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The University of Colorado will begin building a $100 million geosciences complex in September of 2012. Located on the East Campus in Boulder, the project will include renovation of the 280,000-sf MacAllister Building to house dry labs, classrooms, and offices, and construction of an 83,708-sf wet lab building. Completion is expected in May of 2014. The complex will provide a new home for the Environmental Studies Department. 

Argonne National Laboratory broke ground on the $34.5 million Advanced Protein Crystallization Facility on August 30, 2011. The 50,000-sf project will support research in structural genomics for the characterization of proteins used in medical therapeutics. Occupancy is expected in 2014.

Zayed University opened its new Khalifa City Campus in Abu Dhabi in September of 2011. Sited on 80 hectares, the academic and research campus includes 28 buildings, a sports complex, a convention center, and residential facilities. The $817 million project was developed in partnership with Mubadala Development Council and Abu Dhabi Education Council. Construction began on the campus in 2009.

Cabot Microelectronics opened its 56,000-sf R&D facility in September of 2011 in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. Located near Seoul, the $13 million project will support research, development, and production of advanced dielectric and CMP slurry products. Cabot Microelectronics is headquartered in Aurora, Ill.

The University of British Columbia opened the renovated Biological Sciences Complex in Vancouver on August 31, 2011. Designed by Acton Ostry Architects with RFD (Research Facilities Design) as laboratory design consultant, the $45 million project provides 61,670 sf of laboratory and support space. The 170,000-sf complex houses aquaria, informal research spaces, updated classrooms, seminar rooms, faculty and administrative offices, and gathering spaces for the Departments of Botany and Zoology.