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Georgia Tech Research Institute initiated the second phase of construction at its Food Processing Technology Building in Atlanta in summer of 2008. The $3 million project will add 10,000-sf of laboratory, office, and R&D space to the existing $8 million, 35,000-square-foot facility.

Nicolaus Copernicus University has selected engineering consultants PM Group of Ireland to design its €8 million quantum physics research center in Torun, Poland. The 2,000-sm facility will include five technology-rich laboratories and is slated for completion by year-end 2010. The project will support quantum optics research with the goal of eliminating current obstacles to the creation of a quantum computer.

Ocean County College initiated construction in June of 2008 on a $12 million social science center in Toms River, N.J.  Built to meet LEED sustainable design criteria, the 30,000-sf academic building will include classrooms, faculty offices, computer labs, and a conference room. The project team is comprised of DMR Architects, KS Engineers, and consulting engineers French & Parrello. Completion is slated for September of 2009.

Utah State University dedicated its $13 million engineering laboratory building in Logan, Utah, in June of 2008. Housing research and laboratory space for the College of Engineering, the three-story, 38,000-sf facility will feature modular bays for undergraduate and graduate research.

Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) has selected Amana Contracting and Steel Buildings to build the Dhs85-million Takreer Research Center project at Sas El Nakhl in Abu Dhabi. Located at the Petroleum Institute Campus, the 6,000-sm, three-story facility will include laboratories, a pilot plant, workshops, a gas bunker, and offices. Completion is expected in June of 2009.