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Medical technology company BD was awarded LEED Silver sustainable design certification in December of 2010 for the $14 million BD Diagnostics – Women’s Health and Cancer facility. Located in Mebane, N.C., the 101,000-sf building features advanced lighting and HVAC systems and low emission interior finishes. The facility opened in May of 2010 and is expected to use 25 percent less energy than a comparable conventional structure.

Florida Hospital is partnering with Sanford Burnham Medical Research Institute to build the Translational Research Institute for Metabolism and Diabetes. The 54,000-sf facility is under construction in Florida Hospital’s Health Village in Orlando. Occupancy is expected in late 2011.

UCB is investing EU250 million to expand its facilities in Bulle, Switzerland. A microbial manufacturing unit will be built to produce a treatment for rheumatoid arthritis and Crohn's disease. The expansion is slated for completion in 2015. UCB is also constructing a bioprocessing pilot plant in Belgium.

Scott & White Healthcare will begin construction in early 2011 on a five-story acute care hospital. The 320,000-sf Scott & White Hospital-College Station will house 143 beds, an emergency department, a cardiovascular center, a neonatal ICU, surgical suites, maternity care, and imaging facilities. An adjacent 75,000-sf ambulatory clinic will also be built at the site. Completion is expected in summer of 2013.

Tucson Medical Center is planning an $80 million expansion and renovation project. A new east entrance will be constructed and the pediatric, obstetric, and surgery facilities will be expanded and renovated. The project manager is Hill International.