HOUSTON — Indianapolis-based Duke Realty Corp. has broken ground for the development of the first building within the 80-acre Westside Office Park, located at the intersection of Interstate 10 and Mason Road in Houston. The Det Norske Veritas building will be a 90,000-square-foot, build-to-suit office project situated on 7 acres within the office park. It will be applying for LEED-Gold certification from the U.S. Green Building Council. The $14.4 million facility is being developed by Duke for Norwegian consulting firm Det Norske Veritas. Ziegler Cooper Architects will serve as interior architect, with Powers Brown Architects designing the building shell. Burton Construction will serve as general contractor for the building shell and core. Completion is scheduled for early 2009.
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