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Algonquin College will break ground in April of 2011 on the $52 million Student Commons in Ottawa. The 110,000-sf facility will provide a signature space for social interaction, study, and collaboration. The project will include a large atrium, a 700-seat auditorium, and space for student services and groups. Occupancy is expected in September of 2012. LEED Platinum sustainable design certification will be sought for the project.

Hankook Tire will construct a 710,424-sf research and development center in Daejeon, Korea. Completion is expected in 2013. Hankook's existing R&D facility will be used for production technology testing.

The U.S. General Services Administration has awarded a contract to Heery International for construction management services for a new federal courthouse in Harrisburg, Pa. The 270,000-sf facility, which is scheduled for completion in 2016, will replace an existing courthouse built in 1966. The project was designed by Ennead Architects to provide enhanced security and allow for future expansion. LEED Silver sustainable design certification will be sought for the project.

Boise State University will open the $25 million Environmental Research Building in summer of 2011. Designed by RBB of Los Angeles, the 98,000-sf project will house classrooms and labs for the departments of Geosciences, Civil Engineering, and Public Policy, Administration, and Political Science. Construction began on the facility in spring of 2009.

Ground was broken in March of 2011 for the $100 million Seton Medical Center Harker Heights in Bell County, Texas. The facility is a joint venture of LHP Hospital Group and the Seton Family of Hospitals. The 191,400-sf facility will provide 83 inpatient beds, emergency care, women’s services, obstetrics, cardiology, surgery, oncology, neurosurgery, orthopedics, diagnostic imaging, and intensive and critical care. Completion is expected in late 2012.