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Indiana University will break ground in January of 2012 on a $20 million science and engineering facility in Indianapolis. Supporting programs in biomedical engineering, psychobiology, and renewable energy research, the addition will house a vivarium and several laboratories. General contractor Keystone Construction will use BIM technology in the delivery of the project. LEED Silver sustainable design certification will be sought for the project.

The University of Illinois is planning to build the $95 million Electrical and Computer Engineering Building in Urbana. The six-story, 230,000-sf facility will enable UI to consolidate programs currently housed in several locations. The design architect for the project is SmithGroup of Chicago.

The 680,000-sf Virtua Voorhees Hospital opened in September of 2011 in Voorhees, N.J.  Providing 368 beds in private rooms, the $463 million facility was designed using Six Sigma and LEAN principles to promote optimal integration of workflow and patient care processes. Virtua Voorhees houses facilities for emergency care, ambulatory surgery, pediatrics, neuroscience, cardiology, oncology, women's services, and imaging.

Promega will break ground on a cGMP manufacturing facility in September of 2011 in Fitchburg, Wis. The 260,000-sf building will support production of molecular biology products including reagents and sample preparation solutions. The main facility was designed by Uihlein-Wilson Architects of Milwaukee and the cGMP facility was designed by EwingCole of Philadelphia. Archemy Consulting of Vancouver, B.C., is providing design integration services and sustainable design consultation.

The University of Tennessee Health Science Center opened the $70 million College of Pharmacy in August of 2011. Ground was broken on the six-story, 183,000-sf facility in fall of 2008. The building is located in the UT-Baptist Research Park in Memphis.