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Dow AgroSciences dedicated its research and greenhouse facility in September of 2010 in West Lafayette, Ind. Located in the Purdue Research Park, the facility includes 15,000 sf of research and office space and an 11,000-sf greenhouse complex. The project will support collaboration with Purdue Agriculture and Science faculty and provide students with training opportunities in plant breeding and agricultural life science research.

Yahoo opened the 155,000-sf Computing Coop data center in Lockport, N.Y., in September of 2010. Using 40 percent less energy than a conventional data center, the facility features long narrow hallways angled in the direction of local winds for natural cooling. The airflow eliminates the need to use circulated water for equipment cooling, resulting in a 95 percent reduction in water consumption. The project was supported by $9.9 million in funding from the Department of Energy.

Fayetteville State University will begin construction in January of 2011 on a $17 million science and technology building. The four-story, 64,000-sf facility will house classrooms, offices, and labs for chemistry, math, information technology, and science. The project contractors are Rentenbach Constructors and R.J. Leeper Construction. LEED sustainable design certification will be sought for the facility. Completion is expected in July of 2012.

Moorpark College dedicated its 47,000-sf Academic Center in September of 2010. Located in Moorpark, Calif., the three-story, 47,000-sf facility house 33 technology-rich classrooms, faculty offices, and conference rooms. Additionally, Moorpark College’s new health sciences building will open in January of 2011, and the $12.7 million, 13,000-sf Exotic Animal Training and Management Program (EATM) facility is slated for completion in April of 2011.

Michigan State University broke ground in September of 2010 on the $17.6 million Bott Building for Nursing Education and Research in East Lansing. Supported by $7.45 million in federal stimulus funding, the three-story addition will provide 20,906 gsf of research space, teaching labs, classrooms, and faculty offices. The 50,000-sf project will enable several College of Nursing facilities to be consolidated in a centralized location. Completion is expected in late 2011.