Report: Apple spent more than $1B on construction of new `spaceship` HQ

Permits for the 2.8 million-square-foot, ring-shaped main building — a structure that has been likened to a "spaceship" — totaled $427 million, including $85 million for landscaping and irrigation, $14 million for a solar roof and nearly $9 million for two outdoor dining facilities. Other building features included in its report are the Steve Jobs Theater ($179 million), visitor center ($109 million), a secondary office building ($115 million) and parking facilities ($113 million)...   ...more

Ken Notes: As a lead supplier to Apple, Foxconn may want to develop a Green presence to send a positive message to Apple. We need to suggest a willingness to help in this regard.