KRUSINSKI BUILDING 416,000-SQUARE-FOOT INDUSTRIAL BUILDING

AURORA, ILL. — Oak Brook, Ill.-based Krusinski Construction Co. has received a more than $18 million contract to build a 416,000-square-foot, LEED-certified industrial facility at the corner of Diehl and County Line roads in Aurora. The building will feature 380,000 square feet of warehouse space with a 62,000-square-foot mezzanine, 35,000 square feet of office space, 24 interior docks and parking for 240 vehicles. The site will also be able to accommodate a 100,000-square-foot future expansion. Sustainable features of the facility will include special parking for bicycles and fuel-efficient vehicles, high efficiency lighting and HVAC systems and a rainwater collection system. Kiley Green of Georgia-based Randall-Paulson Architects is providing design services for the project. Groundbreaking occurred in September, and the project is expected to be complete in July 2008.