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NIH Opens Vaccine Research Center
The National Institutes of Health Dale and Betty Bumpers Vaccine Research Center, which broke ground in February 1999, opened in late August 2000. Spaulding & Slye was the developer of the fast-track $32-million, 82,500-sf facility, where researchers in immunology, virology, and HIV will work together toward developing an AIDs vaccine by 2007. The 10-story structure features laboratories, a high-tech education and conference center, cyber café, support spaces, and offices for principal investigators. For flexibility, an open lab plan with 11’ x 13’ space planning modules was chosen.
1838 Investment Advisors Develop Renaissance Corsair Facility
1838 Investment Advisors, a financial services subsidiary of MBIA, has plans for a new 39,000-sf facility at Renaissance Corsair in the Renaissance Corporate Center in Gulph Mills on a former Superfund site. O’Neill Properties is developing the project in three phases, the first phase breaking ground in late 2000, with completion in August 2001. When complete, the Renaissance Corsair project will provide 400,000 sf in three buildings.
Tokyo Electron to Expand in Austin
Tokyo Electron America has received approval in September to construct a new 70,700-sf office building at their corporate campus in East Austin. The new structure will connect with the company’s existing 77,864-sf facility, and will provide additional space to accommodate increased staff. The company, which manufactures semiconductor equipment, has been working with the engineer consulting firm Baker-Aicklen & Associates.
Concordia University Breaks Ground on Center for Learning and Leadership
Concordia University recently broke ground on the Walter and Maxine Christopher Center for Learning and Leadership, a 83,000-sf three-story structure designed by Holabird & Root of Chicago. The center will provide a setting for modeling ideal teaching environments and promoting the highest standards of quality care for young children.
NIST Builds Advanced Measurement Lab
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) recently awarded a $174-million construction contract for the Advanced Measurement Laboratory. The prime contractor is Clark/Gilford, a joint venture between The Clark Construction Group of Bethesda, Md., and Gilford Corporation of Beltsville, Md. HDR Architecture of Alexandria, Va., designed the 511,040-sf facility; completion is scheduled for 2004.