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The University of Sheffield will begin construction in November of 2011 on the $34 million Engineering Graduate School in Sheffield, United Kingdom. The facility will support interdisciplinary collaboration with advanced research labs and teaching facilities. The project also includes renovation and expansion of existing facilities to create technology-rich lecture halls and classrooms. Completion is expected by August of 2013.

Western Michigan University is planning to construct a 150,000-sf facility for the School of Medicine in Kalamazoo. The sustainably designed building will feature simulation labs for medical training. Occupancy is expected in fall of 2014.

The University of Tennessee Medical Center broke ground on a four-story, 100,000-sf cancer facility in Knoxville in July of 2011. The $24 million project will consolidate outpatient cancer services in a single location, including radiation oncology therapy suites and a linear accelerator. Completion is expected in early 2013.

Michigan State University is building the $17.6 million Bott Building for Nursing Education and Research in East Lansing. The three-story, 50,000-sf facility will provide teaching labs, classrooms, conference rooms, faculty offices, and 20,906 gsf of research space. Ground was broken on the project in September of 2010 with occupancy expected in October of 2012. LEED Gold sustainable design certification will be sought for the facility, which will feature a ground-source geothermal heating and cooling system.

Salisbury University completed construction of the $55 million Perdue School of Business in July of 2011 in Salisbury, Md. The 112,800-sf facility includes a technology-rich 207-seat lecture hall and specialized laboratories for market research, financial research, enterprise systems, and advanced information studies. The building also houses 24 classrooms and an atrium. Ground was broken on the project in September of 2009.