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Advanced Technology Center at Northwest Vista College
Northwest Vista College is planning a new 30,000-sf Advanced Technology Center to house the college's Corporate and Community Development Department. The two-story facility will also house academic functions, providing a biotechnology lab, 5 computer labs and 8 classrooms.
Cypress Semiconductor Installs Solar Energy Systems
Cypress Semiconductor plans to install a $2.1-million, 335-kW solar power array at its new administrative facility in San Jose, providing about 12 percent of Cypress’ energy. The three-story building is scheduled to open in January 2002, and the solar energy system installed by PowerLight Corp. of Berkeley, Calif., is expected to pay for itself in seven years. The system can be retrofitted as technology improves, and is expected to last 25-30 years.
IRS To Occupy New Austin Facility in 2003
The Internal Revenue Service will have a new 45,504-sf office at SouthTech Business Center, a recently completed 260,000-sf complex in Austin. The building will house offices featuring raised flooring. Parking for 192 vehicles is also included. Move-in is scheduled for the first quarter of 2003. The General Services Administration found the space for the IRS. Hill Partners Inc. is the developer of the complex.
New Lab and Office Facility for Millipore
Bioscience firm Millipore's new two-story, 80,000-sf lab and office facility in Billerica, Mass., has been designed by Boston-based Margulies & Associates; development and construction is by The Gutierrez Co.
MIT Renovates Centers for Environmental Health and Space Research
Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Boston has renovated the Center for Environmental Health to create 15,000 sf of lab and office space. At the Center for Space Research, 18,600 sf was demolished and renovated. Both projects were completed by Shawmut Design and Construction of Boston.