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Oakland University is planning to build the $74.6 million School of Engineering and Computer Science in Rochester, Mich. The 127,000-sf facility will feature advanced classrooms and research labs. Additionally, Oakland University will open the new $65 million Human Health Building in fall of 2012.

The University of Pittsburgh will renovate existing space in Langley and Crawford Halls to establish a biocontainment laboratory suite for the biological sciences department. The $6 million project will provide BSL-2 and BSL-3 facilities. Completion is expected by late 2011.

Texas State University completed the design of the $43 million Performing Arts Center in February of 2011. Located in San Marcos, the facility will provide a 400-seat theater, a 300-seat recital hall, rehearsal spaces, staging areas, and classrooms. The project was designed by Morris Architects and the general contractor is Hunt Construction.

The Planon Group, a leading global provider of facilities management and real estate software, has announced that U.S. Bank, the fifth largest commercial bank in the United States, has chosen Planon’s software solution to drive facilities management and real estate performance for its headquarters, operations centers, and offices. U.S. Bank is a diversified financial services company that operates over 3,069 bank branches and 120 offices in the United States.  After a formal review process, U.S.

Royal Roads University will complete the $20 million Learning and Innovation Building in March of 2011. Located on Vancouver Island in Victoria, B.C., the facility houses classrooms, offices, a social science lab, a 100-seat videoconferencing lecture hall, and the Centre for Dialogue. LEED Gold sustainable design certification will be sought for the project.