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Staffordshire University will begin construction in fall of 2010 on the £30 million Science and Technology Centre in Stoke-on-Trent in the United Kingdom. The general contractor for the project is Miller Construction. The teaching and research facility will include laboratories, flexible classrooms, two lecture halls, a cognitive and developmental psychology suite, interview rooms, a learning resource center, a dedicated IT suite, and a café. Occupancy is expected in autumn of 2012.

St. John’s Health System is planning to break ground in late 2010 on a $104 million orthopedic hospital in Springfield, Ill. The 150,000-sf facility will provide 48 beds and is slated for completion by early 2013. The hospital will include advanced surgical suites for joint replacement.

Rowan-Cabarrus Community College dedicated its $26 million biotechnology education building in September of 2010. Located on the North Carolina Research Campus in Kannapolis, the three-story facility houses 10 laboratories, 10 classrooms, 30 offices, conference rooms, and a library. The 62,332-sf building includes a bioprocessing suite for biopharmaceutical training.

University of Missouri Health Care began construction in September of 2010 on a $210 million facility in Columbia. The eight-story, 300,000-sf addition will provide 90 private patient rooms and 12 surgical suites. The Ellis Fischel Cancer Center will occupy two floors in the building. Completion is expected in late 2012.

Iowa State University dedicated the $32 million Biorenewables Research Laboratory in Ames in September of 2010. Designed to promote interaction and collaboration, the interdisciplinary research facility houses labs and offices for the National Science Foundation Engineering Research Center for Biorenewable Chemicals, the Bioeconomy Institute, and the Biobased Industry Center. RFD (Research Facilities Design) was the laboratory design consultant for the project.