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President Barack Obama issued an executive order in July of 2010 requiring federal agencies to institute changes in the current implementation of the Select Agent Program and Regulations. The order directs federal agencies to take actions to improve the overall coordination, consolidation, and oversight of select agents and toxins (SAT).

The University of Glasgow opened its £15 million animal hospital in July of 2010. The facility houses four operating rooms, MRI and CT scanners, oncology and endoscopy suites, and a pain and rehabilitation center. The world-class animal hospital will support veterinary medicine education and training.

The National Renewable Energy Laboratory has completed construction of the $64 million Research Support Facility in Golden, Colo. The 222,000-sf facility will house 800 employees when it opens in August of 2010. Ground was broken on the project in May of 2009. LEED Platinum sustainable design certification will be sought for the zero-energy office building, which features passive heating and ventilation, daylighting, and recycled materials.

The U.S. Department of Energy will break ground in August of 2010 on the $66.8 million Interdisciplinary Science Building at Brookhaven National Lab in Upton, N.Y. The two-story facility will support research on renewable energy and nanomaterials and is supported by $18.6 million in funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. General contractor E.W. Howell of Plainview, N.Y., will begin construction on the facility in September of 2010.

The $52 million Jamestown Regional Medical Center will open in fall of 2011 in Jamestown, N.D. Construction began on the three-story, 130,000-sf facility in September of 2009. The hospital was designed by BWBR Architects of St. Paul and will provide 25 inpatient beds.