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| Turner awarded contract by University of North Carolina Turner Construction Company, the US's largest builder of education facilities, has been awarded a $61.5 million contract by the University of North Carolina at Charlotte to provide pre-construction and construction services for an Energy Production Infrastructure Center on the university campus. The Energy Production and Infrastructure Center is being designed and constructed to achieve a LEED Silver certification from the United States Green Building Council upon completion in November 2011. The mission of the EPIC Building at UNC Charlotte is to focus on supporting the academic and research community involved in energy production and infrastructure development. In order to meet the region's energy demands in the next 25 years, it will require extensive expansion of generation and transmission capacity. The 200,000 sq. ft. facility will provide education, laboratories and outreach services to the research community and the citizens of North Carolina. The scope of work will also include the expansion of a regional utility plant and the extension of an existing road to form a signalized intersection. This will be Turner's second project for UNC Charlotte. Turner completed the College of Health & Human Services in November 2006. write your comments about the article :: © 2010 Construction News :: home page |