Industry News

Duke University has selected contractors Beacon Skanska and Beers Skanska of Raleigh, N.C., to build the $30-million West Edens Link Dormitories. The 120,000-sf project, designed by Philadelphia-based Kieran Timberlane & Harris, is slated for completion in July of 2002.

Computer Sciences Corp. (CSC) of El Segundo, Calif., is seeking 240,000 sf in Dallas to house over 1,300 employees and consolidate its five Dallas offices. CSC, a supplier of technical services, has issued 28 requests for proposals from developers and landlords, for either a long-term lease of existing space or development of a new location.

Southwest Texas State University (SWT) is partnering with the University of Texas at Austin, the University of Texas Dallas and Rice University to create the Strategic Partnership for Nanotechnology (SPRING). The three schools plan to develop or update their nanotechnology facilities by securing funding from federal and private grants. SWT San Marcos is planning the Nanotechnology Failure Analysis, Materials, Evaluation and Education Center (NanoFAME).

Clayton County Public Schools are planning the Open Campus High School, a "high-tech high school" featuring the Magnet Technical Center. The new school will be built on the athletic training field at Jonesboro Middle School. The middle school will be renovated for the new high school. Slated to begin construction in 2004, the initial building, designed by Griffin, Ga.-based Manely Spangler Smith Architects P.C.,  is a 100,000-sf expandable facility that will house classes for students from eight other county high schools.

Sabre Inc. is planning a 2,000,000-sf corporate campus on 175 acres in Southlake, Texas, slated for completion in 2008. Developed by Maguire Partners, the campus will require over $540 million in capital investment over the next ten years and will house 10,000 employees. The project is part of the Solana mixed-use development.