79,000-sf addition to the Family Court entrance and a 13,900-sf pavilion addition to the Superior Court entrance.
American BioFuels Relocates Production Operations to Bakersfield
American BioFuels is relocating its production operations to Bakersfield, Calif., as part of a joint venture with Hondo Chemical of Bakersfield. American BioFuels, based in San Diego, will move from a building in Adelanto which processed 2.5 million gallons of biofuel annually to Hondo's Bakersfield site, which can process 50 million gallons annually. Initial production is aimed to reach 15 million gallons per year as market demand increases. Production at the Hondo facilities is slated to begin in February 2003.
San Diego's Regional Transportation Center Under Construction
The $17.9-million Regional Transportation Center is under construction in San Diego. Located on a 1.4-acre site in City Heights, the project will feature a 60,000-sf facility that will promote awareness of alternative fuel vehicles. The building is being funded via a grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, and by the San Diego Environmental Foundation, Ford Motor Co., Pearson Ford, California Air Resources Board, the U.S. Department of Energy, and the city of San Diego.
Children's Hospital Renovates Stem Cell Transplant Unit
Children's Hospital in Boston has completed extensive renovations to its stem cell transplant unit. Housing 13 rooms for patients undergoing bone marrow transplant therapy, the 8,000-sf acute care project includes associated medical support space. Contractor for the renovation was G. Greene Construction.
University of Alabama Develops Student Recreation Center
The University of Alabama has awarded Holliston-based Wayne J. Griffin Electric the contract to perform all electrical, lighting, HVAC and safety services for renovations and a two-story addition at the new student recreation center in Tuscaloosa. Totalling 180,000 sf, the three-phase project will double the size of the existing facility, construct the addition and add a new gymnasium featuring four full basketball courts.