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Emory University broke ground on the Health Sciences Research Building in June of 2011 in Atlanta. The 200,000-sf facility will support pediatric research and investigation into immunology, pharmaceutical discovery, and cancer. With four stories above ground and one below grade, the building will accommodate 65 lead researchers and their teams and will include a 175-seat auditorium. The $90 million facility was designed by ZGF (Zimmer Gunsul Frasca).

The Broad Institute is planning to construct a second facility in Cambridge, Mass. The 250,000-sf project will provide research and administrative space and will connect to the Institute's existing building on six stories to maximize collaboration. Construction will begin in early 2012 with completion expected in 2014.

The University of Illinois's Center for Advanced BioEnergy Research (CABER) opened its newly renovated Bioprocessing Laboratory in June of 2011 in Urbana. The 2,500-sf facility will support biofuel and biochemical research, development, and production. Future plans include the addition of biomass processing equipment.

Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital was completed in June of 2011 in Hollywood, Fla. Ground was broken on the four-story, 170,000-sf facility in October of 2009. LEED Gold sustainable design certification will be sought for the $130 million tower, which provides 48 patient rooms, a pediatric cancer center, medical/surgical space, and a gastrointestinal procedures suite. The facility was built by ANF Group.

Princeton University's High-Performance Research Computing Center will open in September of 2011. Located on the Forrestal Campus in Plainsboro, N.J., the two-story, 46,765-sf building will include a computing area, mechanical and electrical support, and office space. The facility will house the Terrascale Infrastructure for Groundbreaking Research in Engineering and Science (TIGRESS) Center.