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The University of Oregon is planning to construct the $65 million Robert and Beverly Lewis Integrative Science Building in Eugene. Slated for completion by 2012, the 100,000-sf interdisciplinary research and teaching building will house facilities for neurosciences, life sciences, geosciences, materials and physical sciences, and computational and information sciences. Designed to foster collaboration, the project will include shared analysis facilities, advanced imaging technologies, conference rooms, and classrooms.

The new $238 million Clarian Arnett Hospital opened in Lafayette, Ind., in October of 2008. The 350,000-sf acute care facility broke ground in spring of 2006. The not-for-profit hospital includes 152 beds and six operating rooms. Clarian Arnett Hospital is a joint venture of Clarian Health Partners and Arnett HealthSystem.

Al Fateh University has selected Hill International as construction manager for a $2 billion expansion of its campus in Tripoli, Libya. The project includes 18 million sf of new construction and expansion in 39 buildings, as well infrastructure improvements to existing facilities. Completion is slated for March of 2010.

Texas A&M University will begin construction in November of 2008 on a $13.1 million Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Facility in College Station. Housing NMR spectrometers, the building will support research for the University’s structural biology program. The project is expected to reach completion by May of 2010.

The Department of Veterans Affairs has awarded the joint venture construction firm of Clark/Hunt a $364.9 million contract to build a 790,000-sf medical center in Las Vegas, Nev. Slated for completion by September 2011, the project will include 90 hospital beds, surgical suites, laboratories, nuclear medicine, and an MRI. The sustainably-designed hospital will provide inpatient care, ambulatory care, and mental health services. A separate nursing home and ancillary structures will also be built on the 150-acre campus.