Clearing, grubbing and grading operations have been initiated after receipt
of Final Site Plan Application approvals from the Towns of Malta and
Stillwater.
The official groundbreaking ceremony for Fab 8, Module 1 was held with
Governor Paterson and other high ranking state, local and GLOBALFOUNDRIES
officials.
The Town of Malta issued the first building permits for the project
including site utilities and foundations for the Fab/Spine and Central
Utilities Building.
The initial 2,500 Cubic Yards foundation pour at the Fab was started fully
utilizing materials from the on-site concrete batch plant.
The first pair of steel trusses were installed in the Fab. Each truss
weighed 45 tons
and was placed in parallel by a single 300 ton crane. The trusses span half
the
distance between the east and west Fab exterior walls.
The last steel beam was put in place on the Central Utility Building marking
the first building component of Fab 8 to celebrate a 'topping off.'
The Foundry, Fab 8's on-site restaurant, opened to serve breakfast, lunch
and dinner to the work crews.
The initial pouring of the Administration Building foundations starts the
last major component of Fab 8.
The Town of Malta Planning Board approves the expansion of the Fab
8, Module 1 Cleanroom from 210,000 to 300,000 SF.
GLOBALFOUNDRIES authorizes construction start of Fab Phase 2.
Project Overview
M+W U.S., Inc. is designing and building the most advanced
semiconductor manufacturing complex in the world for GLOBALFOUNDRIES. The Fab
8,
Module 1 facility is located at the Luther Forest Technology Campus in the
Towns of Malta and Stillwater, Saratoga County, New York. GLOBALFOUNDRIES Fab 8, Module 1 is the first of three potential Semiconductor Manufacturing
facilities proposed for the Luther Forest Technology Campus (“LFTC”). Fab 8,
Module 1 consists of four major buildings including the wafer fabrication
building (“Fab”), the Central Utility Building (“CUB”), the Spine or Fab
technical support building, and the Administration Building. Additionally,
there will be an Electric Substation Building and a Hazardous Production
Materials warehouse, as well as other
miscellaneous structures and utility yards. GLOBALFOUNDRIES is striving to
achieve LEED Gold Certification for the Administration Building and for the Fab.
The realization of
this project will be the crowning achievement in the continued development of
New York's Tech Valley as a pre-eminent location for technological breakthroughs
not only in the field of semiconductors but in nanotechnology, bio-technology,
pharmaceuticals and alternative energy as well.
M+W U.S., Inc. is proud to be a
leader in this effort and shares this website in order to provide information
and the excitement of constructing this most important project with the local
and world-wide communities.
Current Construction Activity and Status
The site development phase for the construction of GLOBALFOUNDRIES Fab 8,
Module 1 began on June 15, 2009 with final grading/roadwork activities
nearing completion. Temporary structures such as the Concrete Batch Plant,
Construction Manager’s Office, the Foundry and workers' parking have been
completed. Foundations at the Fab, Administration Building, Spine and CUB
are completed with all concrete manufactured on-site. Roof and interior
building steel continues to be erected at the Administration Building with
the building envelope being completed at the Fab, Spine and CUB. The
Wastewater Pump Station is substantially complete with the Electrical
Service Building and related high voltage yards to be completed in early
fall. The Phase 2 expansion of the Fab commenced at the end of August with
foundation work and steel erection continuing into late fall. The current
phase of construction includes the start of interior architecture systems
and installations of HVAC, plumbing, fire protection and electrical systems
and components.
Please continue to check back for more details, information and photos.
Construction Schedule
The Fab, Spine and CUB building envelopes continue to be enclosed with
the Administration Building structure continuing through summer. The Fab
Phase 2 expansion started at the end of August with foundations and steel
structure continuing into fall. Mechanical and electrical equipment, steel
trusses and pre-cast concrete deliveries will be increasing throughout the
summer. The construction project is expected to take approximately two years
to complete and an additional 12 to 18 months to ramp up to full operating
mode, with volume production anticipated in roughly 2012.
Notices
The Town of Malta has authorized extended hours for construction work.
The new hours are Monday through Friday from 6:00 AM to 8:00 PM for exterior
construction and from 6:00 AM to 11:59 PM for interior work. Saturday work
hours are from 7:00 AM to 6:00 PM for exterior construction and from 6:00 AM
to 11:59 PM for interior work.
Fab 8, Module 1 Architectural Drawings
(Please click on each drawing to see a larger version.)
Deliveries and Traffic Impacts
The construction and management work force has continued to ramp up during
the summer with 1,000 workers anticipated on site by September. Delivery of
steel trusses and pre-cast waffle slabs will continue throughout the summer and
into fall. In addition, mechanical and electrical equipment, steel trusses and
pre-cast concrete deliveries will be increasing throughout the summer.
Deliveries to the site are authorized only through the Stone Break Road entrance
to the site from Route 9.
Fab 8 Construction Hotline
M+W U.S., Inc., GLOBALFOUNDRIES and the Towns of Malta and Stillwater are
taking steps to make sure the construction of Fab 8, Module 1 will have as
little impact on the surrounding community as possible.
To help ensure fast and effective communications with the community, we have
established a process to receive and respond to construction-related concerns.
If you have a comment, complaint, or issue related to construction, please
call the Fab 8 Construction Hotline at (518) 899-0127.
For all emergencies, please call 911.
Complaint Process
Art Kaplan, Fab 8's Community Relations Manager (CRM) has been identified as the point of
contact for construction related issues. During the approved project working
hours of Monday through Saturday 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. or when approved, extended
working hours, your call will be answered within an hour. During non-working hours,
you may leave a message with the M+W U.S., Inc. answering center which will be
documented for direct follow-up by the CRM.
If the issue is noise related you will be contacted within 24 hours to record
the complaint. All calls will be documented in writing through a Project Issues
Form and every inquiry will receive a response once the issue is discussed,
reviewed.
For all emergencies, please call 911.
Please click on each of the construction photos below to see a larger
version of each image.
