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National Cheng Kung University initiated a renovation of three engineering buildings in September of 2010 in Tainan City, Taiwan. The NT$1 billion project will provide advanced teaching and research facilities for the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, the Department of Resources Engineering, and the Department of Computer Science and Information Engineering. Completion is expected in September of 2012.

Florida A&M University broke ground in September of 2010 on Phase II of the New Pharmacy Building in Tallahassee. The 65,000-sf facility will provide 45,000 nsf of teaching and research space. Housing more than 30 laboratories, the $30 million project is part of a pharmacy complex that will include new animal research facilities and advanced instrumentation suites.

The $44 Million Maryland Forensic Medical Center opened in Baltimore in September of 2010. Located in the University of Maryland’s BioPark development, the advanced forensic science facility will house the state’s Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. Designed by Gaudreau, the 120,000-sf, six-story building includes a BSL-3 containment suite, autopsy labs, offices, and conference rooms. Construction began on the facility in summer of 2008.

Kaiser Permanente opened a $233 million expansion of its Santa Rosa hospital in October of 2010. The five-story tower houses an expanded emergency department and ICU as well as inpatient care. The project was designed by TLCD Architecture and built by Harbison-Mahony-Higgins Builders.

Dow AgroSciences dedicated its research and greenhouse facility in September of 2010 in West Lafayette, Ind. Located in the Purdue Research Park, the facility includes 15,000 sf of research and office space and an 11,000-sf greenhouse complex. The project will support collaboration with Purdue Agriculture and Science faculty and provide students with training opportunities in plant breeding and agricultural life science research.