Construction of the four-story addition is being managed by general contractor SKANSKA, which expects to employ as many as 200 people in the project. The 20,000-square-foot building will be completed in the fall of 2010.
- Charlotte architectural firm Perkins + Will, which designed the original building, created the plans for the addition. The expansion will carry a LEED Silver designation for excellence in sustainable design.
Name: Leadership, Entrepreneurship, Education and Training Facility
- Round tower adjacent to the existing Research Triangle Park Headquarters
- 20,000 square feet
- Estimated cost is $10.4 million
- Existing building is 47,000 square feet; about 1/3 federal, state, private dollars; opened in 1992; cost $6 million.
Construction Project
- General Contractor: Skanska
- Architect: Perkins + Will, Charlotte. Designed original building
- Construction jobs: As many as 200 with about 100 on-site at any given time
Time schedule for the project
- Facility design was complete in November 2008
- Construction on the parking lot began in July 2009
- Building construction started in October 2009
- "Topping Out" was in December 2009
- Completion expected in the fall of 2010