HOUSTON-ExxonMobil plans to develop a new office campus in north Houston for employees currently working in a variety of locations throughout the metro area. The complex will be located on a 385-acre wooded site on company-owned land near the intersection of I-45 and the Hardy Toll Road.

The new campus will contain multiple low-rise office buildings, a laboratory, conference and training centers and facilities such as child care, a wellness center and other employee amenities. Employees will move in phases as the buildings are constructed, beginning early 2014. Full occupancy for Houston-based employees is expected by 2015. It is expected that most employees working in the corporation’s Houston Upstream head office activities, along with ExxonMobil Chemical Company and various staff support services, will be based at the campus.

The decision to build a new campus rather than continue to lease space is the result of a study of the company’s US office requirements, according to a statement from ExxonMobil. The global energy company said further study will determine whether any other US office locations will be located at the campus in the future.

“This new campus provides an opportunity to consolidate many of our Houston offices in one location, which will provide a high-quality working environment as our employees continue to support ExxonMobil’s mission of delivering energy to meet growing global needs,” said Bryan Milton, president of ExxonMobil Global Services Company.

The complex will be constructed to high standards of energy efficiency and environmental stewardship and will promote new opportunities for employee collaboration in their daily work, according to Milton.