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The University of Manitoba broke ground in June of 2010 on the $30 million Art and Research Technology Laboratory Building in Winnipeg. Occupancy is expected in fall of 2011. The facility will house the university’s fine arts masters programs and graduate research space.

Saint Luke’s Hospital dedicated its new Women’s Center in Kansas City in June of 2010. Comprising two adjacent facilities, the project includes the Ellen Hockaday Center for Women’s Care and the Muriel I. Kauffman Women’s Heart Center. Providing imaging suites, maternal and fetal care, and urogynecology services, the Women’s Center is part of a $330 million master construction plan that includes a new patient tower housing Saint Luke’s Mid America Heart and Vascular Institute.

Loma Linda University opened its $32 million rehabilitation hospital in late May of 2010. The 24-bed facility features 476-sf patient rooms to support recovery from amputations or serious brain and spinal cord injuries. The hospital also provides therapy suites and equipment. A mock-up town square where patients can practice daily activities will also be constructed at the site.

Purdue University has selected BSA Life Structures of Indianapolis to design the $53.7 million Health and Human Sciences Research Facility. Located in West Lafayette, Ind., the building will house the Indiana University School of Medicine-Lafayette, the Lyles-Porter Hall of Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences, and clinical space. Construction will begin in spring of 2011 with completion expected in fall of 2012.

Swinburne University of Technology is partnering with Suntech Power Holdings to create the Victoria-Suntech Advanced Solar Facility (VSASF) in Melbourne. The project will support the commercialization of nanoplasmonic solar cell technology.