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Kaiser Permanente broke ground in August of 2011 on a 280,000-sf hospital in Redwood City, Calif. The seven-story, 149-bed facility is being built by general contractor Rudolph and Sletten to meet and exceed state seismic regulations. Completion is expected in late 2014.

Cancer Treatment Centers of America broke ground on a 212,000-sf cancer hospital in August of 2011 in Newnan, Ga. The 50-bed facility will provide intensive care rooms, radiation and infusion therapy departments, surgical suites, an outpatient clinic, and apartments for patients and family members. Occupancy is expected in September of 2012.

Wind turbine manufacturer Vestas is planning to begin construction in fall of 2011 on a 27,000-sf research and development facility in Marlborough, Mass. The project will support the testing of electrical generators. Vestas will also lease an adjacent 13,000 sf of office space. The $16 million project is slated for occupancy in 2012.

Valdosta State University initiated a $5.5 million expansion of Bailey Science Center in August of 2011. The 15,000-sf addition will house two flexible 75-seat laboratories, 20 faculty offices, and two 30-seat classrooms. The project supports a pedagogy that provides a larger number of students with core science courses, maximizing available personnel to generate cost savings. The project team includes architect Stanley Beaman and Sears and general contractor Elkins Constructors. Occupancy is expected in fall of 2012.

Brookhaven National Lab has awarded U.W. Marx Construction Company a $33 million contract to renovate 89,000 sf in two buildings. The project will update laboratories, support space, and offices in the physics building and the chemistry building in Upton, N.Y. Construction will begin by October of 2011. The $50.8 million project includes installation of new air handling systems to optimize temperature and humidity control and reduce energy consumption; the HVAC systems will include HEPA filtration.