Industry News

The U.S. Bureau of the Census is planning a new headquarters at Suitland Federal Center. Consolidating employees from six facilities, three of which are in the Center, the headquarters is being developed by the General Services Administration's National Capital Region (NCR) to meet the silver level of the U.S. Green Building Council's LEEDTM rating system, as well as the GSA's Design Excellence and Construction Excellence Programs.

The Burlington County Institute of Technology (BCIT) is planning a $25-million, 136,600-sf expansion and renovation of its Westhampton Campus. Slated for completion in January of 2004, the project is being designed by Cape May Courthouse, N.J.-based architect the Design Collaborative. Additions totalling 72,900-sf will include a new gym and three classrooms. A total of 63,400 sf will be renovated, upgrading existing classrooms, athletic fields, the cafeteria, and other school areas, as well as several office and classroom relocations.

Genmark Automation, expanding its tool and factory automation operations for the semiconductor industry, is developing a new 53,000-sf Milpitas facility which will be fully operational by midsummer of 2002. Genmark aims to efficiently produce technologically dynamic integrated automation solutions for customer productivity.

Genzyme Corp. received a $321,750 grant from the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative (MTC) for its 280,000-sf "green" headquarters under construction in Cambridge.

DreamWorks has relocated its animation offices into 120,000 sf at Pacific Shores Center in Redwood City, Calif. The computer animation division, which is based in Palo Alto and employs 300 workers in three sites, will also be consolidated into the Redwood City facilities.