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The College of William and Mary opened the 166,000-sf Alan B. Miller Hall in August of 2009 in Williamsburg, Va. Housing the Mason School of Business, the technology-rich building houses 11 reconfigurable classrooms, a 4,000-sf multipurpose room, two seminar rooms, a communication lab, a business library, an electronic trading classroom, an atrium, and a café. Ground was broken on the $75 million facility in late March of 2007. LEED certification will be sought for the project.

The University of Hawaii Hilo is constructing a $50 million facility for the College of Pharmacy. The four-building complex is sited on ten acres and will provide teaching and research labs, classrooms, and offices. The project broke ground in October of 2008 with occupancy expected in fall of 2009.

The American Institute of Architects Healthcare Design Awards recipients for 2009 were announced in August of 2009. Recognition was given to Providence North Portland Clinic, designed by Mahlum, and to Oregon Health and Science University’s Peter O. Kohler Pavilion, designed by Perkins and Will. Both facilities are located in Portland, Ore.

The State of New York is planning to construct a $40 million laboratory at the Harriman Research and Technology Campus in Albany. As the home of the State Food Laboratory and the State Metrology Laboratory, the 70,000-sf building will house advanced instrumentation and BSL-3 biocontainment laboratories. The three-story facility will be designed and built by the State Office of General Services. LEED Silver certification will be sought for the project, which will feature energy recovery systems and a reflective roof.

Billings Clinic opened its 50,000-sf comprehensive cancer center in August of 2009 in Billings, Mont. The four-story facility houses two linear accelerators. Billings Clinic treats approximately 1,600 patients annually for cancer, many of whom participate in clinical trials research.