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Stanford University is constructing the 130,000-sf Jen-Hsun Huang School of Engineering Center in Stanford, Calif. Slated for completion in the second quarter of 2010, the facility will house administrative offices, a conference center, a student commons, a library, and a café. Designed by BOORA Architects of Portland, Ore., the sustainably-built project is the second of four buildings that will create a new Science and Engineering Quad.

Gilbert Hospital is planning to construct a patient tower on its campus in Gilbert, Ariz. The expansion will house 20 inpatient beds, eight ICU beds, a cardiac catheterization lab, imaging, and surgery. Construction is expected to begin by March of 2009.

Napa Valley College is constructing a 48,000-sf performing arts instructional center in Napa, Calif. Designed by HGA Architects and Engineers, the facility includes a 550-seat theater, a black box theater, offices, a recital venue, and rehearsal spaces. Completion is expected in spring of 2010.

Novartis opened the 80,000-sf Research Center of Excellence in Virology in Cambridge, Mass., on Sept 13, 2008. The BSL-3 facility houses laboratory and office space for an additional 150 employees. The project will accommodate vaccine research for diseases such as influenza and HIV.

Jersey Shore University Medical Center is constructing the Northwest Pavilion, a $300 million expansion of its Neptune, N.J., hospital. Adding 400,000 sf, the project includes a 213,000-sf emergency and trauma center, a 109,000-sf diagnosis and treatment facility, 108 private inpatient rooms, six surgery suites, pediatrics, imaging, and helipad. Clinical and outpatient areas will also be renovated. Construction began in summer of 2006 and is slated for completion in July of 2009.