Construction Complete on Vertex Pharmaceuticals Research Center in San Diego

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SAN DIEGO, Calif. – BNBuilders, Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. and Vertex Pharmaceuticals recently celebrated the grand opening of Vertex’s new research facility in San Diego, California with a ribbon cutting ceremony. Vertex’s new facility was developed by Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. with the building shell designed by LPA and interiors designed by DGA. Vertex Pharmaceuticals is a biotech company focused on creating transformative medicines for people who have serious diseases. The company has had a research and development presence in San Diego for more than 15 years. Its San Diego research team is responsible for the discovery of … Read more

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Gammon Awarded Data Center Project in Singapore

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Gammon Pte. Limited, a subsidiary of Gammon Construction Limited, has been awarded a data center project in Singapore for Global Switch, an owner, operator and developer of large-scale, carrier and cloud neutral, multi-tenanted data centers across Europe and Asia-Pacific. Located in the Woodlands area of Singapore, the data center will comprise a six-story precast structure containing 10 data suites and infrastructure. It will be built to achieve LEED Gold and Green Mark Platinum standards utilizing Building Information Modeling through design development, construction, operation and maintenance. The data center is due to launch later this year. Global Switch’s Singapore Woodlands data center is … Read more

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PCL Wins Excellence in Green Building Award for Humber River Hospital

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The Canada Green Building Council awarded PCL Constructors Canada Inc. (Toronto) and its partners with its 2018 Excellence in Green Building: New Construction Institutional Award for Humber River Hospital, in recognition of the team’s leadership in delivering a new construction project that exemplifies the merits of sustainable building. “On behalf of our partners, we are grateful to the CaGBC for celebrating the outcomes of our vision for Humber River Hospital, which was designed and built on three core principles: Lean, Green, and Digital,” notes HRH President & CEO Barb Collins. “This award is a testament to the tremendous collaborative efforts … Read more

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C.W. Driver Companies Breaks Ground on $17.9M Library

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C.W. Driver Companies broke ground on the $17.9-million construction of the new Mission Hills-Hillcrest Harley & Bessie Knox Public Library, located in San Diego, California. The 14,000-square-foot, one-story structure will be nearly four times the size of the old library, and will be constructed on the site of the old International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers building located at 925 West Washington St. The project is expected to be completed in the summer of 2018. Originally opened in 1961, the library is being reconstructed to better serve the growing population of the surrounding neighborhoods. The new library will feature a study … Read more

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Officials Dedicate New U.S. Embassy in Oslo, Norway

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OSLO, Norway – The U.S. Department of State, Chargé d’Affaires James P. DeHart and Norwegian officials opened the new U.S. Embassy in Oslo during a recent ceremonious ribbon cutting. Built by Walsh Construction and designed by EYP Architecture, this multi-building complex resides on a 10-acre site and provides a safe, secure and modern facility for U.S. diplomacy. The facility also includes a chancery, an underground support annex, three entry pavilions, Marine security guard quarters and offers state-of-the-art work space for over 200 embassy employees. The new embassy embodies green design and construction, having achieved LEED Gold certification for numerous sustainable … Read more

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