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LBNL Installs New Supercomputer in Oakland
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory's Oakland Scientific Facility expected to take delivery of a $33 million IBM supercomputer in December 2000. The Oakland facility, a 75,000-sf former Wells Fargo Bank building, has undergone an $11 million retrofit including a new glass facade, seismic upgrades, a new cooling system, and special security devices. The computers will occupy rows of refrigerator-size cabinets that fill the building's first two floors. The project has been developed by Encinal Broadway, headed by Peter Wang.
Gene Logic Builds R&D Lab
Gene Logic, a gene research firm, plans to transform a 50,000-sf building that formerly served as a parcel package distribution center for FedEx, to state-of-the-art R&D lab space. The biotech company expects the new $5 million facility to be completed in approximately one year. The new structure will be located just a mile from the company's Gaithersburg headquarters.
VA Medical Research Complex to be Built in Durham
The Veterans Administration has awarded a contract to LCOR Inc. of Berwyn, Pa., to develop a $150 million, 600,000-sf medical and research complex across the street from the Duke University Medical Center in Durham. The project will include 19,000 sf of primary care clinic space and 40,000 sf of medical and research space, plus retail and commercial space and parking on a 3.5-acre lot. As many as seven buildings are planned, with construction scheduled to begin in 2001.
Lockheed Martin Telecomm Building at Valley Forge
Lockheed Martin Global Telecommunications' business and technology division has broken ground on a new headquarters at the Valley Forge Corporate Center. The company will relocate approximately 400 employees working in the area to the new 136,000-sf office when it opens in August 2001.
Scotts Co. Plans New Facility in Temecula
The Scotts Co., headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, has selected three San Diego companies to provide design, construction management, and general contracting services for a new facility in Temecula. Smith Consulting Architects, Gafcon, and Keeton Construction Co. began work in November 2000 on Scotts Co.'s $22 million, 410,000-sf office/manufacturing/warehouse facility to produce lawn seed and fertilizer spreaders. The company is a leading supplier of consumer gardening products.