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McGill Environmental Systems Expands With Triangle Facility
McGill Environmental Systems, one of North Carolina's largest composting companies, is building a new 90,000-sf facility near Merry Oaks. The $3-million facility will process 2000,000 tons of waste annually, more than doubling McGill's current capacity. The plant will convert industrial waste from timber products, food processor grease-trap waste, and wastewater residuals into fertilizer and ornamental landscaping materials.
Inova Unveils Decontamination Facilities
Inova Health System has opened new decontamination facilities at all five Inova hospitals, including Inova Fairfax Hospital, as part of an emergency preparedness initiative. Each unit houses 6 to 8 shower stalls, designed and built by Chantilly-based Scott Long Construction, and has a decontamination capacity of 500 patients per hour in the event of a bioterrorism attack. The total project construction cost was approximately $350,000.
San Mateo Community College Upgrade Planned
San Mateo County will invest $207 million to upgrade three community college campuses over the next five years. The College of San Mateo will house a new $21-million Science Center designed by tBP Architecture of Concord, Calif. Noll & Tam of Oakland, Calif., will design Canada College's $17-million Library Center. The new $16-million Student and Community Center, designed by KMD of San Francisco, will be built on the Skyline College campus.
UC Riverside Plans New Psychology Building
The University of California Riverside has completed the pre-design phase of its new Psychology Building. The $33.7-million, 86,526-gsf (51,915-asf) facility will house dry and wet instructional and research labs, faculty and administrative offices, and support for the Department of Psychology.
University of Kansas Develops Learned Hall Addition
The University of Kansas is building a privately funded five- to six-story addition to Learned Hall, enabling consolidation of the School of Engineering's departments and programs in one facility. The addition will feature a new main entrance leading to a media-rich 250-seat lecture classroom/auditorium and administrative offices. Designed by Gould Evans Associates of Lawrence, Kan., the facility will include a 2,000-sf Environmental Engineering and Science Laboratory, 15 new labs, 25 GTA offices and 38 faculty offices.